Middle school · American history
This quiz helps revise “The Constitution and the Founders” in American history for middle school. It has 25 questions in five categories: Before the Convention, At the Convention, Designing Power, The Adoption Debate, Rights and Limits. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which 1776 document announced that the American colonies were independent of Britain?
What was the United States' first national governing plan, later replaced by the Constitution?
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In which city did delegates meet to write the U.S. Constitution in 1787?
Which founder, shown in this portrait, presided over the 1787 Constitutional Convention?
What agreement gave every…
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In the gameWhat are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution?
Under the Constitution, what two-house body makes federal laws?
What principle assigns making…
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In the gameHow many of the original 13 states had to agree to the 1787 Constitution for it to take effect?
What special state meetings voted to accept or reject the proposed Constitution?
Which group opposed the…
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In the gameWhat do Americans call the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Which amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition?
Which amendment protects people…
In the gameWhich amendment reserves powers…
In the gameWhich amendment says that…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.