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Constitution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:

a)

one vote per state.

b)

the state's size.

c)

the state's total population.

d)

the state's voting population.

2.

The Virginia Plan differed from the New Jersey plan by the fact that it wanted to

a)

Have equal representation for all states

b)

Have the Federal Government pay off state debt

c)

Have the States pay off the Federal Government's debt

d)

Have representation based on the population of each state

3.

The Great Compromise did what?

a)

Set up a 2-people per state Senate and population based House of Representatives.

b)

Established a 3 branched government for checks and balances.

c)

Set up 2-people per state House of Representatives and population based Senate.

d)

Allowed slaves to count as 3/5ths of a person for state population

4.

Which of the following WAS NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress did not have the power to tax

b)

No executive branch

c)

States could print their own money

d)

Establish a Treasury Department

5.

To become the law of the land, the Constitution had to be ratified by:

a)

7 states

b)

9 states

c)

11 states

d)

All 13 states

6.

The "supreme law of the land" is:

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Preamble

7.

The three main branches of the U.S. government are:

a)

the House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court.

b)

the president, Senate, and Supreme Court.

c)

executive, legislative, and judiciary.

d)

state, local, and federal.

8.

President of the Constitutional Convention.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Jay

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

One of only 2 men to sign the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation.

a)

John Jay

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Richard Sherman

10.

Oldest delegate who wanted to abolish slavery.

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

Refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added.

a)

George Mason

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Roger Sherman

12.

Called the “Father of the Constitution”

a)

George Mason

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

Supported a strong central government and wrote the Federalist Papers.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Roger Sherman

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

14.

Banned the production and sale of alcohol (Prohibition)

a)

15th

b)

13th

c)

19th

d)

18th

15.

Gave former slaves and all male citizens the right to vote

a)

13th

b)

15th

c)

20th

d)

21st

16.

Ended Prohibition

a)

12

b)

17

c)

19

d)

21

17.

Ended slavery

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

17

18.

Gave women the right to vote

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

22

19.

This controversial Amendment was failed to be ratified by 3 states.

a)

Equal Protection Amendment

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Women's Equality Amendment

d)

Justice for All Amendment

20.

What allowed Southern states to count their slaves as 3/5ths of a person?

a)

3/5ths Amendment

b)

Slave Holding Agreement

c)

3/5ths Agreement

d)

3/5ths Compromise