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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Three-Fifths Compromise helped settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.
True
False
Federalists supported a STRONG, CENTRAL government and creating a new constitution.
True
False
Anti-Federalists supported making a new constitution.
True
False
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths compromise
The Constitutional Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
What is the name of the first Constitution that did NOT work?
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Incorporation
The Federalist Papers
The Great Constitution
Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?
The federal government was too weak.
The states powers were too weak.
The Articles of Confederation were powerful.
George Washington was a great leader.
The Federalists Papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.
True
False
The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the _______.
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Articles
Naturalization
Which principle states that our government is divided into three separate branches?
Federalism
Separation of powers
Limited government
Popular sovereignty
The idea that the government was created by the people of America is--
Popular Sovereignty
Republicansim
Federalism
Self-government
What is the principle of republicanism?
Government should be split into three branches.
The people create the government.
The power of government should be limited.
The people elect representatives to make laws.
The principle where each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches
Checks & Balances
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Limited government
The principle of government that states no one is above the law.
Federalism
Republicanism
Checks & Balances
Limited government
