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WorksheetsUnit 1 Topic 2 Test Prep
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
What was one result of the colonies winning the war?
they were free to create their own country
they started another war
they tried to take over Great Britain
Washington became the king of the United States
What difficulties did the United States face when creating their country? Choose 3 answers.
they needed a new leader and a plan for goverenment
trying to successfully create a self-government
trying to set up a limited government
creating a navy and stronger army
paying taxes
What is self-government?
a country that governs or rules itself
a country with a king and queen
a country that has other countries ruling it
a country that cannot rule itself
What is a limited government?
the government has all the power over the people
the government does not have complete power
the president has all the power
the people of the United States have all the power
What was the Articles of Confederation?
a plan created by Second Continental Congress to make a central government for the newly independent country
a plan created by the people to give them all the power in the country
a plan created by George Washington to become president
a plan created by Second Continental Congress to fins a new president for the US
What was the problem Congress faced when creating the Articles of Confederation?
they were creating a government that took away too much power from Congress and did not give the people a voice
they were creating a government with too little power
they were creating a government that would give all of its power to the people
they were creating a government that would force people to obey laws
How was Congress elected under the Articles of Confederation?
the states elected the representatives that would be part of Congress
the people elected the representatives that would be part of Congress
the president elected the representatives that would be part of Congress
Washington elected the representatives that would be part of Congress
How was the Articles of Confederation DIFFERENT from Representative Democracy?
In the Articles of Confederation, people had NO SAY in who represented them, but in a Representative Democracy people DID HAVE SAY in who represented them
In the Articles of Confederation, people DID HAVE SAY in who represented them, but in a Representative Democracy people HAD NO SAY in who represented them
In the Articles of Confederation, people VOTED FOR who represented them, but in a Representative Democracy people DID NOT VOTE for who represented them
In the Articles of Confederation, people had DID NOT VOTE for who represented them, but in a Representative Democracy people VOTED FOR who represented them
What was the Constitutional Convention?
a place where delegates met to do away with the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution
a place where Thomas Jefferson met with delegates to write the the Declaration of Independence
a place where delegated met to do away with the US constitution and write the Articles of Confederation
a place where delegates met do create the Bill of Rights
What was the Great Compromise?
an agreement made to join together the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan
an agreement made to only follow the New Jersey plan
an agreement made to only follow the Virginia plan
an agreement made to stop the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan from joining together
What was the compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan called?
The Great Compromise
The Best Compromise
The Washington Compromise
The New Jersey and Virginia Compromise
In the Great Compromise, how many legislative bodies in Congress were created?
two
one
three
four
What were the names of the 2 legislative bodies in Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
Philadelphia and Washington
Second Continental Congress and Senate
House of Representatives and Constitution
In the Senate, all states had an ____________ number of representatives, no matter how many people lived there.
equal
population
unequal
even
Representation in the House of Representatives was based on _______________
equality
population
states
votes
What is the Constitution? Choose 4 answers
a document that is the highest law of our country
outlines the basic structure of government
shows the different branches of government
outlines the basic rights of citizens
the Constitutional Convention where they wrote a new constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
amendments added to the constitution
3 branches of government
primary and secondary sources
George Washington's cabinet
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
Thomas Jefferson
King George
George Washington
Sam Adams
Why was George Washington elected president? choose 3 answers
he was good at uniting people
he was a national hero
he was the leader of the Constitutional Convention
he was the best at being president
he created the Great Compromise
The precedents set by George Washington include: he asked to be called _____1_____, he selected his own _____2______ who helped give him advice, he led an army and today presidents are considered _____3_____, and presidents can serve only _____4_____ terms.
1- Your Heiness
2- military
3- Chief of police
4- three
1-Mr. Washington
2- cabinet
3- commander in chief
4- one
1- Mr. President
2-cabinet
3- Commander in Chief
4- two
1- Mr. President
2- Vice President
3- leaders
4- two
Original documents and objects which were created at the time the event happened, usually by someone who was there are called _____________ sources.
primary
secondary
article
reading
Accounts or documents of events created by someone who was not there when the events happened are considered ______________ sources.
primary
secondary
article
reading
Unalienable rights are rights that ______________.
can be taken away
cannot be taken away
may be taken away
will be taken away
_____________ stated the following:
-everyone is equal
-people have rights that cannot be taken away
-everyone has the right to be free
-the government does not have complete control over the people
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Constitutional Convention
Bill of Rights
The Virginia plan proposed that the central ______1______ should provide for the people’s welfare. The government should also protect the people against foreign _______2______. According to the Virginia plan, the government should have more______3_______ than under the Articles of the Confederation.
1- government
2-enemies
3-power
1- government
2- kings
3- freedom
1- government
2- queens
3- freedom
1- government
2- presidents
3- power
_____________ system of government is when power is divided between the central government and the states.
federal
national
conventional
liberty
The preamble is the introduction to the Constitution. Why did the Preamble begin with, “We the people”?
To show that the people must allow the government to control everything
To show that it is important to have a king
To show that no one needs a government or laws
To show that the importance of the American people in government
To prevent a single branch of the government from becoming too powerful the Constitution called for a separation of _________
joy
love
power
president
Who was George Washington’s vice president?
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Where did George Washington serve his first presidency?
Washington D.C.
Mount Vernon, Virginia
New York City, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
