WorksheetsConstitution Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After the American Revolution, what did Congress fear about a strong central government?
a)
The rights the people fought for would be lost
b)
States would have far too much power
c)
Another war would occur between Britain and France
d)
Laws would prevent Americans from acquiring new territory
2.
Why was it so difficult for America under the Articles of Confederation to pay off war debt, pay soldier pensions, and repay foreign debts?
a)
The national government had no power to tax
b)
The national government wanted to build up their own bank accounts
c)
Soldiers and foreign nations were unwilling to take money from the new nation
d)
People wanted paper currency
3.
Why was Shays' Rebellion an important event during the “critical period” under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
It was the beginning of the Civil War
b)
It revealed the immorality of slavery
c)
It demonstrated that the national government needed to have the power to tax and raise an army
d)
It demonstrated the willingness of all states to work together
4.
Which of the following phrases best describes the idea behind the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The states were to submit to the will of the national government
b)
State governments had no power
c)
States were joined in a league of friendship with each other
d)
The national government must control all state actions
5.
Which of the following people is known as the “Father of the Constitution?”
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
Tanner Staus
6.
Why was it so difficult to change the Articles of Confederation? For example, why couldn’t the Articles be amended to impose a 5% import tax?
a)
The Treaty of Paris could not be enforced
b)
The Articles required unanimity to be amended
c)
The Articles required the president enforce the laws, but he was unwilling to do so
d)
Foreign nations didn’t recognize America as a nation
7.
All of the following were the direct results of the Articles of Confederation not allowing the national government to impose taxes except:
a)
Inability to raise an army to crush Shay’s rebellion
b)
Inability to pay foreign debt from the war
c)
Inability to pay the ransom of the Barbary pirates
d)
Settling the Northwest Territory (modern day Ohio)
8.
The idea proposed at the Constitutional Convention that suggested three branches of government with both houses of Congress awarding seats based on a state’s population was:
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The New Jersey Plan
c)
The Virginia Plan
d)
The 3/5th Compromise
9.
Northern states did not push for abolition of slavery at the Constitutional Convention because ______________.
a)
The southern states would have left the Convention
b)
The northern states would have rebelled
c)
The northern states wanted the slave trade to continue
d)
The anti-federalists put up too much of a fight
10.
Which compromises were included in the Constitution regarding slavery?
a)
Slaves would be counted as 3/5th of the population
b)
The slave trade could be ended in 1808
c)
Slavery was to be abolished in 1808
d)
Both ending the slave trade in 1808 and the 3/5th compromise
11.
Which of the following was created by the Great Compromise?
a)
One house of Congress based on equal representation
b)
Two houses of Congress, both based on equal representation
c)
One branch of government
d)
Two houses of Congress, one based on equal representation the other based on proportional representation
12.
Which term means “two houses?”
a)
Unicameral
b)
Quadcameral
c)
Multicameral
d)
Bicameral
13.
Which group of people did not want the Constitution to be ratified without a Bill of Rights?
a)
Continental Army Veterans
b)
Federalists
c)
Anti-federalists
d)
Liberty Leaders
14.
Which group of people believed the Constitution needed to be ratified in order to give the national government more power to address the needs of the country?
a)
Continental Army Veterans
b)
Federalists
c)
Anti-federalists
d)
Liberty Leaders
15.
What was written to promote the ratification of the Constitution and get more people to support a strong central government?
a)
The Federalist papers
b)
The Antifederalist report
c)
The Republican essay
d)
The Articles Were Awful pamphlet
16.
Ratify means _____________________
a)
To debate
b)
To write an article
c)
To reject
d)
To accept
17.
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known as…
a)
all of the amendments.
b)
the entire Constitution.
c)
supreme law of the land.
d)
the Bill of Rights
18.
Which of the following documents begins with the words, “We The People…”
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Federalist Papers
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Constitution
19.
What is the purpose of the system of Checks and Balances?
a)
To list the responsibilities of elected officials
b)
To make it difficult to amend the Constitution
c)
To create a system of shared power between the states and the national government
d)
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
20.
How many states were required to ratify the Constitution?
a)
13/13
b)
12/13
c)
7/13
d)
9/13
21.
The first words of the Constitution are:
a)
When in the course of human events
b)
We the people
c)
We hold these truths to be self evident
d)
I pledge allegiance to the flag
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