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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
the start the American Revolution
to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain.
to instruct how a county wins its freedom.
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
A menu
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
What are the first 3 words of the Constitution?
"We are people..."
"We the people..."
"We as people..."
"We are the people..."
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...
To own slaves
Religious freedom
Right to a trial by a jury
To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)
What was the name of the government in the United States before the Constitution?
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
An Anti Federalist believed...
There should be a weak central government
There should be a powerful central government
A federalist....
Wanted a strong Executive Branch- Executive Branch has more authority than the other branches of government.
Supported the idea of Checks and Balances
This document created a stronger national government with 3 branches.
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation...
said colonists have the same rights as Englishmen
was a model for the Bill of Rights
guaranteed religious freedom
showed that the national government needed more power
What type of government did the Northwest Ordinance create in the new states?
Republic
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
According to the Northwest Ordinance, new states should encourage...
Wars with Native Americans
Monarchies
Slavery
Education
According to Enlightenment philosophies, what were governments created to protect?
inalienable rights
The borders of the nation
Moral rights
human rights
the person or thing time period and have first hand knowledge and or experienced it themselves
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A journal
Newspaper
Which of the following was NOT a rule required by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Freedom of religious worship without government interference
Taxpayer supported education from grade school through college
Slavery and indentured servitude was outlawed
All Native Americans would be granted citizenship within five years
A photograph of immigrants at Ellis Island is an example of a
Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
The rights of men should be supported over those of women.
Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers
are not elected.
All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.
Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness reflect which Enlightenment idea?
Natural rights
Social Contract
limited government
popular soveriegnty
"We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness."
Which enlightenment thinker's ideas are reflected in this excerpt from the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
John Locke
Barron de Monntesquei
Mary Wollstonecraft
The idea that people agree to follow laws in exchange for protection from the government is known as the
checks & balances
separation of powers
natural rights
social contract
One reason the Northwest Ordinance is an important document is because...
it defined the 10 important rights all people in the U.S. should have.
it ended the French & Indian War
it established a process for admitting new states into the country
it established the idea of natural rights in the U.S.
Separation of powers divides the government into 3 branches that have power or ___________________ over each other.
limited government
popular sovereignty
checks & balances
amendments
"The Constitution creates a President who is really just like a King."
Who would say this?
Federalist
Antifederalist
Which group believed it was necessary to have a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
Federalists
Antifederalists
The National Government needs to be large to unite the Country.
Who would say this?
Federalist
Antifederalist
2. What was the purpose of the Constitution?
Create a strong national government/Create a plan for government
Declare independence
Seek a compromise with England
Create rules for the Northwest Territory
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress couldn't raise taxes
Weak central government
No control over trade
All of the these
Citizens elect leaders to make decisions and laws for them
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Republicanism
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
From the Unite States Constitution
From elected representatives
From the consent of the governed (the people)
From the military leaders
Which right protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was derived from the 1689 English Bill of Rights?
right to property
right to petition the government
right of women to vote
right of the government to collect taxes
Division of Power between the 3 branches of government
Checks & Balances
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Bicameral Legislature
This document protects the rights of citizens from abuse by the national government
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
In the debate over the Constitution, which group believe that the Constitution gave the government too much power?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
This was the first document designed to govern the country, but it made the government too weak to do much of anything.
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Which is true of the authors of the Articles of Confederation?
They feared concentration of power in national government
They distrusted representative systems of government
They disregarded the rights of the state governments
They believed that regional differences were important
