WorksheetsCreating the Constitution
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Articles of Confederation did all of the following except
serve as the first plan of government for the United States.
divide power among three branches of government.
give Congress power to make war and peace.
form a loose union of the states.
The Constitution was drafted
in under 100 working days.
between June and July of 1787.
by a committee of lawyers.
by Madison working at night.
Shays’s Rebellion is remembered today because it
threatened law and order in Massachusetts
showed how well the Articles of Confederation worked.
dramatized the money problems faced by poor farmers
shocked Congress into calling for a Constitutional Convention
An important challenge facing the Constitutional Convention was how to balance the
needs of eastern and western states.
interests of large and small states.
rights of slaves and slaveholders
demands of farmers and workers.
Both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans called for
an elected president.
an end to the slave trade.
three branches of government.
two houses of Congress.
The Great Compromise was primarily related to
selection of Supreme Court justices
representation in Congress
checks and balances
representation in Congress
James Madison is known as the “Father of the Constitution” because
he took Cornell notes on everything said during the convention
he was the oldest and wisest of the delegates to the convention
his influence on the Constitutional Convention was so great
he studied modern and ancient governments to see what worked
The Constitutional Convention gave the job of choosing a chief executive to
members of Congress
state legislatures and governors
major political parties
electors chosen by the states
Supporters of the new Constitution were known as
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Republicans
Patriots
Which state stood to lose the most representatives in Congress if slaves were not counted in any way?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
The word quorum means
a majority of voting members
a select group of the best people
the maximum number that may be admitted to a group
the minimum number needed to conduct official business
