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WorksheetsCommon Assessment 3 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following is guaranteed in the 1st amendment?
States have the power to regulate education
People can decide what religion they want to be
People accused of a crime are innocent until proven guilty
People have the right to an attorney
Which part of the Constitution allows us the freedom to create new religious groups?
The Bill of Rights
Our right to vote
Article I
The Preamble
How can a new amendment be proposed or added to the Constitution?
The President has to formally approve it
3/5 of the state governors have to sign a petition
More than half of the citizens have to approve it
2/3 of the Senate and House of Representatives have to vote for it
What did the Anti-Federalists demand be added to the Constitution?
The Preamble
Article II
The Bill of Rights
The 19th amendment
Why do the federal government and state governments share power?
To allow the state governments to nullify laws
Because it lets the federal government have more power
The rights of the citizens are better protected by both governments
It gives greater power to the states when they are in need
Which group of people believed that the Bill of Rights were unnecessary?
Federalists
Patriots
Loyalists
Minutemen
Why did the founders of the Constitution create the system of checks and balances?
So that the 3 branches of government can protect against tyranny
They wanted one branch to have all the power
So that there was more liberty to create laws
They wanted the government to have power over the people
Which principle of government allows the federal and state governments to share power?
Checks and balances
Federalism
Separation of powers
Due process
Which principle of government allows a president to veto a law of Congress?
Republicanism
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Federalism
Which amendment makes it so that we do NOT have to quarter troops in our homes?
1st amendment
2nd amendment
3rd amendment
7th amendment
Which of the following were STRENGTHS of the Articles of Confederation?
The government could not tax
There was only one vote per state
The government could declare war and make treaties
The government could not regulate trade
Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the 3/5 Compromise?
It solved the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
To settle the debate of abolishing slavery
To create the principle of government
To create a 2 house legislature in Congress
How was the disagreement between the large and small states solved?
They created a bicameral (two house) legislature
They started the system of checks and balances
They created a government for each state
They allowed women to vote
Why were the Senate and House of Representatives created?
The Articles of Confederation established them
To solve the disagreement between large and small states
It solved the debate between slave states and free states
It finally allowed all people to vote
What was the process that allowed territories to become a state?
The Missouri Compromise
The Wilmot Proviso
The Northwest Ordinance
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
