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WorksheetsSS Chapter 6
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
A union or partnership between states
a)
Partners
b)
Confederation
c)
Constitution
d)
BFFs
2.
The Articles of Confederation only had a
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Olive Branch
3.
The Articles of Confederation gave more power to the
a)
central government
b)
national government
c)
states
d)
people with cool hair cuts
4.
The Second Continental Congress wanted a government with
a)
more control over the people
b)
limited control over the people
c)
no power
d)
foreign power
5.
The Articles created a weak government because
a)
Congress couldn't pass laws to collect taxes
b)
Congress could only pass laws in small states
c)
Congress could pass laws only in large states
d)
Congress could pass laws to collect taxes
6.
Which branch passes laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Blub
7.
Which branch contains courts and judges?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Blub
8.
Which branch contains the leader who carries out the laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Blub
9.
Inflation means
a)
prices dropped while money lost value
b)
prices dropped while money gained value
c)
prices went up while money lost value
d)
prices went up while money gained value
10.
Daniel Shay was the leader of Shay's Rebellion. He wanted
a)
taxes to be raised
b)
taxes to be lowered
c)
the right to vote
d)
the freedom to sing
11.
Shay's Rebellion ended when
a)
Ms. Strauss said, "Stop."
b)
Massachusetts' militia surrendered
c)
Massachusetts' militia stopped the rebellion
d)
Massachusetts and Shay signed a treaty
12.
What explained how the land North of the Ohio River would be divided?
a)
The Ohio Ordinance
b)
The Treaty of Paris of 1785
c)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
d)
The Land Ordinance of 1785
13.
What explained how land North of the Ohio River could become states?
a)
The Ohio Ordinance
b)
The Treaty of Paris of 1785
c)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
d)
The Land Ordinance of 1785
14.
Which is NOT an effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a)
it helped stop the spread of slavery north of the Ohio
b)
it guaranteed religious freedom
c)
it stated that only land-owners could vote
d)
it stated that the U.S. would never take Native American's land without permission
15.
What is another word for representative?
a)
delegate
b)
bruh
c)
patriot
d)
nationalist
16.
Why did delegates return to Philadelphia in May, 1787?
a)
To form a new nation
b)
To decide on resign the Articles of Confederation
c)
To discuss taking control of more land
d)
To form a stronger government
17.
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison all supported
a)
the Articles of Confederation
b)
a strong central government
c)
dividing the country into two branches
d)
Alexander Hamilton's singing career
18.
What was the same in both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
a)
Both wanted only two branches of government.
b)
Both had a similar exectuive and judicial branch.
c)
Both wanted to secede from the United States.
d)
Both wanted representation based on population.
19.
Which plan wanted the legislative branch to have representation based on state population?
a)
The New Jersey Plan
b)
The Virginia Plan
c)
The Ohio Plan
d)
The SBSP Plan
20.
Which plan wanted each state to have the same number of representatives for Congress?
a)
The New Jersey Plan
b)
The Virginia Plan
c)
The Ohio Plan
d)
The SBSP Plan
21.
Who proposed a new plan in which Congress would be made up of two parts, or houses?
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
James Madison
22.
Larger states would have more power in which house, according to the Great Compromise?
a)
Sentate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
same in both houses
d)
Strauss house
23.
How did delegates resolve the issue of calculating population with enslaved people living in the South?
a)
no slaves would be counted
b)
all slaves would be counted
c)
3/5 of slaves would be counted
d)
nothing was ever decided upon
24.
What introduced the main goals of the new constitution?
a)
The Preamble
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Liberty Oath
25.
Why is our government considered a "separation of powers"?
a)
Because each branch of government balances the others
b)
Because the executive branch has the most power
c)
Because there are three branches instead of four
d)
Because the magic conch said so
26.
What was one result of Shay's Rebellion?
a)
a call for a stronger central government
b)
a realization that more states needed militias
c)
increase in taxes
d)
George Washinton was impeached
27.
Which of the following can ONLY the national government do?
a)
collect taxes
b)
print money
c)
manage elections
d)
set up courts
28.
Which of the following can ONLY the state government do?
a)
collect taxes
b)
print money
c)
make laws about international trade
d)
issue licenses
29.
What is a refusal to sign a law?
a)
ordinance
b)
veto
c)
amendment
d)
ratify
30.
Citizens who supported the new constitution were known as
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
broadway enthusiasts
d)
Patriots
31.
Who was NOT a Federalist?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Madison
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Jay
32.
Which was not a core right listed in the Bill of Rights?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of Religion
c)
Trial by Jury
d)
The Right to Bear Arms
33.
Why did the ratification of the Constitution slow down after the first five states ratified it?
a)
Many states wanted a Bill of Rights
b)
Many states were concerned about slavery
c)
Many states did not want an executive branch
d)
Many states could not agree on the National Anthem
34.
Due Process
a)
protects citizens from the military
b)
protects citizens' rights to fair treatment through the judicial system
c)
protects citizens' rights to fair treatment through the legislative system
d)
speeds up trials
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