WorksheetsEarly Government
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which document was written in 1215 and set the standard for such things as "Rule of Law"(everyone is equal under the law) and all citizens have certain rights?
a)
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
2.
Which document allowed the colonists to settle Jamestown in 1607?
a)
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Treaty of Paris
3.
Which document forced the English to recognize America(United States) as an independent country.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
US Consititution
d)
Magna Carta
4.
Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Central (National) Government
b)
The British
c)
The individual state governments
d)
Everyone had equal power
5.
What branches of government were not created in the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Executive/Legislative
b)
Legislative/Judicial
c)
Judicial/Executive
d)
All were created in the Articles of Confederation
6.
What document was the "first form of national government" for our country?
a)
US Consitiution
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Treaty of Paris
7.
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
The US Consititution
d)
The Treaty of Paris
8.
Who was the primary author of the US Constitution?
a)
James Monroe
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
9.
Of the first 5 Presidents of the United States, which one was not born in Virginia?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
James Monroe
d)
Benjamin Banneker
10.
Why was "We the People" written so large on the US Constitution?
a)
So the whole world would know that the people are in charge
b)
The entire document was supposed to be written that way but Madison realized he did not ahve enough paper.
c)
It was written to insult the King of England
d)
So people with poor eye site would at least know the beginning of the document.
11.
Which section of the US Constitution has the Bill of Rights in it?
a)
The Preamble
b)
The Articles
c)
The Amendments
d)
None, it is a separate document
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