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WorksheetsSTAAR PREP #10
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The two chambers of Congress (the US Legislative Branch) are....
a)
House of Representatives and Assembly
b)
Senate and Congress
c)
House of Representatives and Senate
d)
House of Lords and House of Commons
2.
In what chamber of Congress does each state have equal representation?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
General Assembly
d)
House of Commons
3.
Shays' Rebellion in MA started as a protest against
a)
unfair taxes and farmers' debt
b)
the death penalty
c)
the Revolutionary War
d)
Native Americans
4.
Which Framer is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
5.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 established
a)
peace treaties with Native tribes
b)
townships to sell land in the Northwest Territory
c)
compromises between large and small states
d)
governments for the western territories
6.
The Virginia Plan called for representation in Congress based on
a)
population of each state
b)
tax revenue from each state
c)
equal legislators for each state
d)
slave population of a state
7.
The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined in the
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Slave Trade Compromise
c)
Southern Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
8.
The Three-Fifths Compromise solved disagreements over
a)
repayment of Revolutionary War debt
b)
large and small state representation
c)
representation and taxation of slave states
d)
continuing the Transatlantic Slave Trade
9.
The president is chosen every 4 years by
a)
representative electors from each state
b)
the national popular vote
c)
two-thirds vote of Congress
d)
three-fourths vote in a states convention
10.
After the Constitutional Convention, Federalists supported a
a)
strong federal republic
b)
bill of rights added to the Constitution
c)
weak president under Congress' control
d)
greater role for the states in the government
11.
Which of the following was NOT an author of the Federalist Papers?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
John Jay
c)
James Madison
d)
Patrick Henry
12.
What change did George Mason and other Anti-Federalists want made to the Constitution?
a)
They objected to the Great Compromise
b)
They wanted more protection of individual rights
c)
They wanted more representation for slave states
d)
They wanted more power for the courts
13.
Anti-Federalists believed that the people were best represented by the
a)
House of Representatives
b)
president
c)
judicial branch
d)
state legislatures
14.
What is the name of the first government of the United States?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Declaration of Independence
15.
Which of these was an economic problem for the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
There were too many Continental and state currencies
b)
The states taxed each other's goods
c)
Each state had its own trade policies with foreign countries
d)
All of these
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