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WorksheetsThe Articles of Confederation & the Constitutional Convention
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
to control Indians in the Northwest Territory
to set a path to statehood and establish rights for settlers
to convince more colonists to fight for independence
to give states a process for collecting taxes
F. Missouri Compromise
G. Wilmot Proviso
H. Northwest Ordinance
Kansas-Nebraska Act
A. have a population of sixty thousand free settlers
B. hold a vote on weather to become a free of slave territory
C. establish on public school per district
D. Have a territorial governor appointed by the president
The 1st amendment protects which of the following?
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Freedom of religion, speech, press assembly and petition.
Right to trial by jury.
No quartering of soldiers.
The 2nd amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right to keep and bear arms.
Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).
Powers reserved to the states.
Other rights of the people.
The 3rd amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right of a trial by jury.
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.
No quartering of soldiers.
Right to keep and bear arms.
The 4th amendment protects which of the following rights?
Powers reserved to the states.
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
The 5th amendment protects which of the following rights?
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).
Other rights of the people.
Right to keep and bear arms.
The 6th amendment protects which of the following rights?
No quartering of soldiers.
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
Powers reserved to the states.
Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).
The 8th amendment protects which of the following rights?
No quartering of soldiers.
Powers reserved to the states.
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
The 10th amendment protracts which of the following rights?
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
Powers reserved to the states.
Right of trial by jury.
You have more rights than the Constitution lists.
9th Amendment
6th Amendment
4th Amendment
2nd Amendment
Which amendment?
Trial by jury in CIVIL cases
6th
7th
8th
9th
This document limited the power of the king by making him accountable to the law. It also guaranteed rights of life liberty and property to citizens.
Magna Carta
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
This term refers to the main government of a nation. This is the same thing as a federal government.
Interstate Commerce
Intrastate Commerce
Central Government
Tarrif
An organized rebellion that took place in western Massachusetts over taxes and war debts.
Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Shays' Rebellion
What were 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
only one vote per state
only one branch of government
none of the above
couldn't create taxes
In the Virginia Plan representation in congress was based on population. Which states favored this plan?
Northern States
Southern States
Large States
Small States
Which compromise combined aspects of the Virginia and New Jersey plans to make small and large states satisfied?
the Commerce Compromise
the Three-Fifths Compromise
the Just Compromise
the Great Compromise
The Senate will have equal representation for each state. The House of Representatives will be based on ... ?
Money
Slaves
Population
It will also be equal
Which principle states the power of government comes from the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation, Why do you think it was like that?
Citizens wanted to protect individual states taxing power
Fear of being over taxed
It promoted the growth of southern plantation economies
Fear of creating a national bank to loan money to land investors
Why did the southern states want to count their slaves as part of their state's population?
It would give the southern state more representatives in Congress
It would give the southern states less representatives in Congress
It would give the southern states more money in taxes
It would give the southern states more treaties with other states
What did the three-fifths compromise decide?
The three-fifths compromise decided that only three-fifths of the slave population would count towards representation in Congress.
The three-fifths compromise decided that the slaves would only count for taxation not for representation
The three-fifths compromise decided that the slaves would not count for anything
The three-fifths compromise decided that three-fifths of the slaves would count for taxation and representation.
What does "Bicameral" mean?
1 house
2 houses
3 houses
4 houses
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.
population of each state.
number of state delegates.
one state, one vote
delegates appointed by the president.
Which branch may declare actions of the other two branches as unconstitutional?
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Which of the following is a check that the legislature has over the executive branch? (Click all that apply)
Confirming presidential appointees.
Impeaching the president.
Overriding a presidential veto
Congress may override a presidential veto with a
majority vote
3/4 vote
2/3 vote
unanimous vote
What is separation of powers?
The sharing of powers between the state and local governments.
The division of the country's powers into 3 branches so no one branch has more than the other.
The sharing of powers between the national and state governments.
2 of the 3 branches have less power than the 3rd.
Which statement is true about checks and balances?
It is the division of power between 3 different branches of government.
It is the division of power between the federal and state governments.
It is the process used by the federal government to tax and balance the budget of the government.
It is the controls that each branch has over the other branches.
The idea that the people hold the power in the government. They exercise this power by voting.
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Individual Rights
People elect representatives to make laws for them.
Individual Rights
Republicanism
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Each branch of the government has a way to limit the powers of the other two branches. Ex= the President can veto
Federalism
Individual Rights
Checks and Balances
Separation of Power
Everyone must follow the law. The government is not all powerful.
Individual Rights
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Limited Government
The Bill of Rights, Personal freedoms, and protection under the law.
Federalism
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
The central government is separated into three branches. Each have Different Jobs but equal power. Legislative (Lawmakers)Executive (Enforcers of the Law)Judicial (Judges of the Law)
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Republicanism
The Federal and the state governments share power. Each has roles that only they can fulfill. Seen in the 10th Amendment.
Republicanism
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
The president vetoed a law passed by congress would be an example of which 7 principle?
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Voting, paying taxes, obeying laws would be an example of which of the following?
Civic responsibilities
Federalism
Not being a good citizen
Separation of Powers
The Articles of Confederation had how many branches of government?
0
1
2
3
These people argued that the Constitution did not protect individual rights, and that a bill of rights was needed to protect freedom of speech, religion, and the press
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
These were the people who wanted to ratify the new Constitution
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Wanted a weak national government that would not threaten states’ rights
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Opposed the development of a strong federal government
Anti-Federalist
Federalist
Wanted a stronger national government
Anti-federatlist
Federalist
Who said this quote - “When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”
A Federalist
An Anti-Federalist
Who said this quote - "Your only remedy is such a national government as will make the country respectable; such a supreme government as can boldly meet the supremacy of proud and self-interested nations."
A Federalist
An Anti-Federalist
Which group feared that the president might behave like a king?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Which group believed - we must start with a fresh document, fixing the Articles of Confederation isn’t enough.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
What did Shays' rebellion reveal about the Articles of Confederation?
That it was too similar to the British system
That it was too weak to succeed
That it was strong and resilient
That it was a successful model of government
