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Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were some problems delegates encounter while passing new laws Under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Often not enough delegates

b)

All 13 delegates had to agree

c)

All laws were easy to pass

d)

Delegates rarely agreed

2.

Delegates at the Annapolis Convention agreed that...

a)

A stronger national government was needed to oversee commerce

b)

No changes were needed as the country was happy and prosperous

c)

The Articles of Confederation were the best rules to govern the U.S

3.

What happened during Shays's Rebellion?

a)

Poor farmers were harvesting their crops

b)

Poor farmers destroyed debt records

c)

Rich farmers were celebrating Shays birthday

d)

Poor farmers shut down courthouses

4.

Who was the leader of Shays's Rebellion?

a)

Daniel Smith

b)

Daniel Shays

c)

Shay Daniels

d)

Smith Daniels

5.

After Shays's Rebellion some leaders wanted...

a)

A stronger national government

b)

A weak national government

c)

To move to a new country

d)

To sleep because they were tired

6.

Some leaders wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation because they feared a strong central government could threaten the rights of citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who was present at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

George Washington

b)

Barack Obama

c)

James Madison

d)

Benjamin Franklin

8.

What major decision did the delegates make during their meeting?

a)

To keep the articles of confederation

b)

To create a new constitution

c)

To tax the people

9.

What did delegates call their new plan?

a)

The Constitution of Mexico

b)

The Constitution of the United States of America

c)

The Constitution of Canada

d)

The Constitution of the United Nations

10.

Under the Virginia plan, states would be represented based on...

a)

Slaves

b)

Number of houses

c)

Money

d)

Population

11.

Under the New Jersey Plan, states would be...

a)

Able to make their own rules

b)

The ones with most votes

c)

Equally represented

12.

The Connecticut Plan is based on a two-house Congress

a)

False

b)

True

13.

The Connecticut Plan is also known as the...

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Small Compromise

c)

Wonderful Compromise

d)

Tiny Compromise

14.

What was a disagreement between the northern states and the northern states?

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Slavery

15.

The three-fifths compromise counted slaves as 3/5 of the population.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The president must be a man

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The President must be at least 35 years old

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The President must be married

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Ony a person who is a citizen at birth can be elected President of the United States

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The President must have military experience

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A person can be elected president only twice

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The President must be a lawyer

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The President must obey the law, just like everyone else

a)

True

b)

False

24.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
Five
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
25.
Which branches of government does the president work under?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
All branches 
d)
Executive
26.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
a)
to carry out the laws
b)
to declare war
c)
to make the laws
d)
to decide all the laws
27.
What does the word veto mean?
a)
to approve a law
b)
to say no to a law
c)
to sign a law
d)
to jump
28.
Which branch of government do the supreme court justices work under?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
All branches
29.
What are the three branches of government?
a)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
b)
Executive, Legos, Judges
c)
President, Vice President, and cabinet, 
d)
City, state, and country
30.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
31.
The_________________is a part of the Judicial branch of the government.
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Cabinet
d)
Supreme Court
32.
In what month do we vote for president?
a)
November
b)
October
c)
January
d)
May
33.
What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
a)
Make Laws
b)
Enforce Laws
c)
Declare Laws Constitutional
d)
Decide if Laws are Fair
34.
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Declare if Laws are constitutional
c)
Decides if Laws are Fair
d)
Makes Laws
35.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
36.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court and House of Rep.
c)
President
d)
Vice President
37.
Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate and House of Rep.
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
38.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
39.
Who can veto a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Supreme Court
40.

What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?

a)

New York

b)

Delaware

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Virginia

41.

Ratify means to approve.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

a)

5

b)

15

c)

10

d)

20

43.

The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of people.

a)

False

b)

True

44.

Citizens who favored the Constitution were known as...

a)

Federalists

b)

Republicans

c)

Democrats

45.

Citizens who were against the constitution were known as...

a)

Congressmen

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Delegates

46.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

George Washington

47.

After the Constitution was ratified, the federal government moved to...

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Washington D.C

c)

Virginia

d)

California

48.

John Adams was the second President of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The first amendment to the Bill of Rights...

a)

Protects our freedom to religion

b)

Protects our freedom of speach

c)

Protects our freedom to assemble

d)

Protects our freedom of the press

50.

All citizens of the United States are protected by the Bill of Rights.

a)

False

b)

True