1) The Twenty-Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to vote to all citizens who are at least
seventeen years old.
2) The Framers intended the amendment process to be difficult.
3) Following the French and Indian War, the British government and the colonists agreed that
westward expansion should be curtailed.
4) The Sons of Liberty were organized to fight the French and Indian War.
5) The Boston Tea Party was held to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
6) Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to argue for American independence.
7) Shaysʹs Rebellion was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
8) The Declaration of Independence draws from the teachings of John Locke.
9) Under the Articles of Confederation, it was difficult for the federal government to collect tax
revenue and, therefore, to pay for anything the government wanted or needed to do.
10) The 1787 Constitutional Convention was called for the ʺsole and express purpose of revising
the Articles of Confederation.ʺ
11) Larger states tended to prefer the New Jersey Plan.
12) The Great Compromise resulted in a bicameral legislature, with all spending and taxing bills
originating in the House of Representatives.
13) To appease southern states, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of
determining how many seats each state would have in the House of Representatives.
14) The Committee on Unfinished Portions was charged with ironing out the details of the
executive branch.
15) In order to prevent any one component of government from becoming too powerful, the
Framers separated powers among the three branches of government.
16) The enumerated powers are explicitly listed in the necessary and proper clause.
17) The Constitution prohibits Arnold Schwarzenegger from becoming president.
18) The executive branch is described in Article II of the Constitution.
19) The supremacy clause prevents government from establishing an official religion.
20) The Iraqi Constitution guarantees citizens housing and health care.
21) The Federalists tended to draw support from small farmers, shopkeepers, and laborers.
22) Ratification of the Constitution required approval of nine out of the 13 states.
23) The Equal Rights Amendment passed Congress and was ratified by the requisite number of
states in 1982, becoming the most recent constitutional amendment.
24) Both the House and the Senate have passed an anti-flag burning amendment with a
two-thirds majority. When a simple majority of state legislatures ratify the amendment, it will
officially become part of the Constitution.
25) Supreme Court decisions can change the meaning of the Constitution.
26) The Constitution has only changed through formal amendments.
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