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WorksheetsTest #3 The Constitution of the United States
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Paris, France
2.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
b)
To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
c)
To write the Treaty of Paris
d)
To elect the first president
3.
What were the men who represented their states called?
a)
Senators
b)
Congressmen
c)
Delegates
d)
Speakers
4.
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
5.
What did the Federalists want?
a)
States to govern themselves
b)
To be governed by England
c)
A strong federal government
d)
A new leader for the House of Representatives
6.
What did Anti-Federalists believe?
a)
States to have power to govern themselves
b)
No state government, only Federal
c)
Less power for the states, more for the national government
d)
A strong central government for the US
7.
The _______________ Plan proposed a strong federal government with two branches.
a)
Virginia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Connecticut
d)
Three-fifths
8.
The three branches of government are ________________
a)
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
b)
Legislative, Judicial, and National
c)
Executive, Principle, and Judicial
d)
Judicial, National, and Legislative
9.
Which branch of government has two houses?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
National
10.
Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?
a)
Senate
b)
Judicial
c)
House of
Representatives
Representatives
d)
House of Congress
11.
Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
12.
The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have.
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-fifths Compromise
c)
Great Dispute
d)
Big Agreement
13.
How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?
a)
All slaves were counted.
b)
Three-fifths of the number of slaves was added to the population.
c)
Slaves were not counted at all.
d)
Slaves were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.
14.
Which plan wanted Population to determine representation?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
All of the above
15.
Which Plan was favored by small states?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
16.
Which plan will a slave state support?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
17.
Which statement below describes the 3/5 Compromise?
a)
All slaves will be counted towards representation in all states
b)
3 out of 5 slaves could vote in Northern states
c)
3 out of 5 slaves would be counted towards representation in Southern states
d)
3 out of 5 slaves could vote in the Southern states
18.
What two issues did the Great Compromise settle?
a)
Slaves being counted towards representation
b)
Population versus equal votes for state representation
c)
Virginia Plan will be the plan used to determine representation
d)
New Jersey Plan will determine representation
19.
What type of Legislative Branch was created with the Great Compromise?
a)
No Legistative Branch was created
b)
An Unicameral Branch was created
c)
A Bicameral Branch was created
d)
None of the Above
20.
What does Bicameral mean?
a)
Two wheels
b)
One Building
c)
Two Governments
d)
Two Houses
21.
Which state did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Georgia
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusettes
d)
New Hampshire
22.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To add to the Articles of Confederation
b)
To establish a stronger federal (central, national) Government
c)
To create a militia
d)
To write the Declaration of Independence
23.
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James Madison
24.
What was the Main argument at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Slavery
b)
Population
c)
Representation
d)
How to create states
25.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise help to solve what issue?
a)
Slavery
b)
Population
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Represenation
26.
The best definition for Federalism is...
a)
power split between states and federal government
b)
all power in one place
c)
a loose alliance of states
d)
Ms. Snyder made this word up...
27.
Having the same amount of representatives per state is an example of what?
a)
Proportional Representation
b)
The House of Representatives
c)
The Virginia Plan
d)
Equal Representation
28.
How many houses would be in Congress under the New Jersey Plan?
a)
Two
b)
Five
c)
One
d)
Three
29.
Which two things did the Great Compromise create?
a)
Two Houses in Congress, one equal and one based on population
b)
One house system, equal representation
c)
Two House system all proportional represenation
d)
Two House system, all equal representation
30.
What proportion of slaves were counted for determining population?
a)
1/4
b)
2/5
c)
3/5
d)
4/5
31.
Our president is elected by which of the following?
a)
Congress
b)
The People
c)
The Senate
d)
The Electoral College
32.
Which best matches the process for selecting the President?
a)
General Election, State Winners, Electoral College
b)
State Winners, General Election, Electoral College
c)
Electoral College, State Winnters, General Election
d)
Electoral College, General Election, State Winners
33.
Which is the best definition for popular vote?
a)
vote given by "electors"
b)
Vote by everyday American citizens
c)
votes cast in Congress
34.
How do you know how many electoral votes a state has?
a)
You just look at population
b)
It is the number of representatives in Congress
c)
Number of Senators
d)
Number of people in the House of Representatives
35.
Who demanded that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
36.
What is the biggest example of the failure of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Land Ordinance of 1787
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
Shays Rebellion
37.
To amend means to ...
a)
change or revise
b)
repeal
c)
reject
d)
forgive
38.
A compromise means to ...
a)
quit your complaining
b)
give in to your opponent
c)
to get some of what you want but not everything you want
d)
to get everything you want
39.
