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WorksheetsChapter 6: A New Nation
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
dividing the government so that each branch balances
the powers of the others
ordinance
amendment
democracy
separation of powers
checks and balances
government in which citizens have power to make
political decisions
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amendment
democracy
separation of powers
checks and balances
a law
ordinance
amendment
democracy
separation of powers
checks and balances
ways that each branch of government limits the power
of the other branches
ordinance
amendment
democracy
separation of powers
checks and balances
an addition
ordinance
amendment
democracy
separation of powers
checks and balances
the document that first held the states together as a
union
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
veto
ratify
to approve
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
veto
ratify
refusal to sign a law
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
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an introduction
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
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ratify
What was one difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had only one branch.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was strong.
Under the Constitution, all states had to approve laws.
Under the Constitution, the government could not pass laws to collect taxes.
What problem did war debts pose for the new nation?
The American people did not want to repay the debts.
The American people did not believe that the country owed money.
The government could not collect taxes to repay the debts.
The government could not get good terms for repaying the debts.
What caused Shays’ Rebellion?
The federal government taxed the income farmers earned.
One state raised taxes that people paid on their property.
The federal government jailed people who could not pay their taxes.
One state refused to pay the taxes it owed the federal government.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
to decide whether a king should lead the government
to form a stronger government by revising the Articles of Confederation
to get delegates to sign the new Constitution
to name a leader for the country’s army
Read the quote below before answering the question that follows.
"Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state."
By issuing this warning, the speaker of the passage above reveals that he or she is a:
supporter of a strong central government
supporter of George Washington as the first president
supporter of the Declaration of Independence
supporter of the Articles of Confederation
What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?
It included three-fifths of the enslaved people in population counts.
It required three-fifths of the states to ratify a law.
It put three-fifths of the Articles of Confederation into the Constitution.
It gave small states three-fifths as many representatives as large states.
Why did states with large populations favor the Virginia Plan?
It had the legislature choose judges.
It had the legislature choose the executive.
It based representation on population.
It based representation on land area.
Which of the following can ONLY the national government do?
collect taxes
print money
manage elections
set up courts
Why did some states hesitate to ratify the Constitution?
They thought it needed a Bill of Rights.
They did not want to be part of the new country.
They wanted to abolish slavery.
They were hoping for a better document.
Use this passage from the Bill of Rights to answer the next question.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
The Amendment above was a victory for:
those who wanted a strong central government.
those who supported James Madison’s views.
Anti-Federalists.
Nationalists.
Which of the following is a civic responsibility?
free speech
voting
due process
assembling
Read the following list before answering the next question:
rule of law
judicial review
popular sovereignty
What is the BEST title for the list?
Elements of Democracy in the United States
The Declaration of Independence’s Guarantees
Ways of Ensuring Domestic Tranquility
Reasons for Expanding Voting Rights
When the Constitution was written, which citizens had the right to vote?
free African American males
white married females
white male property owners
married African American women
Social Security is an example of a government program that
promotes the general welfare.
ensures domestic tranquility.
provides for the common defense.
secures liberty.
Which branch of the military is MOST likely to patrol the coastline?
Army
Air Force
Coast Guard
Marines
The fact that the new nation had no national currency reflected
the inability of the 13 states to agree about money.
the inflation that made money nearly worthless.
the weak central government of the new nation.
the inability of the nation to trade with other nations.
What was one result of Shays’ Rebellion?
calls for a stronger central government
defeat of the new nation’s army
new taxes imposed on farmers
creation of state militias
Why was the Constitutional Convention called?
Delegates needed to choose a president.
Delegates wanted to name a chief justice.
The country needed a stronger central government.
The country was on the brink of another war.
Why did smaller states favor the New Jersey Plan?
It gave all states the same number of representatives.
It called for the legislature to choose the executive branch.
It called for a legislature with two houses.
It called for the legislature to choose the judicial branch.
What was the MOST important way that the new government described in the Constitution prevented any one person or group from becoming too powerful?
The government had a two-part legislature.
The government had three branches with checks on each other’s powers.
The Constitution divided power between two executives.
The Constitution provided voting rights to everyone.
Use the map to answer the question:
What was one effect of the ordinance that organized the territory shown in the map?
It created good relations with the Native Americans.
It stopped slavery from spreading northward.
It limited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
It made French our national language.
Use the map to answer the question:
What natural feature formed the western boundary of the territory shown on the map?
the Appalachian Mountains
the Pacific Ocean
the Ohio River
the Mississippi River
Which of the following can ONLY state governments do?
collect taxes
set up courts
make laws about international trade
issue licenses
Read the following statement: “A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth.”
Which politician MOST likely said these words?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Why did the process of states ratifying the Constitution slow after five states had ratified it?
Southern states were not happy with the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Many states wanted the Constitution to have a Bill of Rights.
Northern states would not agree to allow slavery in the nation.
Many states did not want the country to have an executive branch.
Which group gained the right to vote in 1920?
African American men
18-year-olds
women
Native Americans
Why is the rule of law an important principle?
It protects citizens from the government’s misuse of power.
It says courts can overturn laws.
It says Americans work for a common good.
It gives the Executive Branch power over the other two branches of government.
When the Supreme Court says a law is unconstitutional, it is
exercising its check on the power of the legislature.
overstepping its authority.
depriving the president of his role.
creating new laws.
How does the Constitution limit the power of the military?
It forbids citizens from owning weapons.
It calls for a military draft.
It limits who can join the military.
It divides up control of the armed forces.
When the president sends the National Guard to an area that has experienced a flood, which purpose of the government is being fulfilled?
forming a more perfect union
establishing justice
ensuring domestic tranquility
providing for the common defense
