WorksheetsU.S. Constitution Unit Review 4th Grade APA
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence and said, " All men are created equal."
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
In the sentence, "A right of all men is the pursuit of happiness," what does the word "right" mean?
A direction
To be correct
Something that is due to you by law, custom or nature.
What are the three unalienable rights described by Thomas Jefferson?
To bear arms, to do what you want, and pursuit of gladnesss
Living, cooking, and pursuit of eating
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
What are the qualities of a good government?
Protects the rights of the pople
It operates with the consent of the people
The people have the right to get rid of the it if they want
All of the above
What is the name for a document that gives the overall outline for what a government can or cannot do?
Constitution
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
What does the term "Limited Government" mean?
A government that can do whatever it wants.
A government that is run by a single King, like England
A government that needs to ask for permission to do what it wants.
The first draft of the constitution was called:
The Federalist Paper
The Articles of Confederation
The United Decleration
The United States used the Articles of Confederation as the rules for government for 12 years. Did it work?
Yes
No
We still use it today.
Which man wrote a new version of the Constitution and called it the Virginia Plan, which is the first draft of the official constitution we use today?
King George
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
The biggest arguments over the new constitution had to do with what? (Choose all of the correct answers.)
Slavery
Money
Representation
The Senate AND the House Representatives combined is called?
The Big Bosses
Congress
The Cabinet
How many Senators does each state have represent them in the Senate?
2
20
It depends on the population of the state.
How many Representatives does each state have in the House of Representatives?
2
20
It depends on the population of the state.
The decision to count only 3 out of 5 slaves in the total population to determine how many representatives could have in congress is called:
Illegal
The 3/5 Compromise
The Slave Question
The System of Government that divides power between a National Level and a State Level is called:
The Federal System
The Feudal System
The Nintendo System
Dividing the responsibility of government into three branches is called:
Separation of Powers
Dividing the Jobs
Parliament
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Congress,Executive, Supreme Court
Law, police, judging
To ensure that no one person OR branch of government has too much power, the Constitution uses:
Ratification
The Law of the Jungle
Checks and Balances
The power of the President to stop congress from passing a law is called:
The Veto Power
The Power of the President
The Presidential Checkmate
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are known as:
The Bill of Rights
The Rights of Man
Freedom of Speech
The two political parties we have today:
Whigs and Torries
Federalists and Democratic-Republican
Democrat and Republican
The type of government that we have today is:
A Republic
A Monarchy
A Democracy
Did the Articles of Confederation work? Why or why not?
Yes - because they were fair and equal.
No - because it did not give the government enough power
No - because it gave the government too much power
Yes - because James Madison wrote them.
The issue of slavery was fought over at the Constitutional Convention. What is the name of the compromise they came up with. Explain it.
Emancipation proclamation because it set all slaves free.
The 3/5 Compromise because it counted 3 out of 5 slaves in the population for representation.
The 3/5 Compromise because it counted only the male slaves as part of the population.
The Bill of Rights because all citizens should have the same rights even if they were slaves.
The number of members in the House of Representatives is determined by the population of each state.
True
False
The Constitution is a written document that gives the overall plan for what a government can or cannot do.
True
False
The Federal Government can do whatever it wants.
True
False
State Governments can declare war.
True
False
All levels of government, Federal, State and Local can collect taxes.
True
False
An "amendment" is a change to a written document.
True
False
The President is a member of which Branch?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
A Congressman is a member of which Branch?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
A judge is a member of which Branch?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
