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WorksheetsConfederation to Constitution Practice
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Pick the answer that best explains The U.S. Constitution.
a.The U.S. Constitution is a document that limited government power and gave no ability to levy taxes.
b.The American Constitution was a document ORIGINALLY drafted to give rights to people like the freedom of speech and assembly.
c. The Constitution of the United States is a document that establishes the structure of the national government and the citizens basic laws and rights.
None of those.
According to The Great Compromise how should voting be decided in Congress?
a. All states should have the same number of votes in Congress.
b. The bicameral legislature should have 1 vote(eventually 2) per state in the Senate and 1 vote for every 30,000 people in the House of Representatives.
c. The compromise called for all voting of Congress to be based on state population.
d. None of these.
What power does The Constitution give the judicial branch? Choose MULTIPLE ANSWERS.
a. It has the power to declare war and veto bills.
b. This branch can have the chief justice preside over impeachment trials and declare laws unconstitutional.
c. This power can appoint cabinet members and approve foreign treaties.
d. This power can settle disputes among states and includes the supreme court.
What does the executive branch have the ability to do?
a. This branch can write laws and approves treaties with foreign countries.
b. The executive branch nominates judges to the supreme court and declares laws unconstitutional.
c. This branch proposes tax law and impeaches the president.
d. This branch includes the commander in chief and can appoint cabinet members.
Select the option that explains the responsibilities of the legislative branch.
a. This branch makes treaties with foreign governments and nominates judges to the supreme court.
b. The legislative branch has the power to declare war and declare laws unconstitutional.
c. Duties of the legislative branch include declaring laws unconstitutional and proposing amendments to The Constitution with 2/3 vote.
d. Responsibilities of the Congress entail the right to declare war and and overriding presidential veto with a 2/3 vote from both houses.
Select MORE THAN ONE answer that describes weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation(AOC).
a. The AOC could only request states to pay debt.
b. The document gave the ability to the government to draft men into the army.
c. The U.S. government under the AOC needed unanimous consent(13/13) states to amend laws.
d. There were only state courts to settle disputes or criminal charges, no national court system could decide on major issues.
Which best expresses how the Constitution of the U.S. benefits the people?
a. The Constitution benefits the people because they are happy the document doesn't force them to pay taxes.
b. People benefit from the Constitution because we have a central leader to look up to and there are checks and balances set in place so tyrannical rule can be avoided.
c. People benefit because they are happy they aren't required to pay state debt and they don't have to be put on trial by a national court.
d. None of these.
What three things can the president do when he receives a bill?
a. The president can sign the bill, veto it and make recommendations to Congress to change it, or do nothing.
b. The president can do nothing or sign the bill into law.
c. The president has the right to declare the bill unconstitutional, veto it, or do nothing.
d. None of these.
How many houses did most state legislatures have?
One
Two
Three
Four
What does the judicial branch of the government do?
It makes the laws
It enforces the laws
it interprets the laws
It publicizes the laws
What makes up the Bill of Rights?
the first ten amendments to the Constitution
the clause added to the Constitution about slavery
the clauses added to the Constitution about commerce
the elements of the Article of Confederation included in the Constitution
Why did many states create two-house legislatures?
to make sure their governor had more power
to have elected and appointed legislators
to ensure lawmakers had to share their power
to provide a model for the federal government
The meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution.
Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Electoral College
Great Compromise
Agreement that settled the question of how slaves were to be counted in determining a state's population. Each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment)
Three-Fifths Compromise
Great Compromise
Constitutional Convention
Law Ordinance of 1785
"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Continental Army, led a rebellion of poor farmers in Massachusetts who demanded debt relief, lower taxes, and protections against property seizures.
Shay's Rebellion (1786)
Law Ordinance of 1785
Great Compromise
Sons of Libety
a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Northwest Territory
Southwest Territory
Northeast Territory
Southeast Territory
to approve
ratify
boycott
veto
monopolize
A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
Republic
Oligarchy
Plutarchy
Monarchy
The _________________________________ was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
Federalism
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on _______.
population of each state.
number of state delegates.
one state, one vote
delegates appointed by the president.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.
population of each state.
number of state delegates.
one state, one vote
delegates appointed by the president.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress overrides a President's veto?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
none
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress creates lower federal courts?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
none
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress impeaches a judge?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
none
