WorksheetsDay 3 STAAR® Blitz: Constitution Part I Assignment
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
First form of government in America
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
Constitutional Convention
d)
Federalist
e)
Northwest Ordinance
2.
Farmers rebelled over taxes; showed weaknesses in government
a)
Shays’ Rebellion
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitutional Convention
e)
Federalist
3.
Created procedure for admitting new states to the Union
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitutional Convention
e)
Federalist
4.
Meeting to address the issues with the Articles of Confederation
a)
Constitutional Convention
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Federalist
e)
Northwest Ordinance
5.
Group in favor of ratifying Constitution
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitutional Convention
e)
Northwest Ordinance
6.
Group against ratifying the Constitution
a)
Anti-Federalist
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Constitutional Convention
d)
Federalist
e)
Northwest Ordinance
7.
Current form of American government, written in 1787
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Anti-Federalist
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitutional Convention
e)
Federalist
8.
Multiselect - Select the correct answers.
Which statements describe how the Federalist Papers influenced the ratification of the Constitution?
Select TWO correct answers.
a)
They reassured Americans that individual rights would be protected at both the federal and state levels.
b)
They supported making state governments power superior to the federal government.
c)
They guaranteed that Congressional representation in the South would include counting slaves.
d)
They argued that a stronger central government could handle challenges facing the young nation.
9.
What idea was taken from the Magna Carta and included in the Constitution?
4 lines
10.
How did Federalists feel about the Constitution?
4 lines
11.
What were some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
4 lines
12.
Why did Anti-Federalists not like the Constitution?
4 lines
13.
What was the significance of the Great Compromise?
4 lines
14.
What was the significance of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
4 lines
15.
What were these men arguing about?
4 lines
16.
Which two men favored the Constitution?
4 lines
17.
List the two men that were opposed to the Constitution.
4 lines
18.
Why did Alexander Hamilton say the government would not become too powerful?
4 lines
19.
Short Constructed Response - Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question below.
Why was the Northwest Ordinance important AND what conditions did it set for territories?
4 lines
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