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WorksheetsHistory of the Constitution
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who took good notes at the Constitutional Convention and drafted much of its language?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
2.
Shay's Rebellion took place one year before which of the following events?
a)
Writing of the Declaration on Independence
b)
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
c)
The start of the Revolutionary War
d)
The Constitutional Convention
3.
The Great Compromise dealt with the creation of which of the following?
a)
Congress
b)
The executive branch
c)
Slave trade ban
d)
Electoral College
4.
The plan favored by the small states because it called for a Congress based on "one state one vote" was called
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Connecticut Plan
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
British Plan
5.
Which of the following was the first to establish the idea of limited government?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
John Locke
d)
Mayflower Compact
6.
In the Declaration of Independence, you can see clear examples of the influence of which of the following on our Founding Fathers?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
John Locke
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
King John
7.
The compromise created at the convention about the slave trade is that it would be allowed to last for how many years?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
8.
All of the following are true of the Articles of Confederation except:
a)
The national government could not tax
b)
The states were more powerful than the national government
c)
There was a strong national executive
d)
All states had to agree in order to amend it
9.
In the original Constitution, how were members of the Senate to be chosen?
a)
Directly elected by the people
b)
Appointed by the president
c)
Appointed by state legislatures
d)
Appointed by the Supreme Court
10.
Which of the following describes a legislature divided into two houses?
a)
Bicameral
b)
Unicameral
c)
Double Cameral
11.
Under the Articles of Confederation, which level of government held most of the power?
a)
National
b)
State
12.
The Constitution created a system where power is shared equally by the national and state governments. This system is known as which of the following?
a)
unitary
b)
federalism
c)
confederacy
13.
The delegates at the Convention created a check on the power of the presidency by allowing Congress to do which of the following?
a)
collect taxes
b)
regulate commerce
c)
impeach
d)
ban the slave trade
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