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Articles, Amendments, and Influences

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A written change to the Constitution

a)

Preamble

b)

Article

c)

Amendment

d)

Confederation

2.
To change or add to
a)
Amend
b)
Repeal
c)
Delegate
d)
Compromise
3.
First US constitution did not work, it gave the states too much power
a)
Checks and balances
b)
Separation of Power
c)
Compromise
d)
1776 the Articles of Confederation
4.
Protesters led by Daniel Shays upset they couldn’t pay their debts, showed how weak the Articles of Confederation was.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Shays Rebellion
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
1786 the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
5.
Slaves counted as 3/5th’s of the population
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Virginia, New Jersey
d)
Constitution
6.
Great Compromise consisted of ____plan and ____plan.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Virginia, New Jersey
d)
Constitution
7.
Large state plan proposed resentation based on population.
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Constitution
d)
Northwest Ordinance
8.
Small state plan proposed equal representation among all states.
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Constitution
d)
Northwest Ordinance
9.

What was the name of the compromise that created a bi-cameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

10.

-Passing by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress

-Ratified by the legislatures of conventions in three- fourths of the states

-__________________________________________?

a)

Overturns a supreme court ruling

b)

Becomes a revision to federal income

c)

Takes effect as an international treaty

d)

Becomes an amendment to the US Constitution

11.

Growth of Representative Government

a)

Virginia House of Burgesses - 1619

1.

The first representative government.

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - 1639

2.

Established self-government.

c)

Mayflower Compact - 1620

3.

Pilgrims pledged to self-government.

d)

English Bill of Rights - 1689

4.

Tradition of Individual Rights.

e)

Magna Carta - 1215

5.

Principle of Limited Government.

12.
Which of the following rights that Americans enjoy today was established in the Magna Carta?
a)
freedom of speech
b)
trial by jury
c)
freedom of religion
d)
freedom of the press
13.
How many states must approve of a proposed amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution?
a)
2/3s
b)
34
c)
3/4
d)
37.5
14.
Which of the following is necessary to propose a new amendment to the Constitution?
a)
approval by a popular vote held in every state
b)
approval by two thirds of the House and Senate
c)
approval by three quarters of the House and Senate
d)
approval by the legislatures in at least three fourths of the states
15.

Which statement accurately reflects the Amendment process to the U.S. Constitution so far?

a)

All 50 states must approve the Amendment in their legislatures.

b)

The majority of the U.S. Congress must approve the amendment; state involvement isn’t necessary.

c)

The process starts in the U.S. Congress and final approval rests with the states.

d)

The process starts in the State Legislature and final approval is given by the U.S. Congress.