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WorksheetsEstablishing a Government
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The distribution of political power among the branches of government giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities -
a)
Checks & Balances
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Federalism
d)
Bicameralism
2.
Which branch of government makes laws?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Bicameral Branch
3.
Why were checks and balances necessary?
a)
Prevent any branch from becoming more powerful than the others
b)
Prevent the judicial branch from becoming more powerful than the executive
c)
Prevent the executive from being more powerful than the judicial
d)
Prevent the legislature from controlling the judical and the executive branches
4.
Who shares power according to the principle of federalism?
a)
Elected officials and appointed officials.
b)
State government and federal government.
c)
Executive and Legislative branches.
d)
People and government.
5.
What is the principle of republicanism?
a)
Government should be split into three branches.
b)
The people create the government.
c)
The power of government should be limited.
d)
The interest of Americans are represented by elected officials.
6.
The Federal government is also known as?
a)
Limited government
b)
Main Governemnt
c)
National Government
d)
Official government
7.
Idea that power is limited to only certain powers as stated in the Constitution.
a)
Limited Government
b)
Republicanism
c)
Federalism
d)
Popular Sovereignty
8.
Rights guaranteed to the people by the Bill of Rights (speech, religion, trial by jury)
a)
Federalism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Individual Rights
9.
Includes the Freedom of speech, religion, the press and the right to assembly and petition.
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
10.
This amendment includes the right to bear arms(guns).
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
11.
This amendment prevents Congress from forcing citizens to quarter (house) troops in their homes
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
12.
________ protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
13.
Prevents judges from ordering “excessive bail”
a)
Fifth Amendment
b)
Sixth Amendment
c)
Seventh Amendment
d)
Eighth Amendment
14.
An addition to a formal document such as the constitution.
a)
Amendment
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Electoral College
d)
Anti-Federalists
15.
First ten amendments of the of the constitution.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Electoral College
c)
Ten Amendment
d)
None of the answers are correct
16.
Which does NOT apply to the 1st amendment?
a)
press
b)
peace
c)
petition
d)
speech
17.
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Jay
d)
George Mason
18.
Which of the following was considered a weakness under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
no president, army was useless
b)
states could levy taxes
c)
the northwest ordinance was passed
d)
there was no weakneses
19.
This amendment states that "powers not given to the Federal government or denied to the States, are powers reserved for the States (people)".
a)
10th Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
20.
Which amendment allows you to remain silent when arrested?
a)
1st amendment
b)
2nd amendment
c)
3rd amendment
d)
5th amendment
21.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
22.
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state was allowed __________ vote.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
5
23.
The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for:
a)
statehood
b)
federal funding
c)
infrastructure grants
d)
slavery
24.
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
National or Federal Government
b)
State Governments
25.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
a)
uprising of farmers in Western MA over taxes on their farms they couldn't pay
b)
uprising of Native Americans over loss of land around the Great Lakes Region
c)
uprising of French Catholics losing fur trade opportunities in the Ohio River Valley
d)
uprising of Loyalists over the American Revolution
26.
Why was Shay's Rebellion important?
a)
It showed the national government under the Articles of Confederation needed to be strengthened
b)
It showed the Articles of Confederation was a great form of government
c)
It showed the French were superior to the Spanish in terms of trade
d)
It showed an alliance with Native Americans benefitted Quakers in PA
27.
Which of the following is necessary to propose a new amendment to the Constitution?
a)
approval by a popular vote held in every state
b)
approval by two thirds of the House and Senate
c)
approval by three quarters of the House and Senate
d)
approval by the legislatures in at least three fourths of the states
28.
How many states represented in Congress have to ratify an Amendment?
a)
3/4
b)
2/3
c)
4/5
d)
All
29.
How many total amendments to the Constitution are there?
a)
27
b)
26
c)
28
d)
10
30.
-Feared a strong central government. Believed a bill of rights needed to be added to the Constitution.
a)
democrats
b)
anti-federalists
c)
federalists
d)
small states
31.
The Constitutional Convention took place-
a)
1781
b)
1787
c)
1776
d)
1783
32.
Roger Sherman wrote the Connecticut Compromise. The compromise resolved the large and small states conflict of representation based on population also known as-
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Good Compromise
c)
No Compromise
d)
Luna Compromise
33.
The issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -
a)
Great Compromise
b)
One-Third Compromise
c)
Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
Slave Compromise
34.
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison are examples of -
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Slave owners
d)
Members of the Justice League
35.
The image represents-
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
A line at McDonalds
d)
People without an Iphone
36.
Someone that favored approval of the Constitution is called-
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti Federalist
c)
Republican
d)
Democrat
37.
The Constitutional Convention was convened to...
a)
write the Treaty of Paris.
b)
get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
c)
decide who would fight Daniel Shay.
d)
improve the Articles of Confederation.
38.
Who was selected to be president of the constitutional convention?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Benjamin Franklin
39.
The Constitution was NOT influenced by what document?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Treaty of Paris
40.
Ratify means-
a)
to approve
b)
to reject
c)
to vote
d)
to compromise
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