WorksheetsAmHist Review (Gov't)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Up until 1776, the Thirteen Colonies were controlled by what country?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain
d)
Germany
2.
What was the rallying cry of the American Patriots?
a)
"Be fruitful and multiply!"
b)
"No taxation without representation!"
c)
"Remember the Boston Massacre!"
d)
"Better dead than Red!"
3.
What famous document was signed on July 4, 1776?
a)
Constitution
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
4.
Who wrote that famous document?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
5.
After the Revolutionary War, what was the name of the first laws of the land?
a)
Constitution
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
6.
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
John Adams
b)
James Madison
c)
James Monroe
d)
Benjamin Franklin
7.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called what?
a)
The Ten Commandments
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Articles
d)
The Federalist Papers
8.
The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The three-fifths compromise
c)
The constitutional compromise
d)
The big compromise
11.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution
12.
Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?
a)
The federal government needed changing
b)
The states powers were too weak
c)
The Articles of Confederation were powerful
d)
George Washington was a great leader.
13.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
14.
______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Popular Sovereignity
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Federalism
15.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
16.
The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Confederation
17.
Which branch executes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
18.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
19.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
20.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
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