WorksheetsCreating a Government
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
2.
Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
b)
Negotiate treaties
c)
Levy taxes
d)
Declare war and peace
3.
Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.
a)
National
b)
State
c)
Central
d)
Republican
4.
What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?
a)
they supported a new Constitution
b)
they questioned the justice of slavery
c)
the feared the power of the national government
d)
the believed that states should have equal representation
5.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
6.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
7.
What is the name of the first government of the United States?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Declaration of Independence
8.
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
9.
Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.
b)
The President could veto a law before it was passed.
c)
To pass a law, all states needed to agree.
d)
The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional.
10.
In 1787, delegates from the 13 states attended a convention in Philadelphia. What was the original purpose of this convention?
a)
to resolve the controversial issue of slavery
b)
to select a president for the United States
c)
to declare independence from Great Britain
d)
to amend the Articles of Confederation
11.
In 1787 Farmers in western Massachusetts, led by Daniel Shays, rebelled and the state struggled to end the rebellion, this led to the decision to -
a)
Create a stronger state government
b)
Keep the government the same
c)
Revise the Articles of Confederation
12.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
To take away individuals freedom
b)
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
c)
They did not support a state rights
13.
Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U.S. Constitution because he believed that under it -
a)
The national government would surrender too much power to the states
b)
The national government would not have enough power
c)
The states would surrender too much power to the federal government
14.
The word bicameral means?
a)
one house legislative branch
b)
there is no legislative branch
c)
3 house legislative branch
d)
two house legislative branch
15.
The Virginia Plan wanted what?
a)
equal representation
b)
representation based on population
16.
The New Jersey Plan wanted?
a)
equal representation
b)
representation based on population
17.
Under the rules of the Northwest Ordinance, how many people were required to live in a territory before it could elect a legislature?
a)
5,000
b)
60,000
c)
10,000
d)
500
18.
The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for
a)
statehood
b)
federal funding
c)
infrastructure grants
20.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a plan for
a)
A. abolition of slavery throughout the nation.
b)
B. recognition of American Indian nations.
c)
C. statehood for territories.
d)
D. distributing the public lands.
21.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
22.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
23.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights
d)
Created a two house legislature
24.
In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
General Assembly
d)
House of Commons
25.
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Magna Carta
d)
The English Bill of Rights
26.
What does ratification mean?
a)
To deny
b)
to ask for
c)
to demand
d)
to approve
27.
The Constitutional Convention took place-
a)
1781
b)
1787
c)
776
d)
1783
28.
The issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -
a)
Great Compromise
b)
One-Third Compromise
c)
Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
Slave Compromise
29.
The image represents what resolution that happened at the Convention-
a)
Three Fifths Compromise
b)
One Quarter Compromise
c)
Slave Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
30.
The image represents-
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
A line at McDonalds
d)
People without an Iphone
31.
The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-
a)
bicameral
b)
unicameral
c)
one camel
d)
Three camels
32.
Representation should be equal giving each state the same number of representatives was part of the
a)
New Jersey plan
b)
Virginia plan
c)
Conneticut plan
d)
Commerce Compromise
33.
Representation should be equal and proportional in a bicameral legislature was part of the
a)
New Jersey plan
b)
Virginia plan
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Commerce Compromise
34.
During the Constitutional Convention the 3/5's Compromise was reached. What was decided?
a)
3/5's of each acre of land would be taxed
b)
3/5's of all slaves would be taxed and counted for representation
c)
3/5's of the colonies would be taxed and counted for representation in Parliament
d)
3/5's of all Loyalists would be taxed
35.
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution?
a)
James Madison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
36.
Who would support a STRONG central government?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
37.
What was the Main argument at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Slavery
b)
Population
c)
Representation
d)
How to create states
38.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise help to solve what issue?
a)
Slavery
b)
Population
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Represenation
39.
What issue did the 3/5 Compromise address?
a)
How to count slaves towards representation
b)
Big States Versus Small States
c)
Free Slaves Versus Slave States
d)
How slaves could represent themselves in Government
40.
Which Plan was favored by small states?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
41.
Which plan will a slave state support?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
42.
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
a)
Jamestown, VA
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Albany, NY
d)
Philadelphia, PA
43.
Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
44.
What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
No President
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
States had too much power
d)
No power to levy taxes
45.
What year did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
1781
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1607
46.
Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?
a)
women
b)
Native Americans
c)
slaves
d)
children
47.
Who proposed The Great Compromise?
a)
James Madison
b)
Rufus King
c)
George Washington
d)
Roger Sherman
48.
The 1787 Constitutional Convention was held in which area?
a)
Area 3
b)
Area 5
c)
Area 6
d)
Area 9
49.
Which of the following areas were admitted to the US under a 1787 law?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 2
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 4
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