WorksheetsUS1 New Nation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the first American government(named by its base document)
a)
Declaration of Independence government
b)
Constitutional government
c)
Articles of Confederation government
d)
Parliament
2.
What of the following was NOT a problem of the Articles of Confederation
a)
Gave Congress no powers to tax
b)
Provided a strong central government
c)
Gave each state one vote no matter the size of the population or state
d)
Provided no one singular nation money(coins and paper)
3.
When the 2nd Congressional Congress met to write the new Constitution, what city did they meet in?
a)
Washington DC
b)
New York City
c)
London
d)
Philadelphia
4.
Which president created the Monroe Doctrine
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Monroe
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
5.
Which branch of government executes the law
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
6.
Which branch of government creates laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
7.
Which branch of government interprets law?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
8.
Who is the "Father of the Constitution"
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
The "Great Compromise" allowed for?
a)
New states to be admitted to the USA
b)
Allowed political parties in the USA
c)
Set the pattern for representatives and Senators for the Congress
d)
Allowed Canadian fisherman to fish in the USA
10.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
a)
Continued slavery in the USA
b)
Ended slavery in the USA
11.
Which is not a right in the First Amendment?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of Religious
c)
Freedom of Arrest
d)
Freedom of Assembly
12.
Which of the following first presidents was not from Virginia
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
13.
Which president bought the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
14.
The Northwest Ordinance
a)
Gave the rules for war with other countries
b)
Stopped Indians from living on their lands
c)
Set the rules for exploration of Canada
d)
set the rules for new states to join the USA
15.
The Bill of Rights was not based on
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
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