WorksheetsModule 3 Vocabulary: A New Nation
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following was the United States first plan of government that was ratified in 1781?
Mayflower Compact
Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitiution
Articles of Confederation
"The states had more authority than the central government"
Which plan of government would this statement be true for?
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Which of the following attempted statehood (14th State) but failed due to not enough States ratifying it?
Franklin
Tennessee
North Carolina
Shays
Which two events made it clear that the central government did not have enough power under the Articles of Confederation?
Shays' Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Lost State of Franklin
American Revolution
- Armed uprising in Massachusetts.
- Famers angry about taxation on their land.
- Forced a shutdown of the court.
Which of the following events is described in the statements above?
Lost State of Franklin
Northwest Ordinance of 1785
Shays' Rebellion
Federalist Papers
Which of the following area is shown in the picture?
Northwest Territory
Spanish Territory
Lost State of Franklin
Northeast Territory
______________________ was passed by Congress to set up a system for surveying & dividing western lands; land was split into 36 sq mile townships, then divided into sections designated for schools, veterans, & land to sell to public.
Northwest Territory
Land Ordinance of 1785
NW Ordinance of 1787
Plymouth Colony
Which of the following definitions accurately describes the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Passed by Congress to set up a system for surveying & dividing western lands;
The plan for the new national government for the U.S; all 13 states ratified by 1781.
Law that allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Territory into separate territories & specified how those territories could become states.
Unsettled territory bordered by the Ohio River, Appalachian Mtns. & Miss River
Correctly identify the roles James Madison & George Washington played in the Constitutional Convention. Select two.
George Washington - didn't attend the Convention
George Washington- President of the Constitutional Convention
James Madison - Treasure of the Convention who tried to repay the country's war debt.
James Madison - Secretary of the Const. Convention; made important contributions to Constitution
Which of the following documents is the supreme law of the land that embodies the fundamental laws & principles by which the United States is governed?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Indpendence
Mayflower Compact
Constitution of the United States
Which meeting was held in this building in Philadelphia beginning in May of 1787 to revise the AOC?
Constitutional Convention
The Continental Congress
The Confederation Congress
Independence Convention
Which of the following decisions was made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that created two legislative bodies in Congress?
Three-Fifths Compromise
Bill of Rights
Separation of Powers
Great Compromise
Which of the following is represented in the graphic?
Great Compromise
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
19th Amendment
Three-Fifths Compromise
_______________ is the action of signing, making it officially valid.
Ratification
Amendment
Preamble
Popular Sovereignty
The __________________ is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles
Constitution
Confederation
Preamble
Compromise
Great Britain: Monarchy
United States: __________
Which of the following would correctly complete this?
Sovereignty
Dictatorship
Democracy
Socialism
_________________ is the idea that government authority comes from the people who have agreed to be governed.
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
Socialism
Federalists SUPPORTED the ratification (approval) of the Constitution.
True
False
What does the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution start with?
We the People
We the People of the 13 Colonies
We the Citizens of the United States of America
What is the Bill of Rights?
It is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
It is the first 13 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
It is the first 9 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Which of the following is the idea of sharing the power between the federal government and states government?
Democracy
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Checks & Balances
Which of the following individuals were NOT in support of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Amendment
A change or improvement.
A person who opposed the passage of the U.S. Constitution.
A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.
The writers of the US Constitution added the ___________________________ to protect people's individual freedoms.
Charters of Freedom
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Supreme Court laws
What are the names of the 2 parts of the legislative branch of our government?
Senate and House of Representatives
Justices and Judges
Mayor and President
Public Works and Town Manager
Which of the following is NOT a right in the Bill of Rights
Citizens have the right to have freedom of speech
Citizens have the right to declare war against other countries
Citizens have the right to have a jury trial
Citizens have the right to keep and bear arms
The principle of the constitution that creates three branches of government with equal powers
Republicanism
Individual Rights
Separation of Powers
Federalism
