WorksheetsNew Nation
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Under the Articles of Confederation, representation was
one state, one vote
one state, two votes
based on population
The Articles of Confederation created a weak government on purpose
True
False
In the House of Representatives, representation is
one state, one vote
one state, two votes
based on population
In the Senate, representation is
one state, one vote
one state, two votes
based on population
In the Articles of Confederation, the only power given to the national government was
taxation
regulation of commerce
creation of a common currency
making of laws
The Articles of Confederation were written
To end the Revolution
To declare government
To establish a government
To add territories
The Articles of Confederation was a
congress
currency
constitution
convention
The Articles of Confederation was written after
The Northwest Ordinance
The Declaration of Independence
The Treaty of Paris
The Constitutional Convention
The debate over one state, one vote versus population was about
Representation
Rights
Branches
Division of power
The only branch in the Articles of Confederation was the
Legislative branch
Executive branch
Judicial branch
The one important law passed under the Articles of Confederation was the
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Northwest Ordinance
Bill of Rights
Which law explained how territories would be added and banned slavery in those territories?
The Proclamation of 1763
The Northwest Ordinance
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
At the Constitutional Convention the delegates decided to
Revise the Articles of Confederation
Edit the Articles of Confederation
Write a new constitution
Not have a constitution
Who was elected president of the Convention?
Benjamin Franklin
George Mason
James Madison
George Washington
The Constitutional Convention took place in
Boston
D.C.
Philadelphia
Yorktown
The Great Compromise created
3 branches
a 2 house legislature
Federalism
10 amendments
Issue: Representation
Solution:___________
3/5 Compromise
2 house legislature
3 branches
10 amendments
Issue: Won't ratify without rights
Solution:___________
3/5 Compromise
2 house legislature
3 branches
10 amendments
Issue: Power
Solution:___________
3/5 Compromise
2 house legislature
3 branches
10 amendments
Issue: Population & Enslaved African Americans
Solution:___________
3/5 Compromise
2 house legislature
3 branches
10 amendments
The division and sharing of powers between a national and state governments is known as
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
The Great Compromise
Federalism
The Bill of Rights was influenced by documents written in
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is to Thomas Jefferson as the Virginia Declaration of Rights is to
George Mason
James Madison
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
The first ten amendments are known as
The Articles of Confederation
The Northwest Ordinance
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Bill of Rights
Which came first?
Delegates sign the US Constitution
States ratify the US Constitution
Which document was added to protect individual freedoms?
Northwest Ordinance
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The US Constitution became the supreme law of the land when it was ratified by
5 states
7 states
9 states
13 states
The Bill of Rights is a part of
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Northwest Ordinance
The US Constitution
How many constitutions has America had?
1
2
3
4
Ratification
The process to approve a document
A change to a document
A plan for a government
The buying & selling of goods
Amendment
The process to approve a document
A change to a document
A plan for a government
The buying & selling of goods
