1. The early colonists wrote a document to tell everyone why they wanted to be free from British rule.  This  was called:   

The Constitution     Bill of Rights      Declaration of Independence    license

2. Which of the following are not contained in the Declaration of Independence?

ideals   election   complaints   arguments

3. The Constitution replaced what other early plan of government?  

representatives  Bill of Rights  Boston Tea Party    Articles of Confederation

4. Which of the following is not a branch of the government according to the Constitution?

executive    judicial      legislative    secretary

5. Each state gets how many representatives in the Senate according to the Constitution?

two    three   four    ten

6. The Head of the Executive Branch of the government is called the:

     judge     representative  Vice President       President

7. This is the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights approved in 1791: 

ten     four      three    fifty

8. The Supreme Court is part of what branch of government? 

Legislative     Executive     Judicial    Washington,D.C.

 

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