WorksheetsUnit 4 Test - A New Nation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group was in charge of developing our new government after the Revolutionary War?
a)
Continental Congress
b)
Green Mountain Boys
c)
King George Washington
d)
Sons of Liberty
2.
Which statement would an Anti-Federalist agree with?
a)
There should be a national bank.
b)
States should have more power than the national government.
c)
Powers are shared between the states and federal government.
d)
The national government should make all the laws for the states.
3.
Under the Articles of Confederation, why couldn’t the US defend itself if attacked?
a)
The US army was the strongest in the world.
b)
State soldiers were not trained to fight foreigners
c)
There were no taxes to pay for a national army or navy.
d)
People spoke different languages.
4.
Why was the Constitution of the US written?
a)
The Congressmen did not want to be in power
b)
The people wanted a king in power
c)
To keep the Articles of Confederation
d)
To fix the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
5.
Which statement best describes Federalism?
a)
A king and his parliament hold all the power
b)
All decisions are made by a council
c)
Powers are shared between the states and federal government
d)
States should have more power than the national government
6.
What document do we use today in the US?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Legacy of the Onion
7.
What is the duty of the Legislative Branch of the US Government?
a)
To make laws
b)
To enforce the laws
c)
To judge if the laws are constitutional
d)
To collect taxes
8.
What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances in our government?
a)
To keep any branch from gaining too much power
b)
To allow the President to make all the decisions
c)
To keep your bank account in balance
d)
To prevent hurricanes
9.
What were the two early political parties called?
a)
Green and Red Parties
b)
Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
c)
Yayers and Nayers
d)
Anti-communists and Tea Party
10.
In the Declaration of Independence, what was the government’s job?
a)
Find jobs for the citizens
b)
Secure and protect the natural rights of the people
c)
Take away the natural rights of the people
d)
Put people in prison if they were not citizens
11.
In the Articles of Confederation, how did the Continental Congress protect our natural rights?
a)
They created a weak government on purpose to protect citizens’ rights
b)
They created a strong government modeled after Great Britain
c)
They took away as many natural rights as possible
d)
They gave each citizen that could read a copy of their rights
12.
What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
a)
To allow the government to charge the citizens money
b)
To protect natural rights that were not included in the Constitution
c)
To protect the natural rights of slaves, women, and Native Americans
d)
To charge Great Britain money to pay for the war
13.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
A rule that northern states could still have slaves
b)
So 3 of every 5 Congressmen had to be slaves
c)
Slaves were counted as ⅗ of a person when figuring how many representatives a state had in Congress
d)
A partial amendment written because the founding fathers studied fractions
14.
What was true about how slaves were treated in the North?
a)
Slaves were gradually freed but they were not treated equally
b)
Slavery was a popular thing in the North
c)
Slaves were the main workers in the factories and mills
d)
There were no slaves in the North in 1787, and everyone was treated equally
15.
What was true about how women were treated at that time?
a)
Women had all the rights as men
b)
Women had the same rights as they do today
c)
Women were treated equally and they could vote
d)
Women were not treated equally and they could not vote
16.
What was true about how Native Americans were treated at that time?
a)
All Native Americans were put on ships and sent to Europe
b)
Native Americans were considered as equal citizens
c)
Native Americans were considered to be a separate nation from the US
17.
What is a reason why SC did not support voting for the Constitution?
a)
The Constitution without the Bill of Rights DID NOT list all our natural rights that should be protected
b)
The Constitution without the Bill of Rights DID list all our natural rights that should be protected
c)
South Carolinians did not have enough time to support the Constitution
d)
George Washington said not to support the Constitution
18.
How important was slavery in SC’s economy in 1783?
a)
There were no slaves in SC
b)
Slaves were not important in SC’s economy
c)
Many South Carolinians had slaves which allowed them to make a lot of money
d)
Slaves were too much work so they didn’t care
19.
Why was Charles Pinckney called Constitution Charlie?
a)
His job was to write constitutions for countries
b)
He made a lot of contributions to the US Constitution
c)
He stole the first copy of the US Constitution
20.
What was the Fugitive Slave Clause in the Constitution?
a)
It said that all fugitives would be in the Constitution
b)
It said all people with the last name Clause became slaves
c)
It said that escaped slaves that crossed state borders must be returned to their owners
d)
It said that escaped slaves were safe from capture once they crossed state borders
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