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WorksheetsCreating a Republic-Chapter 7, Sections 1-3
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
A document that sets out laws and principles for a government to follow is a(n) __________________.
constitution
essay
research paper
magistrate
A group of people that is elected by citizens and whose job it is to make laws is a ___________________.
jury
posse
flock
legislature
A list of freedoms that a government promises to protect is a __________________.
great charter
bill of rights
pinky promise
freedom file
Which of the following words means "to give up"?
coral
galavant
jurisdiction
cede
Which of the following words means "to carry out"?
traipse
execute
lunge
fluctuate
A system of money in a given country is _____________.
currency
herbivores
barter
democracy
What is the term for an economic period in which a country experiences low wages and high unemployment?
depression
crater
valley
canyon
The states wanted to spell out the rights of their citizens so they __________________.
wrote their own constitutions
moved their capitols to England
all wrote the same laws
asked the citizens to write their own laws
The states wrote their own constitutions so they could ______________.
create a dictatorship
show that they were better than England
feel good about themselves
limit the power of the government
What were the Articles of Confederation?
section 4 of the Declaration of Independence
the first constitution of the United States
Virginia's first set of laws
the rules that replaced the Mayflower Compact
Americans were worried that one, single government...
might become too powerful like the British government they had just left.
might be too difficult to manage.
was not as good as lots of little governments, spread out all over.
was the key to world domination.
Which of the following IS NOT a power that the Articles of Confederation gave to the Continental Congress?
declare war
coin money
handle foreign affairs
collect taxes
A system for adding new states to the United States was part of the ____________________.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
Following the Revolution, the economy of the United States was in a ________________.
depression
box
good mood
bull market
It was an act of protest by farmers who were upset about taxes and about having their farms taken from them when they couldn't pay their taxes. What event does this describe?
Shays' Rebellion
Boston Massacre
Battle of Bunker Hill
March on Washington
What event helped Americans realize that they need to change the Articles of Confederation because they weren't working?
the Gettysburg Address
Shays' Rebellion
Battle of Yorktown
the first Thanksgiving
Who was president of the Constitutional Convention?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
George Washington
Who is known as "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
Patrick Henry
Marquis de Lafayette
Steve Martin
How many branches of government did the Virginia Plan propose?
1
2
3
4
How many branches of government did the New Jersey plan propose?
3
4
5
6
Who was responsible for the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Plan?
Roger Sherman
Richard Hamilton
Luke Danes
Scott Burrell
Which branch of government is responsible for writing and passing laws?
executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
Which branch of government has the power to carry out, or enforce, laws?
legislative branch
judicial branch
executive branch
Which branch of government has the power to interpret laws and decide if they're being carried out fairly?
legislative branch
judicial branch
executive branch
The issue at the heart of the Three-Fifths Compromise was ______________.
whether or not slaves should count toward a state's population
whether citizens would vote by secret ballot or public ballot
whether or not Illinois should be accepted as a new state
George Washington should be the first president
In general, did northern states want to ban slave trade?
Yes
No
As a whole, did southern states want to ban slave trade?
Yes
No
Under the Great Compromise, the House of Representatives had proportional representation, which satisfied which states?
larger states
smaller states
blue states
red states
Under the Great Compromise, the Senate had equal representation, which satisfied which states?
larger states
smaller states
western states
northeastern states
Which plan had proportional representation that the larger states liked?
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Simple Plan
Best Plan
Which plan had equal representation, which the smaller states liked?
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
New York Plan
Georgia Plan
True or False: The Founding Fathers were a group of people who wrote important documents that helped the United States start its life as an independent nation.
True
False
True or False: The Founding Fathers used ideas they took from the practices of ancient Rome as they were writing the Constitution.
True
False
True or False: The Founding Fathers used ideas they got from traditional British government when they wrote the Constitution.
True
False
True or False: The Founding Fathers used ideas from the Enlightenment period as they wrote the Constitution.
True
False
Which of the following ideas did the Founding Fathers take from Baron de Montesquieu?
the idea that government powers should be well-defined and divided
the idea that a monarchy is the most effecive form of government
the idea that only wealthy, male landowners should work in government
the idea that extreme taxes were the only way a new country could survive
What is a word used to describe a form of government in which the people share the power by electing representatives?
republic
dictatorship
monarchy
oligarchy
A form of government in which one person, or one small group, has absolute power and authority is a _________________.
republic
dictatorship
oligarchy
democracy
What is the term for the law that prevents a person from going to jail unless he or she has been charged with a crime?
habeas corpus
carpe diem
veni, vidi, vici
quid pro quo
