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Forming a New Government Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The set of laws that established the first government of the United States.

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Bill of Rights

2.

A loose alliance of states.

a)

Confederation

b)

Federalism

c)

Republic

3.

This was an anti-tax protest by farmers.

a)

Shay´s Rebellion

b)

The Farmers Revolt of 1787

c)

The Anti-War Tax

4.

Who is considered the ¨Father of the Constitution?¨

a)

James Madison

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

5.

An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one part of congress and representation based on population in the other.

a)

The Virginia Plan

b)

The New Jersey Plan

c)

The Great Compromise

6.

An agreement that allowed states to count three-fifths of their slaves as part of the population.

a)

The Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

The Slave Compromise

c)

The Population Dispute

7.

The branch of government that makes laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

8.

The branch of government that enforces the laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

9.

The branch of government that interprets laws and the Constitution.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

10.

Powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power.

a)

Electoral College

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

11.

Which plan created the House of Representatives?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Virginia Plan

c)

The New Jersey Plan

12.

Which plan created the U.S. Senate?

a)

The Daws Plan

b)

The New Jersey Plan

c)

The Virginia Plan

13.

This group at the Constitutional Convention was in favor of limiting the powers of the central government and keeping the Articles of Confederation.

a)

Republicans

b)

Federalist

c)

Anti-Federalists

14.

This group was in favor a strong central government and the creation of a new Constitution.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Republicans

15.

Which document needed to be agreed upon before the Constitution could be officially ratified?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Preamble

c)

The Bill of Rights