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WorksheetsA New Nation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Founding Father wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
2.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
27
b)
11
c)
10
d)
5
3.
Which group of people requested the Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Democratic-Republicans
d)
Green Party
4.
Which of the following is ONE document the Bill of Rights was based on?
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Virginia Plan
5.
Why was the Bill of Rights created?
a)
To ensure Americans had specific rights
b)
To make rules for Americans
c)
To organize the government
d)
To create checks and balances
6.
Which Amendment is based on the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
5th
d)
10th
7.
Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Strong national government
b)
Executive Branch too powerful
c)
Each state received only one vote
d)
Too many laws were created
8.
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
John Hancock
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
If you had 15 slaves, How many would be counted for representation under the Three-Fifth's Compromise?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
9
d)
15
10.
How did the Great Compromise combine the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
a)
Took a little from each plan
b)
Created a bi-cameral legislature
c)
Decided to create an all new plan
d)
Based all representation on population
11.
Who believed that the states should have more power than the national government?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
12.
How many states had to approve the Constitution before it became law?
a)
50
b)
22
c)
13
d)
9
13.
Which of the following is a goal listed in the Preamble to the Constitution?
a)
Establish a military
b)
Have a good court system
c)
Make sure the President does not have too much power
d)
Give all power to the legislative branch
14.
Which of the following is represented by the sharing of power between the three sections?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Preamble
d)
Freedom of Religion
15.
Which branch of government has the power to punish lawbreakers?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
16.
Which President established the federal court system with the Judiciary Act of 1789
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Washington
d)
Monroe
17.
Under whose presidency did European nations begin to respect the US after the War of 1812?
a)
Monroe
b)
Madison
c)
Adams
d)
Jefferson
18.
The Monroe Doctrine did which of the following:
a)
Warn European nations not to interfere
b)
Warn European nations that the US wanted to fight
c)
Help British rebuild after the war
d)
Establish Monroe as a Presidents
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