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WorksheetsEarly American Government!
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
These where written by John Jay, Alex Hamilton, and James Madison
Federalist papers
Anti-federalist papers
We don't know who wrote these papers
Federalist paper
Anti-federalist papers
The Federalist wanted
A strong state government
A weak central government
A bill of rights
A strong central government
The anti-federalist wanted which of the follow?
A president
Taxes
State's rights
A constitution
The Articles of Confederation was written and put in place during
The French Indian War
The American Revolution
The War of 1812
World War 1
The Articles of Confederation gave power to
The President
The States
The Country
The Elite
What event showed the cracks in the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
The Boston Massacre
The Constitution
The firey gaze of Mr. Parker 8l
How many branches of government are listed in the Constitution
1
3
5
7
The Articles of Confederation based taxes off of
Income
How big your family was
How big your state was
None of the above
The Executive Branch is primarily the
President and vice president
Congress
Supreme Court
Big Branch
How many members are there in the Supreme Court?
6
8
9
10
The Supreme Court is apart of what branch?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
None of these
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
23
25
27
29
The 18th Amendment said you cannot produce or sell alcohol. THIS amendment repealed the 18th and made alcohol legal again
13th amendment
19th amendment
21st amendment
28th amendment
What amendment protects our freedom of speech, religion, petition, and press?
1st
3rd
5th
7th
This branch is holds the "commander in chief" of the military.
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
RANDOM GOV QUESTION: How many impeachments have there been in the history of the United States?
1
2
3
4
What can a president do to "check" congress?
Veto a bill
Appoint congressmen
Fire congressmen
The president has no checks on congress
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government collected a steady and equal amount of taxes
True
False
Who's to say?
What does it mean if people "ratified" a document?
They denied it
They agreed/passed it
The sent it back for revisions
They poured gas on it and smiled as the lit it ablaze!
Why is there a system of checks and balances on the branches?
To make things confusing
To make sure none of them get too powerful
To keep people from asking questions
There isn't a system of checks and balances
What is the current supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
What was the first constitution
The Constiution
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of independence
RANDOM QUESTION Where was the Bill sitting from schoolhouse rock and what was he trying to get passed?
On Capitol Hill/No speeding in school zones
On Capital Hill/Busses must stop at railroads
On Bunker Hill/You must be 18 to drive
On Breeds Hill/ You must be 18 to purchase tobacco
