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Chapter 3 Lesson 2 ''Creating a New Constitution''

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Following the American Revolution, What did congress fear about a strong central government?

a)

State would have to much power

b)

Rights for which people fought would be lost

c)

Another war would occur between Great Britain and America

d)

Laws would be passed to prevent people from settling in a new territories

2.

One Weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not

a)

declare war

b)

impose taxes

c)

set up a postal system

d)

create an army and navy

3.

What was the long-term effect fo the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

a)

territories eventually became states

b)

the farmers of Massachusetts rebelled

c)

George Washington was elected president

d)

slavery was expanded in the United States

4.

What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?

a)

land north and south of the colonies

b)

land of the 13 original colonies

c)

land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes

d)

land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

5.

Why is Shays' Rebellion an important event in U.S. history?

a)

it was the beginning of a Civil War

b)

it led to the passage of a new constitution

c)

it showed the strength of Massachusetts militia

d)

it dramatized the power of the central government

6.

What was the original purpose of the convention in May 1787?

a)

to write the U.S. Constitution

b)

to end the conflict in Massachusetts

c)

to revise the Articles of Confederation

d)

to rewrite the Declaration of Independence

7.

Why is James Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

he wrote the first draft of the constitution

b)

he knew more about government than anyone else present

c)

he was the oldest delegate to the constitutional convention

d)

he was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention

8.

The delegates to the constitutional convention agreed to establish a republic. Which of these describes a republic?

a)

a country led by a president

b)

a government led by a powerful few

c)

a parliamentary form of government

d)

a country led be elected representatives

9.

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey plans include?

a)

an end to slavery

b)

an elected president

c)

two houses of Congress

d)

three branches of government

10.

What did the Great Compromise decide?

a)

representation in congress

b)

the names of political parties

c)

the system of checks and balances

d)

process of selecting the president

11.

The number of members of which of these is affected by state population?

a)

Senate

b)

Supreme Court

c)

president's cabinet

d)

House of Representatives

12.

Which group casts votes to elect the president?

a)

Congress

b)

Electoral College

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Senate

13.

Another compromise was that ratification of the Constitution would require approval by only 9 states, instead of all 13. To ratify means to...

a)

compromise

b)

approve

c)

take apart

d)

argue

14.

Who supported the New Jersey Plan?

a)

James Madison

b)

delegates from large states

c)

delegates from small states

d)

Edmond Randolph

15.

Which of these describes the word amend?

a)

to change

b)

to vote

c)

to start from scratch

d)

to seek attention

16.
When the convention began, most delegates believed that their task was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
17.
The United States government has to be strong, otherwise large quantities of small disputes will tear the States apart, limb by limb. According to History Alive TCI, “Look to events like Shays' Rebellion. If the central government is too weak, it cannot do its job of protecting liberty and property.”
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
18.
The Virginia Plan made by Madison talked about creating a government with 3 branches and 2 house of Congress.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
19.
The southern states mentioned that slaves should be considered for representation so they can have more representatives in the House of Representative. 
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
20.
The government's decision to give the option to pay showed weakness.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
21.
The Farmers were seldom acknowledged when the Articles of Confederation was enforced. According to History Alive TCI, “ Under the Articles of Confederation, the new nation had serious money problems….The money shortage was particularly hard on farmers who could not earn enough to pay their debts and taxes.”
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
22.
The Congress is weak because they couldn’t stop a small rebellion.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
23.
The Articles did not bind the states to the nation very well, according to James Madison, the Articles were no more effective than, “A rope of sand.”
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
24.
Territories were not big enough, and they should have increased the size of all states to make them equal.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
25.
People didn’t trust the way you could vote in congress so they questioned it.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
26.
Nobody could’ve stressed the importance of the convention’s secrecy more than George Washington himself. According to History Alive TCI, “...Washington was handed some notes that had been dropped in the hall outside the east room. He lectured the delegates on the importance of secrecy saying, “I know not whose paper it is, but there it is, let him who owns it take it.”
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
27.
Many of the Northern States were against slavery because of an almost-crazy brand of religion according to my Uncle Dan.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
28.
John Hancock, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams were cowards and didn’t care about the country because in chapter 8 of the textbook, it tells us that they didn’t attend the meeting and didn’t believe in a strong central government.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
29.
In Massachusetts, judges ordered farmers to sell their land and livestock to pay off their debts.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
30.
All James Madison does is whine about the bad government.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
31.
After declaring Independence in 1667, congress tried to unite the colonies under one national government.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
32.
Congress members were scared about creating a strong central government because according to chapter 8 of the textbook “ it would trample the very rights they were fighting to preserve.”
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
33.
It was hard for the farmers to pay of their debt because they couldn’t change their paper money into gold.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
34.
The delegates were bad people, according to TCI History Alive, they were known as the framers.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
35.
The New Jersey plan did the same thing almost as the Virginia plan but each state would have an equal vote in congress no matter if the state is big or small, and it was argued it would keep the smaller states from being swallowed up.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Reasoned Judgment
d)
Incorrect Statement
36.
ratification means
a)
rat infestation
b)
official approval
c)
civil approval
d)
census
37.
The idea that political power belongs to the people
a)
federalism
b)
unicameral
c)
legislation
d)
popular sovereignty
38.
This state did NOT attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787
a)
Georgia
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Rhode Island
39.
The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country
a)
federalism
b)
legislation
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
separation of powers
40.
One branch or house of government
a)
unicameral
b)
Congress
c)
legislature
d)
bicameral
41.
two branches or houses of government
a)
unicameral
b)
federalism
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
bicameral
42.
This delegate from Virginia was president of the Constitutional Convention. He said little but commanded respect due to his experience. 
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Roger Sherman
43.
This delegate from New York led a call to replace the Articles of Confederation and to create a stronger central government
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
Alexander Hamilton
44.
This delegate from Connecticut supported the Great Compromise. He was also 1 of 2 men to sign all 3 important documents (Declaration, AOC, Constitution)
a)
George Mason
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
James Madison
d)
John Jay
45.
This plan proposed that bicameral government representation be based on population
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Connecticut Plan
c)
Rhode Island Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
46.
This plan proposed a unicameral legislature based on equal representation from each state
a)
Georgia Plan
b)
Connecticut Plan
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Virginia Plan
47.
This compromise allowed southern states to count 3/5ths of slaves in their populations
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
The Slavery Compromise
d)
The Connecticut Compromise
48.
This compromise appeased both small and big states by proposing a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the lower house and equal representation in the upper house
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
49.
This delegate from New Jersey proposed the New Jersey Plan
a)
John Jay
b)
William Patterson
c)
William Livingston
d)
Benjamin Franklin
50.
The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 articles written by
a)
Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and George Mason
b)
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
c)
William Patterson, Roger Sherman and James Madison
d)
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
51.
Those who are against a strong central government and favor greater states' rights are known as
a)
federalists
b)
anti-federalists
c)
staties
d)
represenatives
52.
Federalists are in favor of
a)
strong states' rights
b)
a strong central government
c)
a strong tyrannical government
d)
a strong Wazowski government
53.
This delegate from Virginia would not sign the US Constitution without a Bill of Rights supporting individual rights
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
George III
d)
George Madison
54.
This delegate from Pennsylvania was the oldest in attendance. He didn't agree with everything in the new constitution but doubted anyone could do any better
a)
Benjamin Pitt
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Benjamin Jay
d)
Bernard Franklin
55.
The United States Constitution was created to replace the failing
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Declaration of Independence

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