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The Constitution of the United States of America

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the plan of government for the United States before the Constitution was written?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Preamble

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Declaration of Independence

2.

A synonym for approve is

a)

verify

b)

summarize

c)

compromise

d)

ratify

3.

Which plan said that every state should have the same number of representatives?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

California

4.

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is called the

a)

Preamble

b)

articles

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

5.

What city did the Constitutional Convention meet in?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Trenton

d)

New Amsterdam

6.

What is a word that means to shorten something and put it in your own words?

a)

compromise

b)

summarize

c)

ratify

d)

theorize

7.

What are the first 10 amendments called?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Preamble

c)

articles

d)

Bill of Rights

8.

Which plan of government said that each state's number of representatives should be based on that state's population?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Maine

9.

What is a word that means an agreement in which each side gives up something that it wants?

a)

summarize

b)

compromise

c)

ratify

d)

verify

10.

What was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The power of the judicial branch was too weak.

b)

The power of the people was too weak.

c)

The power of the national government was too weak.

d)

The power of the states was too weak.

11.

What was added to the U.S. Constitution to protect people's rights?

a)

The Preamble

b)

The articles

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Declaration of Independence

12.

How many amendments have there been to the U.S. Constitution so far?

a)

7

b)

17

c)

27

d)

37

13.

Which of these can change the Constitution?

a)

Mrs. Johnson

b)

articles

c)

the Governor

d)

amendments

14.

Which amendment made slavery illegal?

a)

7

b)

13

c)

28

d)

99

15.

Another word for representatives is

a)

Gould Gators

b)

voters.

c)

slaves.

d)

delegates.

16.

Who are two of the delegates that New Jersey sent to the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Mrs. Scandiffeo

c)

William Livingston

d)

William Paterson

17.

How many articles does the U.S. Constitution use to set up our government?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

23

d)

27

18.

What is the lawmaking part of our government called?

a)

The Legislature

b)

The Executive Branch

c)

The Cabinets

d)

The Judicial Branch