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WorksheetsGov Ch.5
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was the first representative body in the New World?
Plymouth, Mass
Boston, Mass
House of Burgesses, VA
Philadelphia, PA
Which was the first constitution of the United States?
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Three-fifth Compromise
Which is NOT true of the Virginia Plan?
favored larger states
authored by James Madison
called for a bicameral congress w/ two houses
based representation equally among all states
Which is NOT true of the New Jersey Plan?
favored smaller states
advocated strong state powers
called for a bicameral congress w/ two houses
based representation equally among all states
Which was the toughest part in forming America's government?
negotiating the Treaty of Paris
writing the Declaration of Independence
ratifying the new constitution among the states
arguing for the failure of the Articles of Confederation
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
no judiciary
Congress lacked power to collect taxes
Congress was unicameral with one vote per state
established a strong executive to enforce the laws
lacked power to raise an army
Which was NOT true of the Great Compromise?
it established a bicameral Congress
it counted slaves as 3/5th of a person for representation
it established different modes of representation
it was also known as the Connecticut Compromise
Which of the following events helped pushed the colonies toward independence?
England's suspension of the Petition of Right and its absolute control over colonial government
the Boston Tea Party
King George's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition
the Intolerable Acts imposed following the French and Indian War
England's refusal to resort to force in opposing the colonists
Who is NOT correctly described?
James Madison, author of The Federalist Papers
Ben Franklin, helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
Thomas Jefferson, father of the constitution
George Washington, President of the Constitutional Convention
Identify the first two political parties in the US?
Republicans
Federalists
Anti-federalists
Democratic Republicans
Whigs
Which are arguments made in The Federalist Papers?
the constitutional convention was necessary due to the failure of the Articles of Confederation
making amendments to the constitution should be easier
a Bill of Rights is necessary to defend civil liberties
a strong central government is necessary to preserve the Union
the Articles of Confederation needed to be amended
