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WorksheetsUnit 5 | Forming a Gov't Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Inflation occurs when money is printed in large amounts and the value of the money decreases. Inflation is
a)
bad.
b)
good.
2.
Articles of Confederation gave nearly no power to the federal government except
a)
Americans could appoint a president.
b)
Congress could make treaties with other countries.
c)
Congress could force states to provide soldiers.
d)
Congress could collect taxes from Americans.
3.
What was the main cause of Shays' Rebellion?
a)
harsh judges
b)
corrupt politicians
c)
bad crops
d)
high taxes
4.
What was the original intentions of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
elect a new Congress
b)
raise an army to fight rebellions
c)
revise the Articles of Confederation
d)
replace the Articles of Confederation
5.
Which document explained how the government of the United States was to be set up, and what the government could and could not do?
a)
the Constitution
b)
the Declaration of Independence
6.
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided that three-fifths of a state’s slave population should be counted when determining its number of
a)
taxes to be paid
b)
representatives in Congress
c)
imports
d)
number of members in Senate
7.
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
a)
persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution
b)
to explain the Constitution to children
c)
to provide historical background of the Constitution
d)
to defend the Constitution against foreign criticism
8.
Which statement explains how the Great Compromise addressed the challenges brought by Virginia and New Jersey?
a)
It called for a one-house legislative branch in which each state would be represented equally with one vote.
b)
It called for a two-house legislative branch in which states would be represented equally in one house and by the state's population in the other house.
c)
It called for one-house legislative branch in which each state would be represented according to its population.
d)
It called for a two-house legislative branch in which seats in both houses would be determined by the state's population.
9.
What form did the Bill of Rights take when it became law?
a)
part of the original Constitution.
b)
replacement of the Constitution
c)
amendments to the Constitution
d)
Supreme Court decisions about the Constitution
10.
One of the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution is the division of power between the federal and state governments. What is this principle called?
a)
representative democracy
b)
federalism
11.
I support the Constitution as an excellent plan for a stronger government!
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
12.
I believe the Constitution needs a section guaranteeing individual rights.
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
13.
I do not feel that the Constitution needs a federal bill of rights because the Constitution itself is a bill of rights.
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
14.
Who was the father of the constitution that encouraged legislators to put together a bill of rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
15.
What is the division of government that proposes bills and passes them into laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
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