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WorksheetsConstitution (Beginning of) quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
This was the First written Constitution of the U.S.
Constitution
MayFlower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independance
The Fear of one person having to much "Power" was what weakness of the "Articles of Confederation"?
No power to request money
No Chief Executive
No power to tax
No standing Army
The wanting to protect individual states power, and the fear of a strong central government, what was required to pass laws in the Articles of Confederation?
Legislation needed approval by 9 out of 13 States
no chief executive
no power to tax citizens
Strong National Army
What were the two Accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation?
Northeast Ordinace & Ranch Ordinance of 1785
Land Ordinance of 1785 & Northwest ordinance
Land ordinance
none of the above
One problem with the Article of Confederation, was the Government needed to pay it's debts, so in order to do this it had to request money from who?
Foreign Allies
Britain
France
The States
An agreement stating that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of representatives
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
3/5s Compromise
Group of people who supported the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and a strong national government
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Virginia Plan
3/5s compromise
A proposal to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states instead of representation by population
New Jersey plan
Virginia plan
Great Compromise
Commerce Clause
The revolt led by former Revolutionary War captain Daniel Shays to prevent judges in Massachusetts from foreclosing on the farms of farmers who could not pay taxes the state had levied
Northwest Ordinance
Constitution
Shay's Rebellion
Bill of Rights
The plan for government in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would be bicameral with representation determined by state population
New York Plan
Virginia Plan
Georgia Suggestion
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution concerning basic individual liberties
Constitution
Commerce Clause
Bill of Rights
Federalist Papers
An agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house
Olive Branch Petition
Great Compromise
3/5s Compromise
Anti Federalist papers
He is considered to be the Father of the Constitution
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
That the Articles of Confederation was able to peacefully stop rebellions and insurrections.
Where did the delegates meet for the Constitutional Convention?
Richmond, VA
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
Washington DC
The Great Compromise was also known as...
The Commerce Compromise
The Connecticut Plan
3/5 Compromise
Compromise of 1812
The Great Compromise created a...
Bicameral Legislature
Unicameral Legislature
Tricameral Legislature
A direct democracy. No legislature
