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Unit 1: 2021 Feds and the Constitution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1215 is the year what document was signed?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

1620 is the year what document was signed?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

3.

What document was the first written government?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

4.

The idea of limited government is from what document?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

5.

The Mayflower compact is the first form of ___________ government in the New World.

a)

Individual

b)

Self

c)

Team

d)

Written

6.

What document did pilgrims and English settlers create?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

7.

What document was our breakup letter to England?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

8.

The Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence and The Articles of Confederation all helped to create what document?

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Texas Constitution

c)

Jamestown Compact

d)

Parliament

9.

Who OPPOSED the ratification of the Bill of Rights?

a)

The Federalist

b)

The Anti-Federalist

10.

Who was in favor of the ratification of the Bill of Rights?

a)

The Federalist

b)

The Anti-Federalist

11.

Which Document made it where the King had to follow the same laws as his subjects?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

12.

Which document listed our grievances towards King George III of England, guaranteed the colonists unalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

13.

Which document was poorly written and gave too much to the states instead of the central government?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

14.

What were the first 10 Amendments called?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

10 Amendments

c)

Constitution

d)

Reconstruction Amendments

15.

What was the name of the written government before the Constitution?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

16.

What did Federalists and Antifederalists disagree most strongly about?

a)

a strong national government

b)

creating a system of checks and balances

c)

protecting individual liberties

d)

increasing the power of the confederation

17.

Which of the following describes the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

a)

to guarantee freedoms that belong to every citizen

b)

to limit the rights of the individual citizen

c)

to inspire the government of other nations

d)

to limit the duties of the citizen

18.

True or False:

The Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False:

The Federalists said that a Bill of Rights was necessary to add to the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
Which viewpoint was common among Anti-Federalists?
a)
There is no need for a separate Bill of Rights
b)
The Constitution does not give enough power to states
c)
The Constitution will strengthen the government
d)
A strong national gov't will protect the people in crisis
21.
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 
a)
The Declaration of Independence 
b)
The Constitution 
c)
The Magna Carta 
d)
The English Bill of Rights 
22.
Which group would have made the following statement?
Other countries do not respect America because we do not have a strong leader.
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Whigs
c)
Know-nothing Party
d)
Federalists
23.
Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.
a)
National
b)
State
c)
Central
d)
Republican
24.
Federalists supported a strong ____________ government. 
a)
National
b)
State
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republican
25.
What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?
a)
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b)
Life, Liberty and Death
c)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
26.

"Inalienable Rights: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" what did this mean?

a)

You have to earn your rights and not born with them

b)

Rights we are born with

c)

The purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people

d)

If the government does not protect the rights of the people, it is the right of the people to change the government