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WorksheetsChapter 6 US History 5th Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Look at the list. Then answer the question.
• No national currency
• No national authority to tax
• Fear of citizen uprisings
What would be the best title for the list?
Weaknesses of the United States Constitution
Strengths of the Articles of Confederation
Reasons for Calling the Constitutional Convention
Anti-Federalists’ Problems with the Articles of Confederation
What was the main reason for the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Many Americans wanted a government with limited power.
The states wanted a single currency for the whole country.
Americans didn’t want to be governed by many different people.
Many people refused to pay taxes to both the state and national government.
What was the connection between Shays’ Rebellion and the Constitutional Convention?
Shays’ Rebellion started after the Constitutional Convention met.
Shays’ Rebellion contributed to the call for a stronger government.
Shays’ Rebellion indicated the need to pay members of Congress.
Shays’ Rebellion was the first topic discussed at the Constitutional Convention.
Which statement best describes government power under the Articles of Confederation?
A balance of power existed between the three branches of government.
Power was shared equally by the central government and the states.
The states had much greater power than the central government.
A strong chief executive headed a central government.
What was one effect of the ordinance that organized the states shown in the map?
It limited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
It created good relations with the American Indians.
It stopped slavery from spreading northward.
It encouraged French settlement in America.
Read the quotations. Then answer the question.
1. “Thirteen [states] pulling against each other and all tugging at the ... head [central government] will soon bring ruin on the whole.” —George Washington
2. “Our rights and privileges are endangered, and the sovereignty [power] of the states [will] be relinquished [given away].” —Patrick Henry
3. “This power [described in the Constitution] is calculated to annihilate [destroy] totally the state governments.” —George Mason
4. “Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best.” —Benjamin Franklin
Which of these speakers favored the Articles of Confederation?
Speakers 1 and 2
Speakers 2 and 3
Speakers 1 and 4
Speakers 3 and 4
Under the Great Compromise, each state was to have the same number of representatives in —
the Senate
the Congress
the Supreme Court
the House of Representatives
The phrase “We the People” describes what principle of American government?
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Popular sovereignty
Judicial review
Both the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan called for —
a two-part legislature
a less powerful executive branch
all states having the same number of representatives
an executive branch chosen by the legislative branch
Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question.
Which of the following best describes shared powers for the overlapped part of the diagram?
Issues licenses, prints money, sets up courts
Sets up courts, passes tax laws, collects taxes
Collects taxes, sets up courts, prints currency
Passes tax laws, sets up military, collects taxes
Why did only 39 of 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention ratify the document?
Some wanted it to abolish slavery.
Some thought it needed a list of citizens’ rights.
Some wanted it to establish a national religion.
Some weren’t sure they wanted to be part of the new country.
Read the list. Then answer the question.
• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of the press
• Protection of life, liberty, and property
What could correctly be added to the list?
Trial by jury
Being informed
The right to vote
Popular sovereignty
Which basic rights are protected by the First Amendment?
Rights to trial by jury in both criminal and civil cases
Rights to not be searched or have property taken unfairly
Rights to own and bear arms and to not have to house soldiers
Rights to freedom of religion, speech, the press, and assembly
Which parts of the Bill of Rights contain the principles of due process?
Amendments nine and ten
Amendments one through four
Amendments five through eight
Amendments two, four, five, six, and seven
Which of the following Founding Fathers wrote the original Bill of Rights?
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What statement best describes the term civic responsibilities?
They are the duties related to being a citizen.
They mean that laws apply to all citizens equally.
They mean that states must provide services to their citizens.
They are rights guaranteed to each citizen by the Bill of Rights.
Look at the photograph. Then answer the question.
Which amendment to the Constitution addressed the issues shown by the signs in the photograph?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
The rule of law and judicial review are examples of which purpose of government as stated in the Preamble to the Constitution?
Providing for the common defense
Promoting the general welfare
Ensuring domestic tranquility
Establishing justice
Read the list. Then answer the question.
• The Food and Drug Administration
• National Institutes of Health
• Centers for Disease Control
• Social Security
Which is the best title for this list?
Programs to Provide for the Common Defense
Programs to Promote the General Welfare
Programs to Ensure Domestic Tranquility
Programs to Establish Justice
What is the relationship between the Fifteenth and Twenty-sixth Amendments to the Constitution?
They are both about civil rights.
They are both about voting rights.
hey are both about the rights of women.
They are both about succession to the Presidency.
