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Constitution Learning Check

Authored by Jennifer Bowling

Social Studies, History

8th Grade

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Constitution Learning Check
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The _________________ established a government ..., outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the ______________________ also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories. —“Primary Documents in American History,” Library of Congress, www.loc.gov (accessed May 2, 2014)


Which document completes this excerpt?

Declaration of Independence

Treaty of Ghent

Northwest Ordinance

Louisiana Purchase Treaty

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Articles of Confederation

• Did not grant a federal power to tax or regulate commerce • Did not establish a common currency

• Did not establish an executive or judicial branch

What does this list suggest about the drafters of the Articles of Confederation?

They did not want a judicial system based upon that of Great Britain.

They feared that a strong central government would abuse its power.

They were uncertain that democracy would continue to be the best type of government.

They did not think that state governments could provide for the general welfare.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bills of rights . . . are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous.


Those who agreed with this point of view were known as —

Minutemen

Loyalists

Federalists

Patriots

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Representation in the U.S. House of Representatives

Number of seats based on state population

Representation in the U.S. Senate

Equal number of seats for all states


Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution?

To follow the plan outlined in the Articles of Confederation

To reach a compromise between large and small states

To reach a compromise between slave states and non-slave states

To implement the outcome of a popular vote

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One Way to Amend the U.S. Constitution


Proposal

Proposal by a _______(1)_________ vote in both houses of Congress.


Ratification

Ratification by three-fourths of the _______(2)_________ .

(1) three-fourths (2) eligible voters

(1) two-thirds (2) Electoral College

(1) three-fourths (2) Supreme Court

(1) two-thirds (2) state legislatures

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. —U.S. Constitution, Tenth Amendment


What was the purpose of this amendment?

To encourage citizens to monitor the federal government

To prevent conflicts between state and local governments

To limit the authority of the federal government

To increase the participation of citizens in state government

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which law would be considered unconstitutional on the basis of First Amendment guarantees?

A ban on the publication of classified information by government employees

A requirement that church employees pay income tax

A requirement that churches get a permit before building a new chapel

A prohibition on electing religious leaders to government office

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