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WorksheetsArticles of Confederation & the Constitution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one is correctly matched?
a)
Supreme Court to the Legislative Branch
b)
President to the Executive Branch
c)
Supreme Court to the Executive Branch
d)
Congress to the Judicial Branch
2.
The judicial branch of government ___________ .
a)
is led by Congress and creates the laws
b)
is led by the President and enforces the laws
c)
is led by the Supreme Court and interprets laws
d)
is led by Patriots who changed the laws
3.
The federal system of government __________ .
a)
is led by a king
b)
gives all the power to the national government
c)
divides power between the national and state governments
d)
gives all the power to the states
4.
Congress is to the _________ as the President is to the __________ .
a)
executive branch; legislative branch
b)
judicial branch; executive branch
c)
legislative branch; executive branch
d)
judicial branch; legislative branch
5.
In the Constitution, the Senate has how many representatives from each state?
a)
22
b)
50
c)
2
d)
1
6.
Which part of Congress has the number of representatives from a state based off the state's population?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Supreme Court
7.
Which person was elected President of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, PA?
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
8.
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it could become law?
a)
All of them
b)
7 of 13
c)
9 of 13
d)
10 of 13
9.
The Bill of Rights was based on two documents, one being the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by __________ .
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
10.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution provide ___________ .
a)
a written guarantee of individual rights (e.g., freedom of
speech, freedom of religion)
speech, freedom of religion)
b)
the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government
c)
an explanation to the citizens of the Constitution
d)
an introduction to the Constitution
11.
State delegates met in Philadelphia and decided not to revise the Articles of Confederation but to write a new
constitution.
What are delegates?
constitution.
What are delegates?
a)
representatives from each state
b)
people that wanted to get rid of the Articles of Confederation
c)
representatives of men and women from the states
d)
people that wanted to give Congress more power
12.
Complete the analogy. The Senate is to the House of Representatives as _______ .
a)
large states is to small states
b)
small states is to large states
c)
New England is to Mid-Atlantic
d)
executive is to judicial
13.
America's first plan of government was called _________ .
a)
the US Constitution
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Articles of Confederation
d)
the Magna Carta
14.
One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.
a)
tax
b)
ask
c)
demand
d)
force
15.
In order for the the Bill of Rights to be added to the U.S. Constitution, it had to be ratified by the states.
What does ratified mean?
What does ratified mean?
a)
denied
b)
asked for
c)
demanded
d)
approved
16.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
17.
The legislative branch of government ________.
a)
is led by Congress and creates laws
b)
is led by the President and enforces the laws
c)
is led by the Supreme Court and interprets laws
d)
is led by Patriots who changed the laws
18.
The Bill of Rights are which amendments in the Constitution?
a)
the first five
b)
the first fifteen
c)
the first twenty
d)
the first ten
19.
The Great Compromise was....
a)
an agreement that decided how many votes each
state would have in the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
state would have in the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
b)
an agreement amongst the states to work together.
c)
an agreement that said the states would have equal representation in the Senate and House of Representatives.
d)
an agreement that decided to make a stronger national government.
20.
The Bill of Rights was based on two documents, one being the Virginia Declaration of Rights written by __________ .
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
21.
Choose the correct order (sequence) of events.
A. Articles of Confederation were written
B. Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution
C. Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
D. Constitution is written and ratified
A. Articles of Confederation were written
B. Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution
C. Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
D. Constitution is written and ratified
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
D, C, B, A
c)
A, C, D, B
d)
C, A, B, D
22.
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .
a)
only an executive branch
b)
only a legislative branch
c)
only a judicial branch
d)
an executive and legislative branch
23.
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Federal Government
b)
State Governments
c)
Individual people
d)
States with larger populations
24.
When were the Articles of Confederation written?
a)
Before the Revolutionary War (1773)
b)
During the Revolutionary War (1777)
c)
After the Revolutionary War (1781)
25.
What does this picture mean?
a)
The Articles of Confederation had some weaknesses
b)
The waters were too rough to sail ships
c)
Americans didn't have any money after the war
d)
The Articles of Confederation were working well
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