WorksheetsThe Constitution
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following represent a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Representation in Congress based on size of state
National court system with too much power to change laws
Absence of an executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress
This was a revolt that took place in 1786 in Massachusetts that revealed a need for a national army -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Shay's Rebellion
The Great Rebellion
The document that states the duties of the government
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
The meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia where the founders wrote the Constitution
The Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Because its leaders opposed a stronger central government, ________ was not represented at the Constitutional Convention.
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Rhode Island
The man who led the meetings at the Constitutional Convention and was our country's 1st president
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Ben Franklin
A man who took careful notes during the Constitutional Convention
James Madison
George Washington
Ben Franklin
the place in Philadelphia where the Constitution was debated and signed
White House
Washington Monument
Independence Hall
Which of the following best describes “the Virginia Plan”?
One legislative chamber, with equal representation for all states
Two legislative chambers, both with equal representation for all states
Two legislative chambers, both with membership based on states’ population
One legislative chamber, with membership based on states’ population
Which of the following best describes “the New Jersey Plan”?
One legislative chamber, with equal representation for all states
Two legislative chambers, both with equal representation for all states
Two legislative chambers, both with membership based on states’ population
One legislative chamber, with membership based on states’ population
The delegate who presented the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
Edmund Randolph
George Mason
James Madison
This was an agreement between the states that created 2 houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -
Separation of Powers
The Great Compromise
Limited Government
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The plan that proposed that people would not have to pay income tax that equaled more than 3/5 of their income
The constitutional requirement that 3/5 of the states would have to approve the admission of a new state
The agreement that for determining representation in the House, enslaved people would only count as 3/5 of a person
The method for choosing Supreme Court justices, making sure that 3/5 of all Americans are allowed to vote
What is the name of the plan that called for states to be represented on the basis of their population in both Houses of the government?
Virginia Plan
Sherman Plan
New Jersey Plan
Madison Plan
What is the name of the plan that called for states to be represented equally in government?
Bill of Rights
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Which of the following men were present as delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Adams
What is the name of the opening statement of the Constitution that states its purpose?
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Introduction
The Federalists wanted what?
A weak central government
A strong central government
A Committee headed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut proposed the
Three-Fifths compromise
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
The Anti-Federalists wanted what?
A strong central government
A weak central government
At first, the Anti-Federalists opposed the new Constitution, in part because it did not provide
a bill of rights
a system for amending the Constitution
equal state representation
a strong national government
Congress is made up of two Houses called what?
House of Representatives and Senate
Judicial and Legislative
Executive and Senate
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were instrumental in writing essays supporting what cause?
Creating strong state governments
Ratifying the Constitution
Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in what historical document(s)?
The Articles of Confederation
The Federalist Papers
Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
What was the Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)?
An agreement that changed the way states counted slaves in the census
The plan that officially replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution
The arrangement that allows some power for the national gov’t, some for the states
A House of Reps based on population, a Senate with equal votes for all states
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution?
It was the method for establishing a national currency to unite the country
There wasn’t enough about the individual rights in the original document
It needed to be done so that the government would have taxation power
People wanted to create the process for how slavery could be abolished
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
Edmund Randolph
George Mason
James Madison
George Washington
This paragraph states the purpose of the Constitution and lists the six reasons for writing the Constitution
Thesis
Preamble
Introduction
Declaration
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
The Declaration of Rights
Virginia Plan
Petition of Rights
Bill of Rights
What principle is shown in the picture?
popular sovereignty
republicanism
checks and balances
What principle is shown in the picture?
federalism
separation of power
checks and balances
What principle is shown in the picture?
federalism
republicanism
checks and balances
What principle is shown in the picture?
limited government
federalism
checks and balances
What principle is shown in the picture?
limited government
popular sovereignty
individual rights
What principle is shown in the picture?
federalism
popular sovereignty
limited government
The form of government in which power is divided between the national government and the states is called
federalism
nationalism
anti-federalism
communism
The law applies to everyone, even those who govern. This idea is called
rule of law
expressed powers
popular sovereignty
checks and balances
The group of people named by each state legislature to officially select the President and Vice- President is known as
registered voters
Electoral College
delegates
Presidential voters
The introduction to the Constitution, also called the__________states the six purposes or goals of the government.
amendments
preamble
articles
bill of rights
The opening words of the Constitution are
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
"Dear Mister President..."
"We the People..."
"My Fellow Americans..."
