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WorksheetsChapter 7
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
An example of the separation of powers is:
a)
Three of branches of the federal government.
b)
The Bill of Rights.
c)
The Three-Fifths Compromise.
d)
The Virginia Plan
2.
The division of power between the national and state governments is called:
a)
The separation of power.
b)
Checks and balances.
c)
Federalism.
d)
The Bill of Rights.
3.
The Three-fifths Compromise was:
a)
The agreement to add states once the population increased to a certain number.
b)
The agreement to include three-fifths of the slave population for each state's representation.
c)
The agreement to require three-fifths of the states to be slave states.
d)
The agreement to overide a veto if 3/5 of congress approves.
4.
What was the impact of the Three-fifths Compromise?
a)
Slavery would continue for nearly another century.
b)
Slavery would be banned in states in the Northwest.
c)
The Atlantic Slave trade would be abolished after 20 years.
d)
Southern states exerted a great deal more power compared to white populations of other states.
5.
What series of essays served as a comprehensive argument for a stronger central government?
a)
Common Sense
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Federalist
d)
Essays: First Series
6.
Which amendment affirms that powers not given to the national government reside with the states?
a)
First
b)
Fifth
c)
Eight
d)
Tenth
7.
Under the Articles of Confederation:
a)
Congress consisted of a one-house legislature in which representation was based on population.
b)
Congress consisted of a one-house legislature in which each state had one vote.
c)
The national government was divided into three branches.
d)
The national government was able to declare war and collect taxes to pay for it.
8.
Shay's Rebellion proved:
a)
That the Revolution was not over.
b)
That abolishing slavery would take longer than many hoped.
c)
That a stronger central government was needed.
d)
That more land would be needed to satisfy the needs of the growing population.
9.
What established the policy to admit a territory as a new state?
a)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
b)
The Bill of Rights.
c)
The Constitution.
d)
The Articles of Confederation.
10.
The Federalists wanted:
a)
The majority of the power to remain in the states.
b)
Wanted slavery to be abolished.
c)
Wanted to remain a part of the British Empire.
d)
A stronger central government.
11.
The Anti-Federalists wanted:
a)
The majority of the power to remain in the states.
b)
Wanted slavery to be abolished.
c)
Wanted to remain a part of the British Empire.
d)
A stronger central government.
12.
What impact did the Anti-Federalists have on the Constitution?
a)
The inclusion of the Judicial branch of government.
b)
The inclusion of a system of checks and balances.
c)
The inclusion of the idea of Federalism.
d)
The inclusion of a bill of rights.
13.
For what did the Virginia Plan argue?
a)
Legislative representation to be equal for all states.
b)
Legislative representation to be include three-fifths of a state's slave population.
c)
Legislative representation to be based on a state's population.
d)
Legislative representation to be based on a state's white protestant population.
14.
Which amendment protects the freedoms of speech, press, religion, and assembly?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Fifth
d)
Tenth
15.
What word means changing the constitution?
a)
Ratify
b)
Compromise
c)
Ordinance
d)
Amendment
16.
What is the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Preamble
d)
Freedoms and Rights
17.
What word refers to the approval of a decision or document?
a)
Ordinance
b)
Amend
c)
Ratify
d)
Abolish
18.
What is an example James Madison gave about the abuse of power?
a)
The tyrant King George III limiting the liberties of the American colonists.
b)
The indebted farmers rebelling with Daniel Shay in Massachusetts.
c)
The Federalists strengthening the power of the national government in the new Constitution.
d)
A Tyrantasaurus Rex devouring a triceratops.
19.
What is an example James Madison gave about the abuse of liberty?
a)
The tyrant King George III limiting the liberties of the American colonists.
b)
The indebted farmers rebelling with Daniel Shay in Massachusetts.
c)
The Federalists strengthening the power of the national government in the new Constitution.
d)
A Tyrantasaurus Rex devouring a triceratops.
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