WorksheetsThe New Nation
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when people make laws for themselves?
a)
Socialism
b)
Federalism
c)
Self-Government
d)
Federalist
2.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was very weak and the state government was very strong.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Congress could declare war, borrow money, and make peace treaties.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Congress could force the states to obey its laws.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Delegates met to discuss the ________________________ at the Constitutional Convention.
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Revolutionary War
6.
The Constitution was held in _______________________.
a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
Boston
d)
Philadelphia
7.
What plan was made for the big states and based its amount of representatives off of population?
a)
The New Jersey Plan
b)
The Virginia Plan
c)
The Great Compromise
d)
Congress
8.
What is the name of the plan for the small states that determined the amount of representatives by giving each state one vote?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The Philadelphia Plan
c)
The New Jersey Plan
d)
The Virginia Plan
9.
What was the name of the man that suggested the Great Compromise?
a)
George Washington
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
James Madison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
10.
What was the Great Compromise?
a)
A plan that allowed the small states to have more control.
b)
A plan that split Congress into two parts called the Senate and the House of Representatives.
c)
A plan that allowed the large states to have more power in the national government.
11.
What is the three-fifths compromise?
a)
The answer to counting slaves in a state's population. 5 slaves would count as 3 free peoples' votes.
b)
The answer to counting slaves in a state's population. 5 free people would count as 3 slaves votes.
12.
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution before it could be used?
a)
7 States
b)
9 States
c)
13 States
d)
10 States
13.
People who supported the Constitution were called _________________.
a)
Constitutionalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Federalists
d)
Anti-Constitutionalists
14.
What were the name of the people who did NOT support the Constitution?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Constitutionalists
c)
Anti-Federalists
d)
Constiutionalists
15.
What was the name of the man who was president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
Benjamin Franklin
16.
What was the name of the delegate from Pennsylvania?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Roger Sherman
17.
What was the name of the man who came up with Virginia Plan?
a)
Roger Sherman
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
18.
Which branch of government carries out the laws and has the President as the leader?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
19.
Which branch of government settles legal arguments?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
20.
Which branch of government makes the laws and is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
21.
What is the name of the system that ensures that one branch of government does not become more powerful than another branch?
a)
Legislative
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Executive
d)
Checks and Balances
22.
The _________________________ is a list of individual rights of each person in the United States.
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Constiutional Convention
23.
Which amendment says that we have the right to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and freedom of press?
a)
Amendment 3
b)
Amendment 1
c)
Amendment 2
24.
Which amendment says that we do not have to house soldiers during a time of peace?
a)
Amendment 3
b)
Amendment 2
c)
Amendment 1
25.
Which amendment allows citizens to buy a weapon and defend themselves with it?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 2
c)
Amendment 3
26.
Who fought in the War of 1812?
a)
United States and France
b)
Britain and France
c)
United States and Great Britain
d)
Native Americans and Great Britain
27.
What two important buildings did the British burn while attacking Washington during the war of 1812?
a)
The Capital and the Supreme Court
b)
The White House and the Supreme Court
c)
The Capital and the Congress building
d)
The Capitol and the White House
28.
What was the name of the treaty that was signed at the end of the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Belgium
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
Treaty of Great Britain
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