Question 14: Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
Official answers (any one counts)
USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.
- 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
Grandpa explains
The Declaration of Independence (1776) came first and inspired it. The others came after 1787, kiddo.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Gettysburg Address
- Monroe Doctrine
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More questions on this topic
- 15There are three branches of government. Why?
- 1What is the form of government of the United States?
- 2What is the supreme law of the land? ★
- 3Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
- 4The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does "We the People" mean?
- 5How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.