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WorksheetsChapter 7: A More Perfect Union Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Created Northwest Territory
a)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b)
Ordinance of 1785
c)
Ordinance of 1783
d)
Ohio River Valley Ordinance
2.
ALL the following are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT...
a)
Couldn't tax
b)
Coin money
c)
Couldn't regulate trade
d)
ALL 13 states had to approve to change articles
3.
Under the Articles of Confederation too much power was placed in the
a)
States
b)
Central Government
4.
ALL the following are strengths of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT
a)
Raise an Army
b)
Levy taxes
c)
Borrow money
d)
Add new territory
5.
Republic?
a)
Ruled by Monarch
b)
Citizens rule through elected representatives
c)
Government where President has complete power
d)
Government ruled by religious leaders
6.
Led a armed rebellion in Massachusetts
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Edmund Randolph
7.
Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel in 1787?
a)
Crops were being stolen
b)
Land was being taken and many were thrown in jail
c)
Farmers weren't paid from war
8.
Chosen to lead meetings at Constitutional Convention?
a)
John Adams
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
1st state to sign Constitution?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
Delaware
10.
Wrote the Virginia plan and is known as the father of the U.S. Constitution?
a)
William Patterson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
James Madison
d)
Edmund Randolph
11.
What was the Great Compromise?
a)
Created a House of Representatives and a Senate
b)
Allowed 3 out of 5 slaves to count towards population
c)
Created a President
d)
Every state would get one vote
12.
Plan called for equal representation regardless of population
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
13.
Plan called for a single chief executive
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
14.
In the new territories, what did the population have to reach in order to apply for statehood?
a)
50,000
b)
60,000
c)
75,000
d)
100,000
15.
Shared power between National and State Governments
a)
Republic
b)
Limited Government
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
16.
Biggest issue between Federalist and Anti-Federalist
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
President or Chief Executive
c)
Paying of debts
d)
Representation
17.
Year was the Constitution created
a)
1785
b)
1787
c)
1789
d)
1791
18.
ALL the following are branches of government except...
a)
Legislative
b)
Federalism
c)
Executive
d)
Judicial
19.
Keeps one branch from having too much power
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Republicanism
c)
Federalism
d)
Popular Sovereignty
20.
The first state to ratify the Constitution.
a)
Rhode Island
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Virginia
21.
The supreme law of the land is/are...
a)
the Constitution.
b)
the states.
c)
Congress.
d)
the Supreme Court.
22.
These three men were strong supporters of the Constitution.
a)
Franklin, Jay, Madison
b)
Madison, Hamilton, Washington
c)
Hamilton, Franklin, Jefferson
d)
Madison, Hamilton, Jay
23.
An Enlightenment thinker that believed in natural rights.
a)
Baron de Montesquieu
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
John Locke
24.
The last state to ratify the Constitution was
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Massachusettes
c)
Delaware
d)
Rhode Island
25.
Ancient civilization that was a model for American democracy.
a)
Greece
b)
Aztec
c)
Egypt
d)
Rome
26.
Published in newspapers to explain and defend the Constitution.
a)
Common Sense
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
The Spirit of Laws
27.
Which of these can the federal government not do?
a)
Tax
b)
Declare war
c)
Establish schools
d)
Regulate trade
28.
Montesquieu believed that
a)
the powers of government should be separate and balanced.
b)
the powers of the government should be up to the states.
c)
the powers of the government should be separate and unbalanced.
d)
the powers of the government did not matter.
29.
The Enlightenment was a movement in the 1700s that promoted
a)
knowledge.
b)
reason.
c)
science.
d)
all of the above.
30.
The highest court in the Judicial branch.
a)
The Supreme Court
b)
The district courts
c)
The federal courts
d)
The VJHS court
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