WorksheetsCh.7 "The Constitution"
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This person was the most famous in America during this time period?
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
George Washington
2.
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
George Washington
3.
What city did the Constitutional Convention take place in?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Annapolis
d)
Boston
4.
What was the major positive of the Land Ordinance of 1785?
a)
It provided for statehood.
b)
It started the abolition of Slavery.
c)
It provided for the sale of land in the Northwest Territory.
d)
It provided for the sale of land in Kentucky and Tennessee.
5.
This is protected in the 1st amendment?
a)
no cruel and unusual punishment.
b)
housing of troops.
c)
a speedy trial
d)
freedom of religion
6.
Under the Articles we had trouble with what 2 countries?
a)
Spain/France
b)
France/Great Britain
c)
Canada/Great Britain
d)
Spain/Great Britain
7.
Powers that both the National and State government have?
a)
Shared
b)
Separate
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and balances
8.
These 2 states became states out of the Northwest Territory?
a)
Indiana/Kentucky
b)
Ohio/Minnesota
c)
Indiana/Wisconsin
d)
Indiana/Minnesota
9.
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
10.
Whose ideas did Madison borrow from?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ben Franklin
11.
What event convinced the United States they needed to discuss changing the Articles?
a)
The American Revolution
b)
The Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Shays Rebellion
d)
The British occupation of Canada
12.
What was the name of Madison's Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Philadelphia Plan
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Virginia Plan
13.
Another name for the Great Compromise?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Philadelphia Plan
c)
Connecticut
d)
Virginia Plan
14.
Under the Virginia Plan..how many branches of government would there be?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
What reason best describes the reason for Madison's 3 branches of government?
a)
The work load was too much for one branch.
b)
One branch could help the states with their duties.
c)
If one branch wasn't doing their job, one of the other 2 could take over.
d)
No one group gets too powerful.
16.
According to the Virginia Plan..how would Representatives to Congress be chose?
a)
Equal Representation
b)
Based on Population.
c)
Up to the Governor of the state.
d)
They would be chosen by the President.
17.
How many states came out of the Northwest Territory?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
18.
How many Great Lakes are there..they are the northern border of the Northwest Territory?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
19.
Provided for statehood in the Northwest Territory?
a)
Land Ordinance of 1785
b)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
The Bill of Rights
20.
Provided for sale of land in the Northwest Territory?
a)
Land Ordinance of 1785
b)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
The Bill of Rights
21.
The building shown is the place of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The State House in Annapolis
c)
The Boston State House
d)
Independence Hall
22.
Who came up with the Great Compromise?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
James Madison
23.
Which branch of government is defined in Article 3 of the Constitution?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
State
d)
Executive
24.
The lesser populated states did not like how the Virginia Plan proposed Representation...what was their proposal?
a)
Based on Population
b)
Combination of Equal and Population
c)
Let the states decide
d)
Equal Representation
25.
What term is defined...."when both sides gives up some demands to reach a solution."
a)
Constitution
b)
Ratification
c)
Compromise
d)
Amendment
26.
The Great Compromise provided for these two houses in the Congress....
a)
Senate/Executive Branch
b)
House of Reps./Judicial Branch
c)
Senate/House of Reps.
d)
Legislative Branch/Congress
27.
What document starts out..."We the People?"
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
The Constitution
28.
There were 2 other Compromises at the Convention....
a)
Individual and Slave Trade
b)
Slave Trade and 3/5's
c)
Taxes and Representation
d)
Land Sale/taxes
29.
Which group are states that came out of the Northwest Territory?
a)
Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky
b)
Indiana/Wisconsin/Pennsylvania
c)
Indiana/Michigan/Kentucky
d)
Indiana/Ohio/Illinois
30.
How many people were needed to become a state out of the Northwest Territory?
a)
10,000
b)
25,000
c)
60,000
d)
100,000
31.
According to the Land Ordinance of 1785...the land of the Northwest Territory would be divided into 6 mile by 6 mile squares called......
a)
Sections
b)
Territories
c)
Townships
d)
Counties
32.
What term is defined..."the rules for how a government will work."
a)
Compromise
b)
Legislature
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Constitution
33.
What branch of government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
34.
Which branch of government carries out or enforces the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
35.
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
36.
Which people or groups represent the Executive Branch?
a)
Senate/House of Reps.
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President/Vice President
d)
State Assemblies
37.
When a bill is introduced in the Senate...what happens next?
a)
Sent to he House of Reps.
b)
Goes to the Desk of the President
c)
Looked over by the Supreme Court
d)
Assigned to a Senate Committee
38.
Who signs a bill into Law?
a)
The House
b)
The Judicial Branch
c)
The President
d)
The Congress
39.
If a bill is introduced in the House of Reps. and is passed by them....what is the next step?
a)
Goes to the President to look over
b)
Goes to a House committee
c)
Becomes a law
d)
Starts the same process in the Senate
40.
The following were 2 of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
a)
John Adams/Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington/John Hancock
c)
John Jay/Alexander Hamilton
d)
George Mason/Ben Franklin
41.
Who was the person mainly responsible for writing the Preamble to the Constitution?
a)
James Madison
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Governeur Morris
42.
What was the Federalist goal in regards to the States and the Constitution?
a)
to ratify it
b)
to veto it
c)
to make the necessary changes
d)
to compromise with them over the essential parts
43.
Who gives government its power according to the Constitution?
a)
The President
b)
The Supreme Court
c)
The Governors of each state
d)
The People
44.
What is the term length of the President?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
45.
What is it called when the power of government is divided between the national and state government?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Democratic-Republic government
d)
Fundamental Orders
46.
Term length for a member of the House of Representatives?
a)
8
b)
2
c)
6
d)
4
47.
What is the term length for a United States Senator?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
for life
48.
Which document established the first local government in America?
a)
The English Bill of Rights
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Magna Carta
49.
Who signed the Magna Carta?
a)
King George III
b)
King William and Queen Mary
c)
King John I
d)
William Pitt
50.
How is the missing blank best completed? In a Democratic-Republic government..the people vote for __________ to represent them.
a)
laws
b)
bills
c)
representatives
d)
kings or queens
51.
What branch of government is defined in Article 1 of the Constitution?
a)
Executive
b)
States
c)
Legislative
d)
Judicial
52.
What branch of government is defined in Article 2 of the Constitution?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
States
d)
Judicial
53.
What is the primary function of the document displayed?
a)
It explains why the Colonies should be independent of Great Britain.
b)
It defines the 3 branches of government.
c)
It describes the individual rights that are protected by the document.
d)
It describes how a bill becomes a law.
54.
What branch of government meets in the building in the picture?
a)
Executive
b)
States
c)
Judicial
d)
Legislative
55.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
10
d)
12
56.
How many amendments are there in total?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
17
d)
27
57.
What is the minimum age to become President?
a)
21
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
58.
Where are the phrases " establish justice..insure domestic tranquility" found?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Declaration of Independence
59.
Which amendment gives power to the state governments?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
60.
Powers that each branch of government has on the other two branches?
a)
Federalism
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Democratic-Republic
d)
Shared Powers
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