Q1. Which document established the United States as an independent nation?Federalist PapersDeclaration of IndependenceConstitutionArticles of Confederation
Q2. What is the supreme law of the land in the United States?Declaration of IndependenceConstitutionBill of RightsEmancipation Proclamation
Q3. Which amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, religion, and the press?First AmendmentSecond AmendmentFourth AmendmentTenth Amendment
Q4. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?George WashingtonThomas JeffersonJames MadisonAlexander Hamilton
Q6. Which founding document established the first form of government for the United States?Declaration of IndependenceConstitutionArticles of ConfederationFederalist Papers
Q7. Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?John JayAlexander HamiltonJohn MarshallJohn Adams
Q9. Which amendment gives the right to bear arms?Fourth AmendmentSecond AmendmentTenth AmendmentFirst Amendment
Q10. Which document includes the Bill of Rights?Emancipation ProclamationConstitutionArticles of ConfederationDeclaration of Independence
Q11. What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?To declare war on other nationsTo grant voting rights to all citizensTo establish the three branches of governmentTo protect individual liberties
Q12. Who was the first President of the United States?John AdamsJames MadisonThomas JeffersonGeorge Washington
Q13. Which document established the principle of federalism?Declaration of IndependenceArticles of ConfederationConstitutionFederalist Papers
Q14. Who wrote most of the Federalist Papers?James MadisonGeorge WashingtonJohn AdamsThomas Jefferson
Q15. Which amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial?First AmendmentFourteenth AmendmentFifth AmendmentEighth Amendment
Q16. Who is considered the 'Father of the Constitution'?Thomas JeffersonGeorge WashingtonAlexander HamiltonJames Madison
Q17. Which document outlined the reasons for the American colonies' separation from Great Britain?Articles of ConfederationFederalist PapersDeclaration of IndependenceConstitution
Q18. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?First AmendmentNineteenth AmendmentThirteenth AmendmentFifteenth Amendment
Q20. Which founding document stated that 'all men are created equal'?Federalist PapersBill of RightsDeclaration of IndependenceConstitution
Q21. Which amendment guarantees equal protection under the law?Nineteenth AmendmentFourteenth AmendmentFifth AmendmentFirst Amendment
Q22. Who was the primary author of the Constitution?Thomas JeffersonGeorge WashingtonJames MadisonAlexander Hamilton
Q23. Which document established the system of checks and balances?ConstitutionFederalist PapersArticles of ConfederationDeclaration of Independence
Q24. Who has the power to declare war according to the Constitution?United States CongressSupreme CourtPresident of the United StatesState Governors
Q25. Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial?Eighth AmendmentSixth AmendmentFirst AmendmentTenth Amendment