WorksheetsThe Constitution of the United States of America
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What was the plan of government for the United States before the Constitution was written?
The Bill of Rights
The Preamble
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
A synonym for approve is
verify
summarize
compromise
ratify
Which plan said that every state should have the same number of representatives?
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
California
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is called the
Preamble
articles
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
What city did the Constitutional Convention meet in?
New York
Philadelphia
Trenton
New Amsterdam
What is a word that means to shorten something and put it in your own words?
compromise
summarize
ratify
theorize
What are the first 10 amendments called?
Articles of Confederation
Preamble
articles
Bill of Rights
Which plan of government said that each state's number of representatives should be based on that state's population?
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maine
What is a word that means an agreement in which each side gives up something that it wants?
summarize
compromise
ratify
verify
What was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation?
The power of the judicial branch was too weak.
The power of the people was too weak.
The power of the national government was too weak.
The power of the states was too weak.
What was added to the U.S. Constitution to protect people's rights?
The Preamble
The articles
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
How many amendments have there been to the U.S. Constitution so far?
7
17
27
37
Which of these can change the Constitution?
Mrs. Johnson
articles
the Governor
amendments
Which amendment made slavery illegal?
7
13
28
99
Another word for representatives is
Gould Gators
voters.
slaves.
delegates.
Who are two of the delegates that New Jersey sent to the Constitutional Convention?
Thomas Jefferson
Mrs. Scandiffeo
William Livingston
William Paterson
How many articles does the U.S. Constitution use to set up our government?
3
7
23
27
What is the lawmaking part of our government called?
The Legislature
The Executive Branch
The Cabinets
The Judicial Branch
