WorksheetsAmerican Journey Ch. 7
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What plan supported a unicameral (one house) legislature?
a)
Massachusetts Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
New York Plan
2.
What plan was in favor of the more populated states?
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Hamilton Plan
d)
New York Plan
3.
What was the name of America's first constitution?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
US Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
4.
Convention delegates agreed that the new U.S. Constitution must be approved (ratified) by how many states?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
12
d)
13
5.
His rebellion proved the Articles of Confederation created too weak of a national government.
a)
Hamilton
b)
Washington
c)
Shays
d)
Carmichael's
6.
What is a two-house legislature called?
a)
unicameral
b)
bicameral
c)
double cameral
d)
state house
7.
A government system where the citizens rule through elected officials
a)
Republic
b)
Judicial
c)
Exective
d)
Communist
8.
What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?
a)
Ordinance of 1785
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Confederation Law
d)
Morris Ordinance
9.
Who suggested the Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan)?
a)
Roger Sherman
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
John Locke
10.
The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by
a)
7 states
b)
11 states
c)
13 states
d)
9 states
11.
Who was the President at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Benjamin Franklin
12.
True or False. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Under the federal system, the final authority is the
a)
president
b)
Constitution
c)
court system
d)
states
14.
The division of powers between the national government and the states is a
a)
local system
b)
federal system
c)
feudal system
d)
national system
15.
What were the supporters of the new Constitution called?
a)
Federalists
b)
Antifederalists
c)
Nationalists
d)
Carmichaelists
16.
What type of legislatures did most states establish?
a)
monarchy
b)
bicameral
c)
multihouse
d)
single-house
17.
Inflation is when the economy slows and unemployment increases.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation in _______?
a)
July 1776
b)
November 1777
c)
January 1777
d)
December 1778
19.
What uprising occurred when the petitions of the Massachusetts Farmers went unanswered?
a)
Cape Cod Revolt
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Carmichael's Uprising
d)
Shay's Rebellion
20.
Which branch of federal government may declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional?
a)
state
b)
legislative
c)
judicial
d)
executive
21.
The movement that influenced the framers of the Constitution
a)
Enrichment
b)
Age of Science
c)
Ideas Period
d)
Enlightenment
22.
The executive branch has the power to veto
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The U.S. system of _________________ makes sure no government branch becomes too powerful
a)
Checks & Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
government
d)
Articles of Confederation
24.
_____________________ introduced the Virginia Plan
a)
John Locke
b)
Edmund Randolph
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Bruce Banner
25.
What year was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
a)
1788
b)
1789
c)
1790
d)
1791
26.
This compromise determined how slaves would be counted for representation and taxes
a)
Great Compromise
b)
3/5 Compromise
c)
Virginia Compromise
d)
New Jersey Compromise
27.
Enlightenment thinker and writer (inspired Thomas Jefferson)
a)
Edmund Randolph
b)
Rochambeau
c)
John Locke
d)
John Smith
28.
The Judicial Branch is the lawmaking branch of the government.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The court system belongs to which branch?
a)
Congress
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Judicial
30.
This document protects individual rights
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Massachusetts farmers
31.
Father of the Constitution
a)
Roger Sherman
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ben Franklin
32.
This system officially elects the president and vice president
a)
Electoral College
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Election Day
d)
Presidential Convention
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