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This amendment is the only one in the history of the US that was ratified by state conventions rather than state legislatures

amendment 21

How many colonies existed at the beginning of the Revolutionary War

13

The phrase life liberty and the pursuit of happiness originated in the Constitution

The Constitution does not contain the phrase. It originated from the Declaration of Independence-- written well before the U.S. Constitution, but not included in the Constitution.

The country of Puerto Rico is a US possession located southeast of Florida

True

The Constitution has changed to adapt to the modern world of computers

No way its false

Which of these is the best definition of liberty

free from the control of another

The fact that the Constitution has been changed only twenty-seven times in over two hundred years is an example of what concept

adaptability

If the Senate defeats a presidential nomination to the supreme court what is it called

checks and balances

Which part of the us constitution contains to bill of rights

The Bill of Rights is the name given to the first ten ratified Constitutional Amendments.

The addition of what territory more than doubled the size of the United states

The Louisiana Purchase

Congress placed no time limit on the ratification process for the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

true

The United States Constitution is one of the longest documents in our federal government

false

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