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Founding the Nation Lessons 1 and 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plan for government is also called _____.

a)

articles

b)

constitution

c)

ordinance

d)

congress

2.

Which of the following does government NOT provide?

a)

security

b)

supplies

c)

laws

d)

money

e)

services

3.

The first constitution of the US was called the _____.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Articles of Freedom

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Articles of Washington

4.

To _____ means to approve.

a)

ordinance

b)

congress

c)

veto

d)

ratify

5.

Congress passed the _____ of 1787 which created the Northwest Territory.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Constitutional Convention

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Second Continental Congress

6.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

a)

No power to raise money through taxes

b)

No power to support national currency

c)

No lawmaking body (congress)

d)

No power to raise an army

7.

Who was elected to lead the Constitutional Convention?

a)

James Madison

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

8.

What was the MAIN reason the Articles of Confederation failed?

a)

government was too big

b)

government was too small

c)

there was no government

d)

there was no congress

9.

_____ is when the government is run by its people. The people choose their leaders.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

e)

Checks and Balances

10.

_____ means that each branch of government has power over the other two branches.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

e)

Checks and Balances

11.

_____ means that the national government and the states share power.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

e)

Checks and Balances

12.

_____ means that the Constitution is the highest set of laws. No one is above the Constitution.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

e)

Checks and Balances

13.

_____ means that government is divided into three branches with different jobs.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

e)

Checks and Balances

14.

The _____ branch is also known as Congress.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

15.

The _____ branch is also known as the Supreme Court.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

16.

The President is part of the _____ branch.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

17.

Congress has two parts, what are they?

a)

Executive and Legislative

b)

Judicial and Executive

c)

House of Representatives and Senate

d)

Senate and Supreme Court

18.

The Executive branch can be found in which section of the Constitution?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

e)

Article V

19.

Which section of the Constitution is the Amendment process located?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

e)

Article V

20.

The Legislative Branch can be found in which section of the Constitution.

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

e)

Article V

21.

The President has the power to _____, or reject, a bill.

a)

impeach

b)

propose

c)

ratify

d)

veto

22.

Congress has the power to _____, or put an official on trial, any member of government.

a)

impeach

b)

propose

c)

ratify

d)

veto

23.

There are two parts to the amendment process. What are they?

a)

veto and impeachment

b)

veto and proposal

c)

proposal and ratification

d)

proposal and impeachment

24.

The President serves for _____ years.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

six

d)

eight

25.

A senator serves for ____years.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

six

d)

eight