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Constitution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Three-Fifths Compromise helped settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Federalists supported a STRONG, CENTRAL government and creating a new constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Anti-Federalists supported making a new constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Three-Fifths compromise

c)

The Constitutional Compromise

d)

The Missouri Compromise

5.

What is the name of the first Constitution that did NOT work?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Articles of Incorporation

c)

The Federalist Papers

d)

The Great Constitution

6.
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Northerners
7.

Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?

a)

The federal government was too weak.

b)

The states powers were too weak.

c)

The Articles of Confederation were powerful.

d)

George Washington was a great leader.

8.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
9.

The Federalists Papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Popular Sovereignity
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Federalism
11.

The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the _______.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Preamble

c)

Articles

d)

Naturalization

12.
The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Confederation
13.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
14.

Which principle states that our government is divided into three separate branches?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Limited government

d)

Popular sovereignty

15.
George Mason refused to sign the Constitution because...?
a)
He felt that it did not do a good enough job protecting individual rights
b)
He felt that the executive branch did not have enough power over the military
c)
The legislative branch was weaker then the executive branch
d)
He wanted to be President
16.
Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution because...?
a)
The states would give too much power to the Federal government
b)
The Federal government would give too much power to the states
c)
He was the main author of the Articles of Confederation
d)
He wanted the U.S. to be part of England again
17.

The idea that the government was created by the people of America is--

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Republicansim

c)

Federalism

d)

Self-government

18.

What is the principle of republicanism?

a)

Government should be split into three branches.

b)

The people create the government.

c)

The power of government should be limited.

d)

The people elect representatives to make laws.

19.
Who shares power according to the principle of federalism?
a)
Elected officials and appointed officials.
b)
State government and federal government.
c)
Executive and Legislative branches.
d)
People and government.
20.

The principle where each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches

a)

Checks & Balances

b)

Federalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Limited government

21.

The principle of government that states no one is above the law.

a)

Federalism

b)

Republicanism

c)

Checks & Balances

d)

Limited government