WorksheetsChp 7 - A More Perfect Union (US History)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
As shown in the graph, which state had the most enslaved African Americans?
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
New York
The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the
governor.
president.
state representative.
state senator.
The Americans formed a republic, a government in which citizens rule through
appointed representatives.
elected representatives.
kingships.
monarchies.
One of the Confederation’s accomplishments was an arrangement for
currency to be created.
foreign troops.
new states in the West.
the military.
What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River?
Mississippi Territory
Northwest Territory
Ohio Territory
Western Territory
One major weakness of the Confederation was that it could not deal with
drawing maps.
Native Americans.
new states.
the nation’s finances.
The excerpt below is from Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist Papers.
The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.
In the excerpt, what is Hamilton referring to when he describes a “pure, original fountain”?
the people being governed
the Articles of Confederation
the national government
the United States
Under the Articles of Confederation, states were asked to create their own constitutions. Why did most states limit the power of their governors and divide the legislature into two bodies?
British rule made them wary of giving one group too much power.
They wanted representation to be based on population.
They wanted a strong executive branch.
States wanted to pattern their governments after the national government.
What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
State governments could issue currency.
The national government could not impose taxes.
States had to supply troops to the national army.
The national government could not conduct foreign affairs.
Mercy Otis Warren
Our situation is truly delicate & critical. On the one hand we are in need of a strong federal government founded on principles that will support the prosperity & union of the colonies. On the other we have struggled for liberty & made lofty sacrifices at her shrine: and there are still many among us who revere her name too much to relinquish (beyond a certain medium) the rights of man for the Dignity of Government.
Mercy Otis Warren wrote this statement about the Constitution.
Based on the statement, what label could be applied to Mercy Otis Warren?
Republican
Democrat
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Why was a system of checks and balances built into the Constitution?
to divide the legislature into two bodies
to limit the power of the president and vice president
to keep one branch from dominating any other
to give the national government more power than the state governments
A state’s population determined how many seats the state would have in Congress. How was the question of counting enslaved people in each state resolved?
with the Great Compromise
in the Bill of Rights
with the Three-Fifths Compromise
by the Virginia Plan
What was the main difference between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?
One called for two branches of government and one for three.
The Virginia Plan called for proportional representation in both houses of Congress.
The New Jersey Plan gave the federal government more power than it had under the Articles of Confederation.
The Virginia Plan did not include a court system.
Those who opposed the Constitution feared the national government would
limit the number of new states.
limit trade.
require religion to be practiced.
take rights away from people.
The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and property was promoted by philosopher
Baron de Montesquieu.
Benjamin Franklin.
John Adams.
John Locke.
Which state was the last to ratify the Constitution?
Maryland
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
The branch of the government that is headed by the president is called the
constitutional branch
executive branch.
judicial branch.
legislative branch.
The branch of government that deals with the court system is called the
constitutional branch.
executive branch.
judicial branch.
legislative branch.
The Electoral College
indirectly elects the president
supporter of the Constitution
the men who shaped the Constitution
favored local government controlled more closely by the people
The Federalist
supporter of the Constitution
favored local government controlled more closely by the people
system that keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power
indirectly elects the president
Shays’s Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take away
criminals’ homes.
farmers’ land.
stolen goods.
money from taxes.
The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and
the need for getting money.
the practice of slavery.
women’s right to vote.
the right of rebellion.
Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work toward a new national government based on the
New Jersey Plan.
New York Plan.
Northwest Territory Plan.
Virginia Plan.
Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved
the Great Compromise.
the Three-Fifths Compromise.
the Two-Thirds Compromise.
the Washington Compromise.
Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be approved by how many states?
all the states
3 states
9 states
12 states
