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WorksheetsGovernment Unit Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Bill of Rights and was called the 'Father of the Constitution'?
a)
John Adams
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
Who was the first Vice President of the United States and 2nd President? He believed in a strong central government.
a)
Thomas Jeffereson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
John Adams
d)
John Marshall
3.
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? He was a Federalist.
a)
John Marshall
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
4.
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party?
a)
George Washington
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
John Marshall
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
Who was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party and 3rd President of the United States?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Alexander Hamilton
6.
What was one difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
a)
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government only had one branch.
b)
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was strong.
c)
Under the Constitution, all states had to approve laws.
d)
Under the Constitution, the government could not pass laws to collect taxes.
7.
When the Constitution was written, which citizens had the right to vote?
a)
married African American women
b)
white male property owners
c)
white married females
d)
free African American males
8.
Under the Articles of Confederation, why was money confusing?
a)
One state raised taxes that people paid on their property.
b)
The federal government taxed the income farmers earned.
c)
Each state made their own money and it was worth different amounts in different places.
d)
One state refused to pay the taxes it owed to the federal government.
9.
How were the Native Americans affected by the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
The Native Americans had to start attending public school.
b)
The Native Americans were allowed to live a peaceful life on their land.
c)
The Native Americans were told their land would be protected, but they still had to fight to keep settlers off of it.
d)
The Native Americans were given all the land East of the Mississippi.
10.
What did the Anti-Federalists need changed about the Constitution before they would ratify the document?
a)
addition of the Bill of Rights
b)
addition of the 27th Amendment
c)
George Washington as President
d)
They wanted it written like the Articles of Confederation.
11.
What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?
a)
It included three-fifths of the enslaved people in population counts.
b)
It put three-fifths of the Articles of Confederation into the Constitution.
c)
It required three-fifths of the states to ratify a law.
d)
It gave small states three-fifths as many representatives as large states
12.
How does the Bill of Rights help protect citizens?
a)
It sets up a three branch government system.
b)
It protects basic citizens' rights.
c)
It tells citizens how to behave and where to get their money.
d)
It gives freedom to African Americans, women, and Native Americans.
13.
How does the judicial branch help establish equal justices?
a)
collect taxes
b)
makes sure laws follow the Constitution.
c)
makes laws
d)
makes sure laws follow the Constitution
14.
What is the legislative branch made up of?
a)
Congress: House of Representatives and Senate
b)
Congress: Judicial and the House of Representatives
c)
Senate: Judicial and Legislative
d)
President: Vice President and Cabinet
15.
How many branches of government are set up under the Constitution?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
16.
Which of the following is a way that citizens can show responsibility towards their government?
a)
due process
b)
voting
c)
free spech
d)
assembling
17.
Which two early leaders are members of the Democratic-Republican Party?
a)
John Marshall and John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
c)
George Washington and John Marshall
d)
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
18.
Which political party was in favor of having a National Bank?
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Whigs
19.
What system is in place to make sure that no branch of government becomes more powerful than the others?
a)
3 Branches Government
b)
checks and balances
c)
FBI
d)
Presidential system
20.
What check does the Executive Branch have over the Legislative Branch?
a)
The Supreme Court can veto any law passed by Congress.
b)
The President can veto any law passed by Congress.
c)
The President can veto any law passed by the Supreme Court.
d)
The Congress can veto any law passed by the Supreme Court.
21.
The Articles of Confederation set up a strong form of government.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Women, African Americans, and Native Americans had the same rights as adult males.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The Constitution is the set of rules written by our federal government each state must follow to provide a safe and peaceful environment.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
George Washington was the 1st President of the United States of America.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Under the Constitution, greater power was given to the states than the federal government.
a)
true
b)
false
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