Quiz 2
1) In 1607, which colonial settlement started the first representative assembly in
America?
Answer: Jamestown
2) Which framework was the first form of government in New England?
Answer: Mayflower Compact
3) What was the name of the Congress formed by American colonists before the War
of Independence?
Answer: Continental Congress
4) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
5) Many of the Founding Fathers thought the Articles of Confederation needed to be
replaced. True or false?
Answer: True
6) Delegates to the Constitutional Convention were typically from the lower class of
society. True or false?
Answer: False
7) Which newspaper essays were published in support of the Constitution?
Answer: Federalist Papers
8) What did the Founding Fathers add to the Constitution to protect civil liberties?
Answer: Bill of Rights
9) According to Black’s story in MinnPost, the Articles of Confederation, not the
Constitution, were unconstitutional. True or false?
Answer: False
10) The Constitution doesn’t mention anything about judicial review. True or false?
Answer: True