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WorksheetsThe Framers of the Constitution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What event made national leaders fear that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
Boston Tea Party
Constitutional Convention
Shays' Rebellion
Treaty of Paris
The first draft of the US government after the American Revolution was the
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
George Washington and James Madison were important figures at the Constitutional Convention.
True
False
Who is the "Father of the Constitution?"
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
How does the Preamble start?
For life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
In order to form
We the people
The people of the United States
One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money
tax
demand
ask
force
The ___________________ branch of government is led by the President.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government
was too strong.
was too weak.
took power from the states
collected too many taxes
Who was the first president of the United States?
James Madison
George Washington
Christopher Columbus
Thomas Jefferson
The paragraph that introduces the Constitution is called the
Bill of Rights
Preamble.
Declaration of Independence.
Articles of Confederation.
The head of the executive branch is the
House of Representatives
Senate.
President.
Supreme Court.
What are the first words of the constitution?
We the People
We the Goverment
We Don't Care
We Want Freedom
