WorksheetsEarly Government
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What was one weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation?
It was unable to collect taxes to pay for services
All states agreed to use a common currency
It created a national army to protect the nation
The national government was stronger than the states.
The Articles of Confederation created a __________________ central government.
strong
weak
big
small
Under the Articles of Confederation, who had the most power?
the national government
the president
George Washington
the states
What was the event called where farmers rebelled due to the dislike of taxes?
the American Revolution
The Constitutional Convention
Shay's Rebellion
The Farmer's Revolt
How many delegates traveled to the Constitutional Convention?
56
45
55
48
What does ratify mean?
to deny
to approve
to revolve
to argue
The meeting where representatives met to decide what to do about the Articles of Confederation was called…
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Debate
The Philadelphia Meeting
The Continental Congress
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
The 3/5 Compromise applied to how the new government would…
establish an army
elect a president
count the slave population
share power in Congress
This plan for representation in Congress did NOT appeal to the small states who felt that the larger states would become too powerful:
The Connecticut Plan
The Rhode Island Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
Those individuals who supported the new Constitution and favored a strong central government.
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Federalists
Those individuals who supported the Articles of Confederation and favored a weak central government.
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Federalists
Which amendment discusses “the five freedoms”, such as the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble.
2nd
5th
1st
6th
Patrick Henry was a...
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Whig
Democrat
Alexander Hamilton was the leader of which political party?
Federalists
democratic-republican
Whig
Republican
Thomas Jefferson was the leader of which party?
Federalists
Democratic-Republican
Whig
Republican
Who opposed a national bank?
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Whigs
Democrats
Who favored the wealthy?
Federalists
Democratic-Republican
Whig
Democrats
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defencse, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
In which document are the ideals above described?
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The U.S Constitution
Which group demanded that a Bill of Rights be added to the U.S Constitution before they’d approve it?
Federalists
Whigs
Anti-Federalists
Senators
What’s the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To protect the rights of the people
To protect the rights of the government
To protect the rights of the President
To protect the rights of slaves
This amendment protect’s a U.S citizen’s right to bear arms.
2nd
5th
1st
6th
The ______________________ branch of government is the branch that makes laws. This branch is also called Congress.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
The ______________________ branch of government is the branch that interprets the laws and runs the court system
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
The ______________________ branch of government is the branch that executes, or carries out, the laws. The president of the U.S is the head of this branch.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
This system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Fair and Balance System
The Honesty Policy
Checks and Balance System
The Watch and Check System
Who was the first president of the United States?
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
