Answer to Question 1
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Identify that the Constitution is composed of the seven original articles, the Bill of Rights, and seventeen subsequent amendments.
2. Describe each of the first three articles and the basic powers given to each branch of government.
3. Briefly discuss the remaining articles.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain the requirements of the Stamp Act.
2. Discuss the colonial response to the Stamp Act.
3. Evaluate how the response to the Stamp Act pushed the colonists toward revolution.