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Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which world has almost the same meaning as the word resolve?

a)

excavate

b)

inhabit

c)

settle

d)

visit

2.

Read the dictionary entry below:

1. Noun: Something formed by a joining together

2. Noun: A confederation

Which of the following words is defined?

a)

convention

b)

proposal

c)

situation

d)

union

3.

What does the word convention mean?

a)

an original concept or plan

b)

an uncommon occurence

c)

a public music performance

d)

a formal meeting for a purpose

4.

Representatives are people

a)

chosen to act or speak for others.

b)

given a particular responsibility.

c)

who organize important events.

d)

who bargain for better deals.

5.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word debate?

a)

agree

b)

dispute

c)

ignore

d)

share

6.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word proposal?

a)

burden

b)

expectation

c)

proof

d)

recommendation

7.

What does the word committees mean?

a)

reasons for doing something

b)

actions designed to promote friendship

c)

groups of people chosen to do certain work

d)

large plots of land cultivated for a particular reason

8.

What does the word situation mean?

a)

a lack of fluids

b)

a condition or state of affairs

c)

an invention with no real purpose

d)

a position taken to show opposition

9.

Why could many people not pay the taxes being raised to repay the country's debt?

a)

They were too poor.

b)

They did not use cash.

c)

They did not make enough money.

d)

They did not have enough goods to trade.

10.

What was the benefit of creating a government that consisted of three parts that shared power?

a)

It would help everyone get along.

b)

No one would have too much work to do.

c)

No part would be more powerful than the others.

d)

Each part would only have to work for one third of the year.

11.

How was equal representation different from proportional representation?

a)

Each state had one vote in equal representation, but in proportional representation, the number of votes would depend on a state's population.

b)

Each state had one vote in proportional representation, but in equal representation, the number of votes would depend on a state's population.

c)

The governor of each state had one vote in equal representation, but in proportional representation, the legislature casted the vote.

d)

The governor of each state had one vote in proportional representation, but in equal representation, the legislature casted the vote.

12.

Which sentence best explains what the section "The Great Compromise" is about?

a)

The Great Compromise decided that for every five slaves living in a state, three were counted for the purpose of proportional representation.

b)

The Great Compromise decided that one house would have proportional representation and the other would have equal representation.

c)

The Great Compromise decided that for every three slaves, five were counted for the purpose of proportional representation.

d)

The Great Compromise decided that both houses would have proportional representation.

13.

What plan included what came to be known as the electoral college?

a)

Connecticut

b)

New Jersey

c)

Virginia

d)

Wilson's