Constitutional Guide Questions and AnswersThe questions cover areas in the subject of commerce, manufacturing, and free enterprise related to the Constitution. There are 20 questions.

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The answers to the questions are located at the end of the slide.

Question 1Who was the Founding Father that wrote the book "Report on the Subject of Manufactures"?

A – Thomas JeffersonB – Adam SmithC – Alexander HamiltonD – James Madison

Question 2Who was the Founding Father that invented the sundial?

A – Benjamin FranklinB – Thomas JeffersonC – George WashingtonD – Adam Smith

Question 3Who was the Founding Father that invented the Cotton Gin?

A – Alexander HamiltonB – Benjamin FranklinC – Paul RevereD – Eli Whitner

Question 4Who was the Founding Father that invented the Copper Mill?

A – Paul RevereB – Thomas JeffersonC – Paul RevereD – Eli Whitney

Question 5Who was the Founding Father that wrote Federalist Paper no. 12 - "Utility of the Union"?

A – James MadisonB – Alexander HamiltonC – Thomas JeffersonD – John Jay

Question 6Who wrote "An Inquiry to the Causes of the Wealth of Nations"?

A – Benjamin FranklinB – Adam SmithC – John HancockD – Alexander Hamilton

Question 7Who was the Founding Father that was involved in the shipping and merchant business?

A – Paul RevereB – John HancockC – Samuel AdamsD – Thomas Jefferson

Question 8What was the purpose or intent of the "Report on the Subject of Manufactures"?

A – Report on U.S. ManufacturingB – Report on Raw MaterialsC – Promote ImmigrationD – All of the above

Question 9Who was the Founding Father that graduated from Yale and headed South in 1792 to Georgia?

A – John HancockB – Patrick HenryC – James MadisonD – Eli Whitney

Question 10What Article, Section, and Clause deals with "Intellectual Property"?

A – Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3B – Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8C – Article 1, Section 10, Clause 1D – Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7

Question 11Who was the person that influenced Alexander Hamilton's ideas when he wrote the "Report on the Subject of Manufactures"?

A – Baron de MontesquieuB – John LockeC – John WitherspoonD – John Dickinson

Question 12Who was the Founding Father that worked as a dentist?

A – John DickinsonB – Paul RevereC – John HancockD – James Wilson

Question 13Who was known for the idea of the "Invisible Hand"?

A – James WilsonB – Thomas JeffersonC – Alexander HamiltonD – Adam Smith

Question 14Who was the Founding Father that was quoted for the following phrase: "The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions."?

A – Thomas JeffersonB – Paul RevereC – John HancockD – Adam Smith

Question 15Who was the Founding Father that invented the wheel cipher?

A – Benjamin FranklinB – Thomas JeffersonC – Eli WhitneyD – Paul Revere

Question 16Who was the Founding Father that was quoted for the following phrase: "Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship"?

A – Thomas JeffersonB – Patrick HenryC – John HancockD – Alexander Hamilton

Question 17Who was the Founding Father that was quoted for the following phrase: "What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed?"

A – Thomas JeffersonB – John HancockC – James MadisonD – Adam Smith

Question 18The book "An inquiry into the Causes of the Wealth of Nations" described the following.

A – ConsumptionB – ProductsC – Division of LaborD – Keynesian economics

Question 19What commodity was not written about in "The Report on the Subject of Manufactures"?

A – TimberB – SkinsC – Fossil CoalsD – Salt

Question 20Who was the Founding Father that was quoted for the following passage: "Not only the wealth, but the independence and security of a country, appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufactures."?

A – Thomas JeffersonB – Alexander HamiltonC – John HancockD – Samuel Adams

Answers

1) C - Alexander Hamilton2) B - Thomas Jefferson3) A - Eli Whitney4) A - Paul Revere5) D - John Jay6) B - Adam Smith7) B - John Hancock8) D - All of the above9) D - Eli Whitney10) B - Article 1, Section 8, Clause 811) B – John Locke12) B – Paul Revere13) D– Adam Smith14) C – John Hancock15) B – Thomas Jefferson16) B – Patrick Henry17) C – James Madison18) C – Division of Labor19) D – Salt20) B – Alexander Hamilton