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WorksheetsA More Perfect Union
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does limited government mean?
a)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
b)
government with limited powers and everyone, even leaders, must obey the laws
2.
What does popular sovereignty mean?
a)
the belief that government is subject to the will of the people by voting
b)
government with limited powers strictly defined by law
3.
What is the power of the executive branch?
a)
enforces laws
b)
makes the laws
c)
interprets the laws
4.
What is the power of the legislative branch?
a)
interprets the laws
b)
enforces the laws
c)
obeys the laws
d)
makes the laws
5.
What is the power of the judicial branch?
a)
makes the laws
b)
enforces/passes the laws
c)
interprets/checks the laws
6.
a)
executive branch
b)
judicial branch
7.
a)
limited government
b)
legislative branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
executive branch
8.
a)
i love money branch
b)
Legislative branch
c)
executive branch
d)
judicial branch
9.
Shared power between the state and national government is
a)
federalism
b)
limited government
10.
What's the Great Compromise?
a)
an issue about the population of slavery
b)
an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
11.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
a)
addresses the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
b)
an agreement reached about the issue of representation of slavery reached to settle problems between the northern and southern states.
12.
What is the first amendment?
a)
Right to bear arms
b)
Quartering of troops
c)
Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Speech
d)
Trial by jury
13.
What issues/problems did George Washington face as 1st president of the United States?
a)
Huge war debt from the American Revolution and couldn't pay back France and Spain
b)
He didn't face any problems
14.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
the first organized territory of the United States, from lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains
b)
a law that guaranteed freedom
15.
What year is the U.S. Constitution?
a)
1776
b)
1777
c)
1787
16.
What year is the Articles of Confederation?
a)
1777
b)
1787
17.
What is true about the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
5 Slaves = 3 Votes
b)
3 Slaves = 5 Votes
18.
The New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan led to--
a)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Great Compromise
19.
Which plan was based on equal representation and 1 vote per state?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
20.
Which plan was based on representation based on population?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
21.
Shay's Rebellion led to--
a)
fixing the national government
b)
fixing the state government
22.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
a)
farmers from Massachusetts rebelled against the government because their farms were being taken away
b)
5 new territories were added to the Union after the American Revolution victory
23.
New territories/states added to the Union after the American Revolution
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Northwest Ordinance
24.
10th amendment = __________________
a)
Powers only to the states
b)
Federalism
25.
Federalism = _____ amendment
a)
8th
b)
10th
26.
A form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws
a)
Republicanism
b)
Individual Rights
27.
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Separation of Powers
28.
Dividing the powers of government among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Articles 1,2,3.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
29.
-Personal freedoms are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights
a)
Individual Rights
b)
Popular Sovereignty
30.
What are the two houses in the Congress?
a)
House of Senators and Delegates
b)
Senate and House of Represenatives
31.
What does the word bicameral mean?
a)
Having two houses in the Congress
b)
Having one house in Congress
32.
Where did the delegates get together for the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a)
The White House in Washington D.C.
b)
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
33.
Why did the delegates get together for the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To make changes to the Articles of Confederation, but ended up writing a new Constitution
b)
To celebrate the American Revolution victory
34.
How many principles are in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
9
b)
7
35.
-The Great Compromise
-Three-Fifths Compromise
-U.S. Constitution written
What do all of these have in common?
-Three-Fifths Compromise
-U.S. Constitution written
What do all of these have in common?
a)
They were written at the Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention in 1787
b)
They have nothing in common
36.
What are two synonyms for national government?
a)
state and local
b)
federal and central
37.
Who is considered the father of the Constitution?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
38.
What are America's first political parties?
a)
Democrats VS Republicans
b)
Federalists VS Anti-federalists
39.
Who were the two leaders of America's first political parties?
a)
George Washington VS Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton VS Thomas Jefferson
40.
A federalist believes in a strong ___________ government.
a)
central/federal
b)
state
41.
An anti-federalist believes in a strong _________ government.
a)
central/federal
b)
state
42.
Which political party wanted a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
43.
Which political party was AGAINST the Constitution because they feared a strong federal government?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
44.
Which political party wanted to ratify (approve) the Constitution?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
45.
Federalist
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
46.
George Mason
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
47.
Patrick Henry did not want a Constitution because he felt it would weaken individual rights. He was a --
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
48.
-Unalienable Rights, rights you are born with
-Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
-Grievances against King George III
-1776
-Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
-Grievances against King George III
-1776
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
49.
Who wanted the government to be split into 3 branches, "separation of powers?"
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Baron de Montesqueieu
50.
Congress writes a law -->
President passes a law -->
Supreme Court says it's unconstitutional
President passes a law -->
Supreme Court says it's unconstitutional
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
51.
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances have to do with
a)
three branches of government
b)
making sure people vote
52.
The Bill of Rights--
a)
Protect all individuals, even criminals
b)
Protect only those who follow the law
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