WorksheetsConstitutional Era Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants.
a)
Compromise
b)
Bicameral
c)
Constitution
d)
Amendment
2.
A system in which each branch of government has the power to check, or limit, the actions of the other two branches.
a)
Republic
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Limited government
d)
Checks and Balances
3.
Because Congress is made up of two legislative bodies, it is known as a _____________ legislature.
a)
Unicameral
b)
Bicameral
c)
Tricameral
d)
Multicameral
4.
Members of this group desired a strong central government and supported the Constitution.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Revolutionaries
c)
Federalists
d)
Sons of Liberty
5.
Members of this group desired a weak central government and opposed the Constitution.
a)
Revolutionaries
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Daughters of Liberty
d)
Federalists
6.
A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives.
a)
Republic
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Anarchy
d)
Monarchy
7.
This branch of government houses Congress and is responsible for making the laws of the United States.
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Supreme Court
8.
This branch of government carries out the laws and consists of the President, Vice President, and the Presidential Cabinet.
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Supreme Court
9.
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and consists of the Supreme Court justices.
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Supreme Court
10.
The group of electors that vote for the president. The number of electors is determined by the amount of each states senators and representatives.
a)
Electoral College
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Senators
d)
House of Representatives
11.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution that addressed individual rights of the American people.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Cato's Letters
d)
Common Sense
12.
A document stating the rules under which a government will operate.
a)
Constitution
b)
Amendment
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Preamble
13.
Formal changes made to the Constitution.
a)
Amendments
b)
Republic
c)
Addendums
d)
Appendix
14.
To formally approve something.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Ratify
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Justification
15.
To please all states, framers of the Constution created a hybrid of the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan which created a bicameral legislature. This hybrid became known as...
a)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
A Compromise
d)
Hamilton's Compromise
16.
This law was created to please Southern states who desired to have more represenatives. It stated that slaves would be considered as 60% of a person for population purposes.
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
The Compromise
d)
Hamilton's Compromise
17.
This section of the Constitution serves as the introduction and describes the purpose of the government as set up by the Constitution.
a)
Preamble
b)
Amendments
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Electoral College
18.
A system of government where the people are involved in the decisions that the government makes.
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Anarchy
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