WorksheetsEarly Government
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
2.
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
One
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
Three
3.
This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?
a)
no common currency
b)
no executive branch
c)
no power to tax
d)
one vote for each state
4.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
5.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
6.
Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____
a)
talk; no
b)
bargin; yes
c)
demand; yes
d)
ask; no
7.
Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:
a)
the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens
b)
the government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain again
c)
the government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks
8.
The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for
a)
statehood
b)
federal funding
c)
infrastructure grants
9.
Why did the 2nd Continental Congress not include an executive or judicial branch under the AOC?
a)
They feared a strong national government
b)
they feared the threat of a foreign invasion
c)
they were willing to put up with a tyrannical Congress
d)
They wanted to copy the British monarchy
10.
The main idea of this cartoon is that the Articles of Confederation -
a)
would carry the nation into the future
b)
had many serious problems
c)
gave the government strong powers
d)
created a navy strong enough to protect against a foreign invasion
11.
Why did the Articles of Confederation give more power to the states, instead of the national government?
a)
There was fear of creating a national government that was too powerful, similar to the British gov't
b)
France requested that this be the form of government in America
c)
The states had ideas to expand their territory into Canada
d)
It was outlined in the Declaration of Independence
12.
Which law established qualifications for statehood?
a)
Southeast ordinance
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
The land Law
d)
Articles of Confederation
13.
What happened during Shay's Rebellion?
a)
The government revolted against the farmers
b)
People got together to boycott goods
c)
Farmers revolted against paying taxes
d)
None of the above
14.
One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money
a)
tax
b)
ask
c)
demand
d)
force
15.
Under the Articles the US Government did not have a _________ or a national ______________.
a)
president; bank
b)
president; court system
c)
legislative branch; currency ($)
d)
court system; holiday
16.
What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
United States Constitution
d)
The President of the United States
17.
Which 5 states were created from the Northwest Territory?
a)
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Louisiana
b)
New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania
c)
Oregon, California, Utah, Idaho, Nevada
d)
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
18.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____
a)
allowed slavery in the northwest territory
b)
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
c)
made people move to the northwest
d)
did nothing
19.
What land did the United States acquire from the Treaty of Paris 1783?
a)
Texas
b)
land west of the Mississippi River
c)
all land east of the Mississippi River
d)
the Midwest
20.
What is a set of rules that guides how a country works?
a)
delegate
b)
compromise
c)
constitution
d)
bicameral
21.
What is a settlement of differences in which each side gives up part of what they want?
a)
demand
b)
treaty
c)
argument
d)
compromise
22.
What was a requirement to become a new state under the NW Ordinance?
a)
needed population of 6,000
b)
needed population of 60,000
c)
needed population of 75,000
d)
Just needs its own constitution
23.
What was the Land Ordinance about?
a)
Cutting up large parcels of land for sale
b)
Give section of land for public schools
c)
Give land to war veterans
d)
all the above
24.
Why did the U.S. need the Land Ordinance?
a)
to fund public schooling
b)
to raise money because they can't tax people
c)
the Northeast was overpopulated
d)
the surveyors needed more work to do
25.
When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans. Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population?
a)
Connecticut Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
3/5th's Plan
26.
In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
General Assembly
d)
House of Commons
27.
What does ratification mean?
a)
To deny
b)
to ask for
c)
to demand
d)
to approve
28.
The image represents what resolution that happened at the Convention-
a)
Three Fifths Compromise
b)
One Quarter Compromise
c)
Slave Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
29.
The image represents-
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
A line at McDonalds
d)
People without an Iphone
30.
Someone that favored approval of the Constitution is called-
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti Federalist
c)
Republican
d)
Democrat
31.
The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-
a)
bicameral
b)
unicameral
c)
one camel
d)
Three camels
32.
Representation should be equal giving each state the same number of representatives was part of the
a)
New Jersey plan
b)
Virginia plan
c)
Conneticut plan
d)
Commerce Compromise
33.
Why do anti-federalist want a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
a)
to protect rights of the citizens
b)
to strengthen the power of the federal government
c)
to give each state an equal amount of power
34.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights
d)
Created two houses: Senate & House of Representatives
35.
The division of powers among the 3 branches of government is called-
a)
checks and balances
b)
separation of powers
c)
limited government
d)
popular sovereignty
36.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
a)
To write the US Constitution.
b)
To end the conflict in Mass. from Shay's Rebellion.
c)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence.
d)
To revise/make changes to the Articles of Confederation.
37.
Why was there such an argument on whether or not to count slaves as part of population?
a)
Because they were humans, not property.
b)
Because the north did not want to be outnumbered in congress.
c)
Because the south wanted more representatives in congress.
d)
Both B and C
38.
Northern and Southern states disagreed over what major issue at the convention?
a)
Whether to count slaves in the population
b)
Whether to free the slaves
c)
The amount of taxes each state would have to pay
d)
How new states would be admitted to the country
39.
To please the small states, each state would have and equal number of representatives here:
a)
The Senate
b)
The House of Representatives
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
The Electoral College
40.
To please the large states the more population you have, the more representatives you would have here:
a)
The Senate
b)
The House of Representatives
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
The Electoral College
41.
oppose ratification of the Constitution
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
42.
support the ratification of the Constitution
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
43.
Strong National Government
a)
Federalist
b)
Antifederalist
44.
Loose interpretation
of the Constitution
of the Constitution
a)
federalist
b)
antifedealist
45.
Economy based on industry
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
46.
Wanted Closer ties with England
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
48.
Important leaders John Adams Alexander Hamilton
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
48.
Important leaders John Adams Alexander Hamilton
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
49.
Weak National and strong state governments.
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
50.
Wanted Strict interpretation
of the Constitution
of the Constitution
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
51.
Economy based on Agriculture
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
52.
Closer ties with France
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
53.
Supported Bill of Rights to be added after ratification
a)
federalist
b)
antifederalist
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