Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia in 1776?
100
John Locke
What was the name of the man that most influenced Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?
100
13
How many states had to agree before any legislation could be passed under the Articles of Confederation?
100
Article II
Which Article in the Constitution defines the authority granted to the President?
100
Five
What is number of rights protected by the First Amendment?
200
Thomas Paine
Who wrote the pamphlet titled "Common Sense"
200
From the consent of the governed.
Where does government derive its just power?
200
Daniel Shay
What was the name of the man that staged a protest against taxes of Whiskey?
200
Judicial Branch
The authority of which branch of government is covered in Article III of the Constitution?
200
Fourth Amendment
Which amendment requires that a search warrant be issued before a government official can lawfully enter one's home?
300
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
300
From his Creator
Where did man get his unalienable rights?
300
No
Did the Articles of Confederation provide for a method of collecting taxes to fund the Central government?
300
Legislative Branch
Which Branch was granted the exclusive power to make laws?
300
Fifth Amendment
Which amendment requires that a person accused of a crime has a right to question his accuser?
400
Samuel Adams
Who was the leader of the Son's of Liberty?
400
Benjamin Franklin
Who is the only man that signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, that participated in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence?
400
Anti-Federalists
What was the name given to those that opposed the ratification of the Constitution for the united States?
400
Article V
Which Article in the Constitution explains how the Constitution can be amended?
400
VI Amendment
Which amendment guarantees a trial by a jury of one's peers?
500
Richard Henry Lee
Who at the Second Continental Congress proposed that the Colonies should and ought to be free?
500
John Dickinson
What is the name of the only delegate to the Second Continentail Congress that refused to sign the Declaration of Independence?
500
John Hanson
Who was the first President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation?
500
Article I Section 8
What is the Article and the Section that lists the powers granted to Congress?
500
X Amendment
Power not delegatedgranted to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited to it by the states, are reserved to the states respectively or to the people?