2025 civics test · Question 14 of 128 · Principles of American Government
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
Official answers
- Declaration of Independence
- Articles of Confederation
- Federalist Papers
- Anti-Federalist Papers
- Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
- Mayflower Compact
- Iroquois Great Law of Peace
Why
Any one of these documents is a correct answer. One you can learn easily is the Federalist Papers: 85 essays by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay that urged people to support the Constitution. All three signed them "Publius." Learn one name you can say with confidence.