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Creating the Constitution

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name

Class

Date

After Shay's rebellion, America decided that--

They needed a stronger national government

Give farmers more money

They needed a weaker national government

farmers need more land

Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

Daniel Shays

the Government

all of the farmers were leaders

Thomas Hobbes

America's first plan of government was called _________ .

the US Constitution

the Bill of Rights

the Articles of Confederation

the Magna Carta

What is a plan for government?

an article

a constituion

a confederation

an ordinance

The Founding Fathers realized the government set up by the Articles of Confederation was...

too long

too hard to understand

too weak

not weak enough

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

Thomas Jefferson

Ben Franklin

James Madison

George Washington

One purpose of a government is to provide laws.

true

false

Another purpose for government is to provide security for its people.

true

false

Another purpose for government is to spend to spend money any way it wants.

true

false

10.

Another purpose of government is to provide services and supplies for its people.

true

false

11.

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

Legislative branch

the president

the state governments

national government

12.

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

Congress couldn't collect taxes

No army

States all had different currency (money)

All of the above

13.

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

King George III was still in charge of USA

Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

ask; no

14.

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

weak

strong

both strong and weak

neither strong nor weak

15.

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

Constitution

Treaty of Paris

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

16.

What is the first paragraph of the Constitution called?

Bill of Rights

Articles of Confederation

Declaration of Independence

Preamble

17.

In the Preamble, what does it mean when it says, "We the people..."?

The constitution was written for all the people of the United States.

The constitution was only written for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.

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Creating the Constitution

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

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