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Worksheets8-3.1-3.3
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following adjectives would describe the people of the Lowcountry?
a)
Uncivilized
b)
Poor
c)
Elite
d)
Uneducated
2.
What was the purpose of moving the state capital to Columbia?
a)
The Up Country wanted to become more powerful.
b)
The LowCountry wanted to become more powerful.
c)
The UpCountry wanted a capital that was centrally located.
d)
The Low Country wanted a captial that was centrally located.
3.
Which of the following best describes the Compromise of 1808?
a)
The compromise allowed for a more balanced legislature between the Upcountry and Lowcountry.
b)
The compromise allowed for slavery in both parts of the state.
c)
The compromise allowed slaves to earn an hourly wage for their work.
d)
The compromise allowed the Lowcountry to have majority representation in the legislature.
4.
Which of the following best explains the economic differences between the Lowcountry and Upcountry?
a)
The Lowcountry was controlled by the planter elite while the Upcountry was populated by subsistence farmers.
b)
The Upcountry was controlled by the planter elite while the Lowcountry was populated by subsistence farmers.
c)
The Lowcountry was in debt to Italy as a result of the American Revolution.
d)
The Upcountry was in debt to Italy as a result of the American Revolution.
5.
Which of the following was a negative impact for South Carolina after the Revolutionary War?
a)
The state lost all of its slaves.
b)
The state lost all British subsidies.
c)
The state lost its Loyalist governor.
d)
The state lost most members of the legislature.
6.
Which of the following best resolved the tensions between the Upcountry and the Lowcountry?
a)
The end of the Revolutionary War
b)
The invention of the cotton gin
c)
The election of Thomas Jefferson as president
d)
The new constituion written in Philadelphia in 1787.
7.
Which of the following adjectives would best describe the people of the Upcountry?
a)
Civilized
b)
Uncivilized
c)
Elite
d)
Conceited
8.
What did the Lowcountry and Upcountry mostly fight about?
-Amber B.
-Amber B.
a)
money
b)
representation
c)
slaves
d)
cotton
9.
Which side of the state resisted giving the other side more equal representation in the state legislature?
-Ariuna K.
-Ariuna K.
a)
lowcountry
b)
upcountry
c)
compromise
d)
Americans
10.
What are the differences between the Upcountry and the Lowcountry in economic status?
Alli P.
Alli P.
a)
Upcountry had more slaves the the Lowcountry
b)
Upcountry is poor, Lowcountry is rich
c)
Upcountry counted on mercantilism and subsidies
d)
Lowcountry had more subsistence farmers
11.
What was the cause of the tension between the Upcountry and the Lowcountry?
Christian W.
Christian W.
a)
cotton gin production
b)
unfair representation in state government
c)
taxes increasing
d)
slaves in the Lowcountry
12.
After the Revolutionary War, the __________ was referred to as the __________.
Michael O.
Michael O.
a)
Lowcountry, Upcountry
b)
Backcountry, Upcountry
c)
Upcountry, Lowcountry
d)
Backcountry, Lowcountry
13.
What did South Carolina stand to gain by voting in favor of the Virginia Plan?
a)
It would give slave states as many slaves as they would like.
b)
It would give populous states more voice in the new government.
c)
It would give less populous states more voice in the new government.
d)
It would give equal representation to all states regardless of size.
14.
What was South Carolina's reasoning for supporting the Virginia Plan?
a)
The plan based representation on population.
b)
The plan gave all states equal representation.
c)
The plan counted 3/5 of slaves for population purposes.
d)
The plan was created by another southern state.
15.
Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the Constitution?
a)
The Articles of Confederation were too weak to support the nation.
b)
The Articles of Confederation created a monarchy.
c)
The Articles of Confederation created a strong central government.
d)
The Articles of Confederation created tension between the Upcountry and Lowcountry.
16.
