Quiz  /  U.S. Constitutional History Quiz

  • 1. 
    The United States has the oldest written national constitution in operation.

  • False
  • True

  • 2. 
    In U.S. history, when did the Second Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

  • April 19, 1775
  • July 4, 1817
  • July 4, 1776
  • December 16, 1773

  • 3. 
    Which English philosopher exercised great influence on both the Enlightenment and the U.S. Constitution?

  • Jeremy Bentham
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • John Stuart Mill
  • John Locke

  • 4. 
    Who is considered the father of the U.S. Constitution?

  • John Quincy Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • Andrew Jackson

  • 5. 
    Which U.S. president signed the most comprehensive civil rights law in the country’s history?

  • Ronald Reagan
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Harry Truman

  • 6. 
    Which future U.S. president’s correspondence helped establish the consensus for calling a constitutional convention?

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • George Washington
  • John Adams
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