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Review: Constitution & Ratification Debate

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of the US Constitution?

a)

limited government

b)

separation of powers

c)

rule of law

d)

rule of four

2.

What quote best demonstrates the concept of popular sovereignty?

a)

"We the people"

b)

"In order to form a more perfect union"

c)

"Give me liberty or give me death"

d)

"When in the course of human events"

3.

Which group was pro-states' rights, against the Constitution, and wanted a Bill of Rights added?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

4.

T which group did the Three-Fifths compromise refer?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Women

c)

The Poor

d)

Enslaved people

5.

What does Article V (5) of the Constitution discuss?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Amendment Process

d)

Supremacy Clause

6.

Which state's plan at the Constitutional convention called for equal representation in Congress?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Virginia

c)

Connecticut

7.

Which state's plan at the Constitutional convention called for representation based only on population in Congress?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Virginia

c)

Connecticut

8.

The original intent of the framers when they met in 1787 was to---

a)

create a new constitution

b)

open trade with England

c)

revise or amend the Article of Confederation

d)

revise the US Constitution

9.

Which state's plan at the Constitutional convention called for two houses in Congress-- one based on equality and the other based on population?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Virginia

c)

Connecticut

10.

Which article is about the Judicial Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

11.

Which article is about the Executive Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

12.

Which article is about the Legislative Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III