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Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
2.
Which of the following events lead to a decision by the colonies to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
Shay’s Rebellion
c)
The Revolutionary War
d)
The Civil War
3.

The Three-Fifths Compromise made each slave worth 3/5 of a vote in deciding

a)

numbers in the House of Representatives.

b)

numbers in the House of Senate.

c)

numbers in the Supreme Court.

d)

All the answers are correct.

4.

Small state; proposed equal representation among all states.

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

c)

Georgia Plan

d)

Austin Plan

5.

Large state plan; proposed representation based on population.

a)

Connecticut Plan

b)

Mississippi Plan

c)

Virginia Plan

d)

New Jersey Plan

6.

The Legislative Branch (Congress) will be a two-house legislature with:

House of Representatives based on population (guaranteed at least one); and,

Senate maintaining equal representation from all states (two each).

a)

Constitutional Program

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Maryland Compromise

d)

Georgia Compromise

7.

Argued for a stronger national government because, under the Articles of Confederation, the weak national government set the United States up for failure.

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

c)

Georgians

8.

Believed the National Government would have too much authority over states and individuals.

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

c)

Georgians

9.

Giving official approval of a document is,

a)

federalism

b)

suffrage

c)

ratify

d)

veto