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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:
one vote per state.
the state's size.
the state's total population.
the state's voting population.
The Virginia Plan differed from the New Jersey plan by the fact that it wanted to
Have equal representation for all states
Have the Federal Government pay off state debt
Have the States pay off the Federal Government's debt
Have representation based on the population of each state
The Great Compromise did what?
Set up a 2-people per state Senate and population based House of Representatives.
Established a 3 branched government for checks and balances.
Set up 2-people per state House of Representatives and population based Senate.
Allowed slaves to count as 3/5ths of a person for state population
Which of the following WAS NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress did not have the power to tax
No executive branch
States could print their own money
Establish a Treasury Department
To become the law of the land, the Constitution had to be ratified by:
7 states
9 states
11 states
All 13 states
The "supreme law of the land" is:
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Preamble
The three main branches of the U.S. government are:
the House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court.
the president, Senate, and Supreme Court.
executive, legislative, and judiciary.
state, local, and federal.
President of the Constitutional Convention.
Benjamin Franklin
John Jay
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
One of only 2 men to sign the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation.
John Jay
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Richard Sherman
Oldest delegate who wanted to abolish slavery.
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added.
George Mason
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Roger Sherman
Called the “Father of the Constitution”
George Mason
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Supported a strong central government and wrote the Federalist Papers.
Alexander Hamilton
Roger Sherman
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Banned the production and sale of alcohol (Prohibition)
15th
13th
19th
18th
Gave former slaves and all male citizens the right to vote
13th
15th
20th
21st
Ended Prohibition
12
17
19
21
Ended slavery
13
14
15
17
Gave women the right to vote
16
18
19
22
This controversial Amendment was failed to be ratified by 3 states.
Equal Protection Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
Women's Equality Amendment
Justice for All Amendment
What allowed Southern states to count their slaves as 3/5ths of a person?
3/5ths Amendment
Slave Holding Agreement
3/5ths Agreement
3/5ths Compromise
