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Unit 2 Terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The plan from the constitutional Convention, which favored large states and wanted representation in Congress to be based upon a state’s population.

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Georgia Plan

2.

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.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Mayflower Compact

3.

Those who supported the new U.S. Constitution because they wanted a stronger national government.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

c)

Democratic Republicans

d)

Republicans

4.

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.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Schenck v. United States

5.

The addition to the U.S. Constitution, which was a reason for many Anti Federalists deciding to accept the new Constitution and government.

a)

The US Bill of Rights

b)

The ⅗ Compromise

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Virginia Plan

6.

The colonial document that utilized enlightenment ideas to state abolishment of an imperial power.

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Articles of Confederation

7.

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.

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

⅗ Compromise

8.

The agreement at the Constitutional Convention, which settled the population and representation debate regarding slaves counting toward a state’s population.

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

⅗ Compromise

9.

The 85 essays that were written in support of the new U.S. Constitution, primarily sent out in New York newspapers.

a)

The Federalist Papers

b)

The Antifederalists Papers

c)

The Common Sense Papers

d)

The Jefferson Papers

10.

The plan from the Constitutional Convention, which favored small states and wanted representation in congress to be the same for all states.

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

⅗ Compromise

11.

Those who opposed the new U.S. Constitution because they believed the new government would be too strong, taking away states’ rights.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

c)

Democratic Republicans

d)

Republicans

12.

Which of the following should ensure that the President cannot become a dictator?

a)

The Electoral College

b)

The Cabinet

c)

The systems of separation of powers & checks and balances

d)

The use of the veto

13.

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that

a)

There was no executive branch

b)

State governments were too weak

c)

The Supreme Court had too much power

d)

There was no legislative branch

14.

All of the following were reasons that the Antifederalists opposed the Constitution EXCEPT

a)

It did not have a Bill of Rights

b)

The states would lose authority and freedoms to the National Government

c)

It could lead to a tyranny

d)

The national government would need a judicial branch

15.

The Articles of Confederation created a national government that was

a)

Controlled by the executive branch

b)

Controlled by the judicial branch

c)

Controlled by the Federalists

d)

Controlled by the legislative branch

16.

In the Supreme Court Case, Marbury V. Madison, the Judicial Branch:

a)

Lost its power of legal oversight

b)

Became less powerful in the system of checks and balances

c)

Established its power of judicial review

d)

Voted to end Shays’ Rebellion

17.

True or False: The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware and the last (13th) was Rhode Island.

a)

True

b)

False