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US Constitution TEST

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which document served as the first constitution of the United States?

(a)  

2.
What are two strengths of the Articles of Confederation?
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3.
What are two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
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4.

What was Shay's Rebellion?

a)

A protest of former Marines.

b)

A protest of farmers over land taxes.

c)

A protest over the right for women to vote.

d)

A protest of city people over business taxes.

5.

When was the US Constitution written? (Day, Month, Year)

(a)  

6.

What is the job of the legislative branch?

a)

Create laws

b)

Determine if laws are constitutional

c)

Enforce laws

7.

What is the job of the executive branch?

a)

Create laws

b)

Determine if laws are constitutional

c)

Enforce laws

8.

What is the job of the judicial branch?

a)

Create laws

b)

Determine if laws are constitutional

c)

Enforce laws

9.
What did the Federalists want?
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10.
What did the Anti-Federalists want?
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11.
Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
George Mason
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
12.

What was George Mason known for?

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13.

What was the purpose of the Great Compromise?

a)

A mixture of the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution.

b)

The agreement that three out of five slaves would be counted as one person for the census.

c)

The compromise that government can only do what the Constitution allows.

d)

To create a bicameral legislature with equal state representation in the Senate and proportional state representation in the House.

14.
What are the separation of powers? Make sure to name all branches of the government formed under the Constitution.
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15.
In regards to government, what does "checks and balances" refer to? Give an example.
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16.

What is the term for the sharing of power between the federal government and state governments?

a)

Anti-federalism

b)

Federalism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Republicanism

17.

The people elect representatives who are their voice in the government.

a)

Anti-federalist

b)

Federalism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Republicanism

18.

Political power rests with the people who have the right to create, alter, or abolish it.

a)

Federalism

b)

Popularity

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Limited Government

19.

The government can only do what the Constitution allows it to do, and everyone must follow the laws.

a)

federalism

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

limited government

d)

republicanism

20.

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

(a)  

21.

Name three freedoms granted by the 1st amendment.

(a)  

22.

Which amendment guarantees the due process of the law, including double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, and eminent domain?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

6th Amendment

23.

What amendment guarantees the rights of a defendant in a criminal trial, such as a speedy trial and trial by jury?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

6th Amendment

24.
Establishes that the states have the powers not directly given to the federal government.
a)
7th Amendment
b)
8th Amendment
c)
9th Amendment
d)
10th Amendment
25.
EXTRA CREDIT: What are two things you remember from the lessons over the Constitution that were not on this test?
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