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Constitutional Era

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first national government?

a)

Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Declaration of Confederation

d)

Articles of Democracy

2.

Why was it difficult to develop a national economy under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

No licenses for businesses

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Provided no common currency or paper money

3.

What is a compromise?

a)

Sharing is caring

b)

Giving someone all of what they want

c)

An agreement in which both sides get part of what they want, but neither side gets all of what they want.

d)

Taking the majority

4.

Which branch enforces the laws?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

General Assembly

d)

Executive

5.

Who authored the "Virginia Plan"?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

James Charles

c)

James Madison

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

6.

What contradicted the idea that "all men are created equal"?

a)

Slavery

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Government Taxations

d)

The Bill of Rights

7.

What did the "Virginia Plan" proposed?

a)

All men should receive free enterprise

b)

A new form of tax on churros

c)

Became foundation for the structure of the old government

d)

A federal government of three separate branches

8.

Who was associated with The Virginia Declaration Of Rights?

a)

George Mason

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Daniel Shays

9.

The Constitution made federal law what?

a)

An opinion rich people should follow

b)

A punishment focused on the lower class

c)

Supreme law of the land

d)

Rules for some of the nation to follow

10.

Who advocated the importance of a strong central government?

a)

Virginians

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Conversationalists

d)

Federalists

11.

The first ten amendments of the Constitution are what?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

States Rights

d)

The King's Inquiry

12.

Who feared an overly powerful central government?

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Christians

c)

Republicans

d)

Federalists

13.

What determines a state's membership in the House of Representative?

a)

Pop Culture

b)

Population

c)

Popularity

d)

Privileges

14.

What outlawed the established church?

a)

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Virginia Plan

d)

The Supreme Court

15.

The Constitution balanced power by making Congress a (blank) house legislature.

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Two

d)

Negative Four

16.

What was wrong with The Articles of Confederation?

a)

Provided for a weak national government

b)

Provided for no common currency

c)

All the Above

d)

Provided no executive or judicial branch

17.

Each state, regardless of its size, has how many members in the Senate?

a)

Two pairs of two

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Two

18.

Who authored, "The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Jefferson Thomas

c)

Thomas the Train

d)

Thomas Lennon

19.

What was weakest branch of government when the Constitution was written?

a)

The House of Delegates

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial Branch

20.

What room number is Mr. Vogel's classroom?

a)

C110

b)

C103

c)

C205

d)

C104