WorksheetsConvention & Principles of the Constitution
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which compromise decided how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation?
a)
Slave Trade Compromise
b)
Constitutional Convention Compromise
c)
Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
2.
Which compromise decided how representation would be decided in the legislature?
a)
Slave Trade Compromise
b)
Constitutional Convention Compromise
c)
Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
3.
The original plan at the Constitutional Convention was to...
a)
amend the Articles of Confederation.
b)
shut down the U.S. government.
c)
create the U.S. Constitution.
d)
create a U.S. army.
4.
Which branch has the Supreme Court?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Executive Branch
5.
How is representation decided in the senate?
a)
by population
b)
by how much the candidate wants the position
c)
by electoral college
d)
each state gets 2 representatives
6.
How is representation decided in the House of Representatives?
a)
each state gets 2 representatives
b)
by how much the candidate wants the position
c)
by population
d)
by electoral college
7.
Name the principle of government: Each branch of government makes sure the other branches do not become too powerful.
a)
separation of powers
b)
federalism
c)
checks and balances
d)
popular sovereignty
8.
Name the principle of government: Each branch has its own powers and jobs.
a)
separation of powers
b)
federalism
c)
checks and balances
d)
republicanism
9.
Name the principle of government: The sharing of power between the federal and state government.
a)
checks and balances
b)
federalism
c)
republicanism
d)
separation of powers
10.
What Constitutional Principle says "We the People"?
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Limited Government
d)
Separation of Powers
11.
What is federalism?
a)
The people vote for their leaders who then represent them.
b)
The people have individual rights.
c)
There are three branches of government.
d)
The state and national government share power.
12.
What is "checks and balances?"
a)
Each branch of power has the ability to limit the power of the other branches.
b)
The people elect their leaders.
c)
The people are in charge.
d)
The people have rights. (Bill of Rights)
13.
Which proves that the USA uses separation of powers?
a)
The people vote for their leaders.
b)
The people are in charge.
c)
There are three branches of government.
d)
The people have individual rights. (bill of rights)
14.
Name that principle.....
a)
Federalism
b)
Popular SOvereignty
c)
Rule of lAw
d)
Individual Rights
15.
What does the Executive Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
16.
What does the Judicial Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
17.
What does the Legislative Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
18.
What is the principle of republicanism?
a)
Government should be split into three branches.
b)
The people create the government.
c)
The power of government should be limited.
d)
The interest of Americans are represented by elected officials.
19.
Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that--
a)
People elect their political representatives.
b)
people are the source of the government's power.
c)
power is divided between national and state government.
20.
The fact that states can make their own laws is an example of which constitutional principle?
a)
separation of power
b)
federalism
21.
Which proves we have a limited government?
a)
The Constitution defines the limits of those in power.
b)
The people are in charge.
c)
There is a bill of rights.
d)
The people vote for their leaders.
22.
These are personal liberties (freedoms) and privileges that should be guaranteed to every citizen
a)
Individual Rights
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Limited Government
d)
Popular Sovereignty
23.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Paris, France
24.
The _______________ Plan proposed a strong federal government with two branches.
a)
Virginia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Connecticut
d)
Three-fifths
25.
The three branches of government are ________________
a)
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
b)
Legislative, Judicial, and National
c)
Executive, Principle, and Judicial
d)
Judicial, National, and Legislative
26.
Which branch of government has two houses?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
National
27.
Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?
a)
Senate
b)
Judicial
c)
House of
Representatives
Representatives
d)
House of Congress
28.
Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
29.
The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have.
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-fifths Compromise
c)
Great Dispute
d)
Big Agreement
30.
How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?
a)
All slaves were counted.
b)
Three-fifths of the number of slaves was added to the population.
c)
Slaves were not counted at all.
d)
Slaves were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.
31.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights
d)
Created a two house legislature
32.
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
33.
Who was happy with the Virginia plan?
a)
Small States
b)
Large States
34.
Which Plan was favored by small states?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
35.
Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
36.
Which of the following events was the "straw that broke the camel's back?"
a)
Sheriffs seizing farms and property
b)
Protesting outside the Massachusetts courthouses
c)
Revolution veterans not getting paid their salary
d)
Raiding a state militia arensal
37.
Which of the following people was the leader of the Convention?
a)
James Madison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
Roger Sherman
38.
What does Bicameral mean?
a)
Two wheels
b)
One Building
c)
Two Governments
d)
Two Houses
39.
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James Madison
40.
A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
a)
Philly meeting
b)
Treaty of Philadelphia
c)
Constitutional Convention
41.
A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Northwest Lands
c)
Northwest Territory
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