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WorksheetsUnit 3 Challenges of a New Nation Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following describes the Articles of Confederation?
It was the weak constitution that created a weak central government.
The name of the meeting where delegates met to write a new constitution.
It has the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch of government.
It was the basis of the government as it is known today.
Which of the following describes the branches of government?
It has the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch of government.
It was the basis of the government as it known today.
It was weak constitution that created a weak central government.
The name of the meeting where delegates met to write a new constitution.
Which of the following describes the Constitutional Convention?
It has the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch of government.
The name of the meeting where delegates met to write a new constitution.
It was the weak constitution that created a weak central government.
It was the basis of the government as it is known today.
Which of the following describes the United States Constitution?
It has the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch of government.
It was the basis of the government as it is known today.
It was the weak constitution that created a weak central government.
The name of the meeting where delegates met to write a new constitution.
Who is known as the father of the United States Constitution?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Who was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and urged compromise amongst the delegates?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Which of the following issues was heavily debated during the Constitutional Convention?
marriage
women's rights
voting rights
slavery
Which of the following was a discussion about how much power should be given to the federal government?
slave' rights
states' rights
voting rights
women's rights
Which of the following split Congress into two houses, the Senate and House?
Great Debate
Great Compromise
Great Society
Great Government
Benjamin Franklin was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.
True
False
Rights of states, the Great Compromise, and slavery were discussed at the Constitutional Convention.
True
False
Why did the Articles of Confederation give more powers to the states than to the central government?
Many people felt that a central government was not needed.
Many Americans feared a strong central government.
The central government did not want to be involved in too many things.
Great Britain did not approve of a strong central government.
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
It had a stable economy.
It was able to provide many services.
It formed a strong army.
It was unable to pay for expenses.
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Great Compromise
South Carolina Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
Massachusetts Plan
Why did the representatives at the Constitutional Convention divide the powers of the national government among three different branches?
They were trying to keep the form of the state governments.
They were trying to copy the British form of government.
They did not want to copy the French system of two branches of government.
They did not want any one branch of government to become too powerful.
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Eastern states against western states
Industrial states against agricultural states
Slave states against free states
Older states against newer states
When were the Articles of Confederation written?
during the Civil War
during the French and Indian War
during the War of 1812
during the Revolutionary War
Which of the following statements is true of the Articles of Confederation?
It was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain.
It was an agreement between the United States and the Native Americans.
The Americans used it to declare their independence from Great Britain.
It formed the first central government in the United States.
What was one way that the Constitution addressed the issue of how slaves would be counted in a state's population?
States could choose whether or not to count enslaved people.
Every five slaves would be counted as three people.
Slaves were not counted as part of a state's population.
Slaves counted the same as free people in the population.
Which of the following was the idea that the federal government should share power with the states?
Federal system
Federal taxes
Federal reserve
Federal prison
