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1. 1

   The Kansas Constitution was originally known as the Wyandotte Constitution. How many constitutions for the future state were proposed before the Wyandotte Constitution?

   • 6
   • 2
   • 3
   • 1
2. 2

   The Wyandotte Constitution denied women the right to vote but did grant them which right?

   • The right to bear arms
   • The right to own property
   • The right to own slaves
   • The right to file for divorce
3. 3

   Which term means “a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them”?

   • Democracy
   • Oligarchy
   • Republican
   • Federalism
4. 4

   Which president signed the Kansas bill on January 29, 1861, that made the state and the state constitution official?

   • Abraham Lincoln
   • Franklin Pierce
   • George Washington
   • James Buchanan
5. 5

   Kansas entered the Union as the ___ state.

   • 33rd
   • 34th
   • 35th
   • 36th
6. 6

   Which term means “a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people”?

   • Democracy
   • Oligarchy
   • Republican
   • Federalism
7. 7

   Who was the 26-year-old delegate at the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention who coined the Kansas state motto "Ad astra per aspera"?

   • John James Ingalls
   • Benjamin Franklin Simpson
   • James Hanway
   • John Brown
8. 8

   What were the two most popular professions among the delegates at the convention?

   • Physicians and lawyers
   • Mechanics and surveyors
   • Lawyers and merchants
   • Lawyers and farmers
9. 9

   Which term means “a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states”?

   • Democracy
   • Oligarchy
   • Republican
   • Federalism
10. 10

    Which method of amending the Kansas Constitution is the most directly influenced by the voice of the voters?

    • Proposals by Legislature
    • Constitutional convention
    • Proposals by the people
    • The voters' convention
11. 11

    How many amendments to the Kansas Constitution are allowed per election?

    • 1
    • 2
    • 5
    • 7
12. 12

    Which term means “government by the few”?

    • Democracy
    • Oligarchy
    • Republican
    • Federalism
13. 13

    Which of the following was not the subject of an amendment to the Kansas Constitution?

    • The right to keep and bear arms
    • The right of women to vote
    • Creation of a state lottery
    • The right to inalienable natural rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
14. 14

    What does the term “constitution” mean?

    • The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed
    • The fundamental political principles on which a state is governed, especially when considered as embodying the rights of the subjects of that state
    • The fundamental law of the United States
    • All of the above

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