Question 14

Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.

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Correct answer to question 14: Declaration of Independence

Acceptable 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

The framers borrowed from earlier texts: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Mayflower Compact and others.

Updated: November 2026

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