WorksheetsConstitution Day 2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The author of majority of the Federalist papers
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
George Washington
2.
Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in the _______________?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Federalist Papers
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Bill of Right
3.
Freedoms granted to people and protected by the government
a)
Individual Rights
b)
Unalienable Rights
c)
Limited Government
d)
Federalism
4.
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were instrumental in writing essays supporting what cause?
a)
Creating strong state governments
b)
Ratifying the Constitution
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Answers not listed
5.
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights heavily influenced what provision in the US Constitution?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Congressional Approval of all taxes
c)
Executive Authority over Taxation
d)
Equal Congressional Representation
6.
"We the People" - Opening statement of the Constitution that sets its purpose
a)
Introduction
b)
Answer not listed
c)
Preamble
d)
Article 1
7.
Process by which each state had to approve the Constitution in order to establish the Federal Government
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Ratification
d)
Republicanism
8.
An anti-federalist statesman that argued in defense of states' rights
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
"We the People" - Opening statement of the Constitution that sets its purpose
a)
Preamble
b)
Article 1
c)
Introduction of the Constitution
d)
I have no idea
10.
Someone who argued against the ratification of the Constitution because it weakened states' rights
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
11.
The name given to the first 10 Original amendments to the Constitution that protected individual freedoms
a)
Individual Rights
b)
Limited Goverment
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Bill of Rights
12.
Agreement between the states that created two houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
The Great Compromise
d)
Three-fifth Compromise
13.
Federalist known as the "Father of the US Constitution"
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Patrick Henry
14.
The protection of individual freedom from the federal government was a demand for the addition of what component to the Constitution
a)
Process of Ratification
b)
Separation of Power
c)
Preamble
d)
The Bill of Rights
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