WorksheetsThe Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
To formally approve a plan or agreement is to do what?
Republic
Ratify
Compromise
Federalism
According to the preamble, who rules the government?
The Executive Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
We the People
What branch of government interprets the laws?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
The President
The first written plan of government, written before the constitution is called what?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Which branch of government carries out or enforces the law?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
mE
The first ten amendments of the constitution are called what?
The preamble
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The preamble explains the ___________ of the government?
Plans
Goals
Bill of Rights
None of the answers are correct
The plan of government established at the constitutional convention that established a two house congress, one based on population and one based on equal representation is called what?
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
The Great Compromise
Articles of Confederation
Who were the biggest proponents of the Bill of Rights?
Antifederalists
Federalists
Republicans
Democrats
Why did the framers of the constitution want to adopt a system of checks and balances and separation of powers?
So no one person would become too powerful
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
To prevent the national government from taking away the rights of the people
To ensure domestic tranquility
What branch of government makes the laws and consists of the Senate and Congress?
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
The Executive Branch
The Legexecujudicial branch
Why was Shay's Rebellion an important event in US history?
It was the beginning of a new war started by Daniel Shays
It led to the passage of a new government, the constitution
It showed the strength of Massachusetts farmers
It showed how there was nothing wrong with the American government
