Question

3.4.4 quiz: ratifying and amending the constitution
which diagram best shows how the actions of the british government helped lead to the creation of the constitution?
a. cause: colonists were forced to house british soldiers. effect: the third amendment prevents the government from placing soldiers in peoples homes.
b. cause: british soldiers could search colonists homes. effect: the tenth amendment gives power to state governments.
c. cause: the british government collected taxes from the colonists. effect: the constitution prevents the federal government from collecting taxes.
d. cause: colonists were not allowed to gather in town meetings. effect: the sixth amendment gives people the right to a trial within a reasonable amount of time.

Explanation:

• Option A: The British forced colonists to house soldiers (Quartering Acts). This led to the Third Amendment which prohibits the government from quartering soldiers in private homes without consent.
• Option B: The Tenth Amendment (powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states) is not related to British soldiers searching homes. The Fourth Amendment deals with unreasonable searches.
• Option C: The Constitution does not prevent the federal government from collecting taxes. In fact, the federal government has the power to tax.
• Option D: The Sixth Amendment (right to a speedy trial) is not related to the right to gather in town meetings. The First Amendment guarantees the right to assemble.

Answer:

A. Colonists were forced to house British soldiers. → The Third Amendment prevents the government from placing soldiers in people's homes.