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USH 1 Unit 6: The Constitution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the original Constitution?

a)

The OG Constitution

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The US Constitution 

d)

The Virginia Plan

2.

Who had the most power under the original Constitution?

a)

The government

b)

The people

c)

The states

d)

The British

3.

Which of the following best DESCRIBES Shay’s Rebellion?

a)

Farmers were attacked by lawmen for not paying their war loans

b)

Farmers rebelled over the increase in tax on Whiskey

c)

Farmers attacked courthouses and lawmen to keep their property from being seized

d)

Farmers were angry on the increase in tax on Corn  

4.

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

To write a treaty with the British

b)

To give the States more power

c)

To right a new Constitution

d)

To amend the Articles

5.

How many States are needed to ratify the Constitution?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

12

d)

All 13

6.

Which of the following was NOT a writer of the Federalist Papers?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Jay

d)

James Madison

7.

What was the compromise for Antifederalists to ratify the Constitution?

a)

The New Jersey Plan

b)

To get rid of the Constitution

c)

A Bill of Rights 

d)

Amend the Articles of Confederation  

8.

In what year is the Constitution legal and in effect?

a)

1781

b)

1788

c)

1877

d)

1790

9.

How many total Amendments have been added to the Constitution?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

27

d)

34

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven basic principles?

a)

Demacratism

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Popular Sovereignty

11.

George Washington was the biggest supporter of a Bill of Rights because he wrote the one for Virginia

a)

True

b)

False

12.

There is a celebration in Philadelphia on July 4, 1788 to mark the passing of the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The last state to ratify the Constitution was New Hampshire.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Under the Articles of Confederation the national government was weak and could not function properly.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Bill of Rights includes the first 15 Amendments to the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False