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Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

analyze

a)

to break into smaller components for the purpose of study or examination

b)

the state or condition of lacking strength

2.

weakness

a)

the first government of the United States was based on this document, which was created in 1777; the first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1788

b)

the state or condition of lacking strength

3.

Articles of Confederation:

a)

to break into smaller components for the purpose of study or examination

b)

the first government of the United States was based on this document, which was created in 1777; the first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1788

4.

challenges

a)

a system of forced labor in which a person is considered to be the property of another person

b)

 an objection or query as to the truth of something, often with an implicit demand for proof

5.

slavery

a)

an alliance organization with limited authority over its members

b)

a system of forced labor in which a person is considered to be the property of another person

6.

confederation

a)

an alliance organization with limited authority over its members

b)

an objection or query as to the truth of something, often with an implicit demand for proof

7.

rights

a)

a meeting in 1787 called by Congress to amend the Articles of the Confederation

b)

moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way

8.

Constitutional Convention

a)

people who are elected to stand for others in a government

b)

a meeting in 1787 called by Congress to amend the Articles of the Confederation

9.

representatives

a)

people who are elected to stand for others in a government

b)

 the written set of fundamental principles by which the United States is governed

10.

constitution

a)

 inhabitants (dwellers) of a particular town, area, or country

b)

 the written set of fundamental principles by which the United States is governed

11.

population

a)

 inhabitants (dwellers) of a particular town, area, or country

b)

a person sent or authorized to represent others

12.

delegate

a)

important people who lead or command a group, organization, or country

b)

a person sent or authorized to represent others

13.

major leaders

a)

important people who lead or command a group, organization, or country

b)

 to decide the value or worth of after study

14.

evaluate

a)

recognize and name

b)

 to decide the value or worth of after study

15.

identify

a)

people who shape or create a concept, plan, or system

b)

recognize and name

16.

framers

a)

a cause of distress, giving reason for complaint 

b)

people who shape or create a concept, plan, or system

17.

grievances

a)

conduct the policy, actions, and affairs (of a state, organization, or people)

b)

a cause of distress, giving reason for complaint 

18.

govern

a)

conduct the policy, actions, and affairs (of a state, organization, or people)

b)

moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way

19.

Great Compromise

a)

the written set of fundamental principles by which the United States is governed

b)

the agreement that used parts of the "Virginia" plan and the "New Jersey" plan to create a Congress with 2 houses, one with representation based population and one with representation being equal

identify: recognize and name

20.

Three-Fifths Compromise

a)

 important people who lead or command a group, organization, or country

b)

an agreement reached between Northern and Southern states during the Constitutional Convention