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WorksheetsUnit 1 Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 45mins
What were some problems delegates encounter while passing new laws Under the Articles of Confederation?
Often not enough delegates
All 13 delegates had to agree
All laws were easy to pass
Delegates rarely agreed
Delegates at the Annapolis Convention agreed that...
A stronger national government was needed to oversee commerce
No changes were needed as the country was happy and prosperous
The Articles of Confederation were the best rules to govern the U.S
What happened during Shays's Rebellion?
Poor farmers were harvesting their crops
Poor farmers destroyed debt records
Rich farmers were celebrating Shays birthday
Poor farmers shut down courthouses
Who was the leader of Shays's Rebellion?
Daniel Smith
Daniel Shays
Shay Daniels
Smith Daniels
After Shays's Rebellion some leaders wanted...
A stronger national government
A weak national government
To move to a new country
To sleep because they were tired
Some leaders wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation because they feared a strong central government could threaten the rights of citizens.
True
False
Who was present at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Barack Obama
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
What major decision did the delegates make during their meeting?
To keep the articles of confederation
To create a new constitution
To tax the people
What did delegates call their new plan?
The Constitution of Mexico
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of Canada
The Constitution of the United Nations
Under the Virginia plan, states would be represented based on...
Slaves
Number of houses
Money
Population
Under the New Jersey Plan, states would be...
Able to make their own rules
The ones with most votes
Equally represented
The Connecticut Plan is based on a two-house Congress
False
True
The Connecticut Plan is also known as the...
Great Compromise
Small Compromise
Wonderful Compromise
Tiny Compromise
What was a disagreement between the northern states and the northern states?
Land
Money
Slavery
The three-fifths compromise counted slaves as 3/5 of the population.
True
False
The president must be a man
True
False
The President must be at least 35 years old
True
False
The President must be married
True
False
Ony a person who is a citizen at birth can be elected President of the United States
True
False
The President must have military experience
True
False
A person can be elected president only twice
True
False
The President must be a lawyer
True
False
The President must obey the law, just like everyone else
True
False
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
New York
Delaware
Rhode Island
Virginia
Ratify means to approve.
True
False
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
5
15
10
20
The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of people.
False
True
Citizens who favored the Constitution were known as...
Federalists
Republicans
Democrats
Citizens who were against the constitution were known as...
Congressmen
Anti-Federalists
Delegates
Who was the first president of the United States?
Benjamin Franklin
Martin Luther King Jr.
George Washington
After the Constitution was ratified, the federal government moved to...
Philadelphia
Washington D.C
Virginia
California
John Adams was the second President of the United States.
True
False
The first amendment to the Bill of Rights...
Protects our freedom to religion
Protects our freedom of speach
Protects our freedom to assemble
Protects our freedom of the press
All citizens of the United States are protected by the Bill of Rights.
False
True