Who proposed a convention to address the Articles of Confederation
a)
George Washington
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Edmund Randolph
d)
James Madison
40.
This person proposed the idea of three branches of the government and was known as the "Father of the Constitution."
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
William Paterson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
41.
The Virginia Plan represented ..
a)
big states with lots of land
b)
big states with lots of people
c)
small states with little land
d)
small states with a small population
42.
The New Jersey Plan represented
a)
big states with lots of land
b)
big states with lots of people
c)
small states with little land
d)
small states with a small population
43.
The Great Compromise was proposed by ...
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
George Washington
44.
The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pa in what year?
a)
1687
b)
1787
c)
1887
d)
1987
45.
On September 17, 1787 all 55 delegates signed the new Constitution of the United States.
a)
true
b)
false
46.
Today America no longer follows the Constitution framed in 1787. It has been replaced by the Political Party Rights document adopted in 1976.
a)
true
b)
false
47.
Ratify
a)
to approve formally
b)
Small animals in a sewer
c)
To not approve
48.
A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Play book
d)
Compromise
49.
A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
a)
Philly meeting
b)
Treaty of Philadelphia
c)
Constitutional Convention
50.
A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Northwest Lands
c)
Northwest Territory
51.
The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
52.
The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
53.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution
54.
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
55.
How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?
a)
Every state gets 2
b)
Based on population
c)
Every state gets 1
d)
Only certain states get into the House
56.
In federalism, the national government and the states share power, but the __________________ has more power.
a)
National government
b)
State government
c)
Supreme Court
57.
Shay’s Rebellion was in protest to
a)
the transfer to land to Canada
b)
the call for a Constitutional Convention
c)
northern laws that ended slavery
d)
taxes and debts faced by farmers
58.
Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.
a)
270
b)
538
c)
3
d)
269
59.
What is the number needed to be elected President?
a)
260
b)
270
c)
269
d)
538
60.
What is the purpose of the Electoral College?
a)
Elect school board members.
b)
Provide opportunities for kids to attend school.
c)
Elect the President of the United States.
d)
Select a baseball team to play in the College World Series.
61.
The U.S. state worth the most amount of Electoral votes.
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Ohio
62.
The color used to represent the Democratic candidate.
a)
red
b)
purple
c)
pink
d)
blue
63.
The color used to represent the Republican candidate.
a)
blue
b)
purple
c)
red
d)
green
64.
The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.
a)
trees
b)
land
c)
population
d)
ceiling fans
65.
What does Article I (1) establish?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Supremacy of the Constitution
66.
What does Article II (2) establish?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Supremacy of the Constitution
67.
What does Article III (3) establish?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Supremacy of the Constitution
68.
What does Article V (5) establish?
a)
The Constitution is Supreme
b)
How to amend the Constitution
c)
How to ratify the Constitution
d)
Relationships between the states
69.
What does Article VI (6) establish?
a)
The Constitution is Supreme
b)
How to amend the Constitution
c)
How to ratify the Constitution
d)
Relationships between the states
70.
What does Article VII (7) establish?
a)
The Constitution is Supreme
b)
How to amend the Constitution
c)
How to ratify the Constitution
d)
Relationships between the states
71.
After a change to the constitution has been proposed by 2/3 of both Houses of Congress, what fraction of the state legislatures must ratify (approve) the amendment before it is added to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
2/3
b)
1/2
c)
3/4
d)
1/3
72.
What fraction of the House of Representatives and Senate must pass a proposed amendment before it goes to the state legislatures for ratification?
a)
2/3
b)
3/4
c)
1/2
d)
1/4
73.
The Framers of the U.S. Constitution wrote the amendment process to make certain changing the constitution would not be an easy thing to do. The purpose of the amendment process is to...
a)
make sure the President wouldn't become a dictator.
b)
make sure the constitution wouldn't be changed often and would be favored by the American people.
c)
make sure Congress would have harder jobs.
d)
make sure the people could overthrow the government one day.
74.
While over 10,000 attempts have been made to change the constitution, it has only been done ______ times.
a)
10
b)
100
c)
51
d)
27
75.
Who was elected as the first President of the United States of America?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
76.
Who was America's first Vice-President and elected and the Second President of the United states of America?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Marshal
77.
Who was the third President of the United States and the leader of the Democratic Republican Party?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
78.
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party and and Secretary of the Treasury.
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
79.
He was our Fourth President and wrote most the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
a)
James Madison
b)
John Marshall
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
80.
Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
81.
Which founding father wrote most of The Constitution and its amendments, known as the Bill of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
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