WorksheetsFoundational Documents
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following does not create a government, but it set the big ideas for independence and a new nation.
Federalist 10
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Brutus 1
Thirteen sovereign states agreed to form a union for the purpose of defense, negotiate territorial issues, and relations with the native tribes is the main point of the...
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Constitution
The American people created three independent branches each with prescribed powers and checks over the other branches.
Federalist 78
Federalist 70
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Which of the foundational documents says the Constitution as originally written threatened the sovereignty of the states and the liberty of the people.
Federalist 51
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Federalist 10
Brutus 1
Which foundational document said a large republic is the best way to safeguard against the negative effects of factions
Federalist 10
Federalist 51
Federalist 70
Federalist 78
Which foundational document said checks and balances and separation of powers will ensure that government officials and bodies will not extend their power beyond what is granted in the Constitution.
Federalist 10
Federalist 51
Federalist 70
Federalist 78
Which foundational document said a strong, single executive (as opposed to a council) is preferable because it allows the executive to make quick, secretive decisions for which he alone can be held accountable.
Federalist 10
Federalist 51
Federalist 70
Federalist 78
Which foundational document said through judicial review, an independent court system protects popular sovereignty and limited government.
Federalist 10
Federalist 51
Federalist 70
Federalist 78
Which of the foundational documents said citizens must agitate against unjust laws in order to spawn social and political change
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Prohsaka is an old weak man who smells
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
The idea that "Life terms for federal judges is the best way to ensure the country has an independent judiciary." Is most likely found in...
Brutus 1
Federalist 78
The Constitution
Federalist 51
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on power would be necessary" is an idea found within
Federalist 10
Federalist 51
Federalist 70
Federalist 78
"Since states are small, their people share the same interests and can personally know their representatives. Therefore the states are better able to represent the people" is an idea found within
Brutus 1
Federalist 10
Articles of Confederation
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
There was no independent judiciary or executive branch in the government created from
Fedearlist 51
Brutus 1
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Patience will not lead to social and political change. It was one hundred years after the Civil War, and African Americans still did not political or social equality is an idea found within
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
Letter from a Birmingham Jail Cell
Federalist 70
While it is good for legislatures to act slowly, it is essential for a president to act quickly especially in times of war is an idea found within
Fedearlist 10
Federalist 51
Federalist 70
Brutus 1
In a large republic, there will be so many interests among the people that no faction will be able to create a majority is an idea found within
Brutus 1
The Constitution
Letter from a Birmingham Jail Cell
Federalist 10
Article V describes the amendment process. An amendment is proposed by a ⅔ vote of both houses of congress or a convention of states called for by ⅔ of states. An amendment must be ratified by ¾ of state legislatures or special conventions which is found within
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Brutus 1
Federalist 78
Great Britain had violated the social contract theory, which gave the people the duty to rebel is from
The Constitution
Letter from a Birmingham Jail Cell
The Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
