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WorksheetsHistory study guide for the US Constitution
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
Were representatives sent to abolish the Articles of Confederation? (Y or N)
Yes, because its was not working
No, they wanted to change/fix it
True or False the first amendment is: Freedom of religion, speech, press, assemble and petition
True
False
What are the first ten Amendments called?
one through ten
The Bill of rights
The first ten Amendments
Long boring list
Amendment #10 is.......
No excessive bail of cruel punishments
The right to bear arms
No placing soldiers in private homes
the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution
What does the Executive Branch DO?
Caries out laws
Makes laws
Evaluates laws
Its just there cause why not
What does it mean when the Branches can CHECK and BALANCE each other?
They all work together and the president makes all the choices
They write checks and that fun money stuff to eachother to deal with instead of them doing it
To be sure that one branch does not become more powerful than the others
Thye all ignore eachother and do everything by them selves
What does the Legislative Branch DO?
Makes laws
Evaluates laws
Carries out laws
Just exsits cause why not
What was the Compromise called that provided a dual system of congressional representation
The Ultimate Compromise
The Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Wonderful Compromise
True or False: Amendment #9 is
All the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government
True
False
What does the Judicial Branch DO?
Makes laws
Evaluates laws
Is there cause why not
Carries out laws
The 8th amendment is.....
Right to bear arms
No excessive bail of cruel punishments
No placing soldiers in private homes
Right to a jury trial in civil cases
What does the Preamble do?
Is a list of what the government wants to accomplish
Just something that a bunch of old dudes decided to write down to sound smart
To tell us the goals of the constitution and why we have it
To tell us how bad we are, and all the things that need to be fixed
True or False: Amendment #7 is
Right to a jury in civil cases
False
True
Why did some representatives NOT sign the Constitution?
They did not feel like it
They never told anybody why so its still a mystery to this day
They disagreed with it
There was no Bill of Rights
True or False: Amendment 6 is
Rights of the accused include a speedy trial and a lawyer
False
True
Large States / Small States with how to decide representation
They made two houses of government
They left it how it was/ equal representation
Made it so it was based off of population
They never actually decided
The 5th Amendment......
Is no placing soldiers in private homes
Is the right to do process, right to remain silent, and can't be tried for the same crime
Is no excessive bail of cruel punishments
How was slavery included in a state's population?
And what was the compromise called?
The 3/5th compromise
The 7/12th compromise
5 slaves = 3 people
7 slaves = 12 people
The 4th amendment......
Is no excessive bail of cruel punishments
Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
Is the right to bear arms
What was the plan decided on how to handle the importation of slaves?
Don't get rid of it
Get rid of it right now
Ban it in 20 years down the road
Ban it in 100 years from now
What is the 3rd amendment?
Right to bear arms
Forbids the government from forcing citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes at all during peace
Freedom of religion,speech and press, assemble and petition
Rights of the accused include a speedy trail and a lawyer
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.
True
False
Fill in the blank
#2 amendment is (a)
