WorksheetsThe United States Constitution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Magna Carta, The Petition of Right, and The English Bill of Rights are similar because:
They establish a new constitution
They limited the powers of the monarch
They were written by the King
They establish the Monarchy
Which group of people supported the ratification of The Constitution?
The Federalists
The Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Which nation colonized what is now called America and ruled for the first 150 years?
France
Great Britain
Spain
China
Which term refers to the split of authority between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
Checks
Sovereignty
Salutory neglect
Separation of Powers
Which term refers to the joining of state governments for a common purpose?
Military alliance
Constitutional
Binding up
Confederation
What type of legislative branch only has one house?
Bicameral
Tricameral
Quadrocameral
Unicameral
Which legislative system has two houses?
Unicameral
Brocameral
Bicameral
Tricameral
Agreement stating that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of a person when considering population and taxation under the Constitution.
The Great Compromise
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Who was the primary author of The Declaration of Independence?
John Jay
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
The economic relationship between the colonists and Great Britain can be best described as:
Free Market
Slave Based
Mercantilism
Symbiotic
Much of the Declaration of Independence included:
Complaints of the wrongs done to the colonists
Statements of desire to make colonies of their own
Threats of revenge to England
Lists of all powers given to the people