Which of the following was a problem faced by Upcountry settlers during the ratification of the United States Constitution?
a)
The ratifying convention was held in Charleston which made it hard for the Upcountry settlers to take part
b)
The ratifying convention was held in Columbia which made it hard for Upcountry settlers to take part
c)
The Up Country settlers were refusing to attend the convention
d)
The Up Country settlers were not allowed to vote on the Constitution which kept their voices from being heard
17.
Which of the following documents allowed South Carolina to become the 8th state of the United States?
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Fundamental Constitution
c)
The Articles of Secession
d)
The United States Constitution
18.
Which of the following best explains South Carolina 's view of the Articles of Confederation at the Philadelphia Convention?
a)
They supported rewriting the document and establishing a stronger national government.
b)
They supported amending the document and establishing a stronger national government.
c)
They supported rewriting the document and establishing a weak national government.
d)
They supported amending the document and establishing a weak national government.
19.
Which of the following was not a result of the Great Compromise?
a)
The compromise provided for proportional representation in the House of Representatives
b)
The compromise provided for equal representation in the Senate
c)
The compromise created a bicameral legislature
d)
The compromise created a unicameral legislature
20.
Which of the following best describes the why the Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution?
a)
The Federalists wanted to secure more individual rights under the Constitution
b)
The Anti-Federalists wanted to secure more individual rights under the Constitution
c)
The Federalists wanted to prevent a monarchy from forming under the Constitution
d)
The Anti-Federalists wanted to prevent a monarchy from forming under the Constitution
21.
Which principle of the Constitution is guaranteed through the Bill of Rights?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Individual Rights
22.
Which of the following constitutional principles is described in the graphic?
a)
Separation of powers
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Federalism
d)
Limited Government
23.
Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?
a)
A judge overturning a lower courts decision
b)
A legislative bill being vetoed by the President
c)
A governor granting clemency (forgiveness) to a criminal
d)
A governor declaring a tax free period
24.
Use the example below:
The Constitutional principle of separation of powers divides the government into three equally powerful branches.
Which of the three branches of government includes the President, Vice President, and cabinet members?
The Constitutional principle of separation of powers divides the government into three equally powerful branches.
Which of the three branches of government includes the President, Vice President, and cabinet members?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court
25.
Use the example:
It is a President's job to select Supreme Court justices when vacancies are created in the Supreme Court.
Which of the following best describes the constitutional principle used in the above sentence?
It is a President's job to select Supreme Court justices when vacancies are created in the Supreme Court.
Which of the following best describes the constitutional principle used in the above sentence?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Checks and balances
26.
Which of the following best describes the constitutional principle of representative democracy (republicanism)?
a)
All voters have to represent themselves by voting
b)
All voters have to vote for the President of the United States
c)
Representatives are elected by voters, based on their beliefs, to vote on legislation
d)
Representatives are sent to meet voters and tally their responses on legislation
27.
Which of the following best describes the idea of federalism?
a)
A system with a weak central government and very strong states
b)
A system with a strong central government and very weak states
c)
A system of shared power between the national government and the states
d)
A system of shared power between the national government and the monarchy
28.
Which of the following best defines separation of powers?
a)
Having a three branch government that consists of a legislative branch, a judicial branch, and an executive branch
b)
Having an United States Constitution and state constitutions for each state
c)
Having a series of courts which ultimately answer to United States Supreme Court
d)
Having an United States Constitution with laws and a Bill of Rights for individuals
29.
Which of the following is not a principle of the United States Constitution?
a)
Popular soverereignty
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Aristocracy
30.
What type of legislature is Congress today?
a)
unicameral
b)
multicameral
c)
bicameral
d)
bilateral
31.
Which branch of government creates the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court
32.
Which idea was designated to become the House of Representatives where representation is to be based on population?
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1808
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
33.
Why would delegates agree to the New Jersey plan?
a)
It would make population be the reason for how much representation a state would receive
b)
It would make representation in legislation equal
c)
It would make the population decide how many Senators each state would receive
d)
It would create an unfair advantage for smaller states
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