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History study guide for the US Constitution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Were representatives sent to abolish the Articles of Confederation?  (Y or N)

a)

Yes, because its was not working

b)

No, they wanted to change/fix it

2.

True or False the first amendment is: Freedom of religion, speech, press, assemble and petition

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are the first ten Amendments called?

a)

one through ten

b)

The Bill of rights

c)

The first ten Amendments

d)

Long boring list

4.

Amendment #10 is.......

a)

No excessive bail of cruel punishments

b)

The right to bear arms

c)

No placing soldiers in private homes

d)

the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution

5.

What does the Executive Branch DO?

a)

Caries out laws

b)

Makes laws

c)

Evaluates laws

d)

Its just there cause why not

6.

What does it mean when the Branches can CHECK and BALANCE each other?

a)

They all work together and the president makes all the choices

b)

They write checks and that fun money stuff to eachother to deal with instead of them doing it

c)

To be sure that one branch does not become more powerful than the others

d)

Thye all ignore eachother and do everything by them selves

7.

What does the Legislative Branch DO?

a)

Makes laws

b)

Evaluates laws

c)

Carries out laws

d)

Just exsits cause why not

8.

What was the Compromise called that provided a dual system of congressional representation

a)

The Ultimate Compromise

b)

The Compromise

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

The Wonderful Compromise

9.

True or False: Amendment #9 is

All the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What does the Judicial Branch DO?

a)

Makes laws

b)

Evaluates laws

c)

Is there cause why not

d)

Carries out laws

11.

The 8th amendment is.....

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

No excessive bail of cruel punishments

c)

No placing soldiers in private homes

d)

Right to a jury trial in civil cases

12.

What does the Preamble do?

a)

Is a list of what the government wants to accomplish

b)

Just something that a bunch of old dudes decided to write down to sound smart

c)

To tell us the goals of the constitution and why we have it

d)

To tell us how bad we are, and all the things that need to be fixed

13.

True or False: Amendment #7 is

Right to a jury in civil cases

a)

False

b)

True

14.

Why did some representatives NOT sign the Constitution?

a)

They did not feel like it

b)

They never told anybody why so its still a mystery to this day

c)

They disagreed with it

d)

There was no Bill of Rights

15.

True or False: Amendment 6 is

Rights of the accused include a speedy trial and a lawyer

a)

False

b)

True

16.

Large States / Small States with how to decide representation

a)

They made two houses of government

b)

They left it how it was/ equal representation

c)

Made it so it was based off of population

d)

They never actually decided

17.

The 5th Amendment......

a)

Is no placing soldiers in private homes

b)

Is the right to do process, right to remain silent, and can't be tried for the same crime

c)

Is no excessive bail of cruel punishments

18.

How was slavery included in a state's population?

And what was the compromise called?

a)

The 3/5th compromise

b)

The 7/12th compromise

c)

5 slaves = 3 people

d)

7 slaves = 12 people

19.

The 4th amendment......

a)

Is no excessive bail of cruel punishments

b)

Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

c)

Is the right to bear arms

20.

What was the plan decided on how to handle the importation of slaves?

a)

Don't get rid of it

b)

Get rid of it right now

c)

Ban it in 20 years down the road

d)

Ban it in 100 years from now

21.

What is the 3rd amendment?

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Forbids the government from forcing citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes at all during peace

c)

Freedom of religion,speech and press, assemble and petition

d)

Rights of the accused include a speedy trail and a lawyer

22.

True or false? This is an example of Checks and Balances: If the legislative branch passes a law, the president can veto it, or the judicial branch can rule it unconstitutional.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Fill in the blank

#2 amendment is (a)