WorksheetsConstitutional Convention
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 42mins
The New Jersey and Virginia plans at the Constitutional Convention were each meant to:
settle issues regarding the power/representation of states in the national government.
draft a peace treaty with the British that would allow them to retain land in the Americas.
solve the issue of how new states would be added in the western territories.
create a compromise on the issue of slavery.
The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with
the representation of states in Congress.
the regulation of interstate commerce.
the territorial expansion of slavery.
the admission of new western states.
The Virginia Plan would have granted more power to
agricultural states.
industrial states.
states with small populations.
states with large populations.
At the Constitutional Convention, what was the reason for the conflict between states with large populations and states with small populations?
representation in Congress
slavery
border conflicts
taxation
Why would southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention have opposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?
They opposed the creation of a Congress that gave all states the same number of Senators.
They believed states with a larger population should have more representation in Congress.
They wanted all slaves to be counted for purposes of Congressional representation.
They feared that the creation of the office of President would produce a "king" in the United States.
The unicameral legislative branch created by the Articles of Confederation was MOST LIKELY changed to a bicameral branch in the United States Constitution because people
wanted everything from the Articles to be changed.
believed that the first legislative branch was corrupt.
wanted more of a separation of governmental power.
wanted the government to have much more power.
Which of these excerpts from the U.S. Constitution best reflects the principle of checks and balances?
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States… are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States… shall be the supreme Law of the Land.….”
“The [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be [interpreted] to deny… others retained by the people.”
“Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”
The delegates who created the United States Constitution devised a government that was divided into three separate branches. What was the purpose of this division?
To provide for freedom of speech and religion
To make sure that no one group or individual had too much power
To protect individual liberties and freedoms
To guarantee that power came from the consent of the people
Which BEST explains why the US government has a system of "checks and balances"?
It makes the government think about how and where it spends money.
It gives Americans the promise of ten basic rights and freedoms.
It keeps any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
It allows the people of the United States to watch over the government
Which is the BEST example of checks and balances?
The Supreme Court bases its judgments on the Constitution.
The Constitution may be amended to fit changing circumstances.
The President works to ensure that existing laws are enforced.
Congress may override a president's vetoing of a bill.
Which of the following best completes the statement about popular sovereignty? Authority to govern comes from ____________.
the legislative branch.
state constitutions.
the consent of the people.
the Declaration of Independence.
Which statement BEST represents a federal government (federalism)?
The state governments can decide whether or not to follow national laws.
The national government creates laws, but it is up to state governments to enforce them.
The power to govern is shared by national, state, and local levels of government.
The power to govern is divided between executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
When laws conflict with each other, the Supremacy Clause in the U.S. Constitution states that _______ laws are the most powerful and should be followed first.
regional
local
federal
state
One of the major conflicts between northern and southern states in the writing of the new Constitution centered on
who would be allowed to vote.
how best to choose the President.
the western boundary of the United States.
how to count slaves in the population.
