WorksheetsUnit 2 Terms
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The plan from the constitutional Convention, which favored large states and wanted representation in Congress to be based upon a state’s population.
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Georgia Plan
The first document governing the U.S., but was replaced because it produced a government that was too weak to maintain the stability of the Union.
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
Those who supported the new U.S. Constitution because they wanted a stronger national government.
Federalists
Antifederalists
Democratic Republicans
Republicans
the legal case that involved the Supreme Court determining that a previous congressional act was unconstitutional, thereby reinforcing and enlarging the Court’s power of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Miranda v. Arizona
Schenck v. United States
The addition to the U.S. Constitution, which was a reason for many Anti Federalists deciding to accept the new Constitution and government.
The US Bill of Rights
The ⅗ Compromise
The Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Plan
The colonial document that utilized enlightenment ideas to state abolishment of an imperial power.
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
The Agreement at the Constitutional Convention, which proposed a two-house congress, with the House of Representatives being based upon a state’s population and the Senate being the same for each state.
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
⅗ Compromise
The agreement at the Constitutional Convention, which settled the population and representation debate regarding slaves counting toward a state’s population.
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
⅗ Compromise
The 85 essays that were written in support of the new U.S. Constitution, primarily sent out in New York newspapers.
The Federalist Papers
The Antifederalists Papers
The Common Sense Papers
The Jefferson Papers
The plan from the Constitutional Convention, which favored small states and wanted representation in congress to be the same for all states.
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
⅗ Compromise
Those who opposed the new U.S. Constitution because they believed the new government would be too strong, taking away states’ rights.
Federalists
Antifederalists
Democratic Republicans
Republicans
Which of the following should ensure that the President cannot become a dictator?
The Electoral College
The Cabinet
The systems of separation of powers & checks and balances
The use of the veto
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that
There was no executive branch
State governments were too weak
The Supreme Court had too much power
There was no legislative branch
All of the following were reasons that the Antifederalists opposed the Constitution EXCEPT
It did not have a Bill of Rights
The states would lose authority and freedoms to the National Government
It could lead to a tyranny
The national government would need a judicial branch
The Articles of Confederation created a national government that was
Controlled by the executive branch
Controlled by the judicial branch
Controlled by the Federalists
Controlled by the legislative branch
In the Supreme Court Case, Marbury V. Madison, the Judicial Branch:
Lost its power of legal oversight
Became less powerful in the system of checks and balances
Established its power of judicial review
Voted to end Shays’ Rebellion
True or False: The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware and the last (13th) was Rhode Island.
True
False
