WorksheetsSTAAR Blitz Warmup Day 2: constitution
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 6mins
Match the following
Agreement that decided how many representatives big states and small states would send to Congress
Great Compromise
Supported the Constitution, believed it created a more stable union, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Federalists
First government, Congress could negotiate treaties and declare war. No executive branch
Articles of Confederation
Against Constitution, believed it needed a bill of rights, Patrick Henry and George Mason
Anti-Federalists
Which group would have made these arguments in 1787?
Free-Soilers
Anti-Federalists
Loyalists
Federalists
Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
To settle debates over abolishing the importation of enslaved people
To create a government based on the principle of federalism
To create a government with a bicameral legislature
Match the following
Rights not given to the federal government are given to the states
10th Amendment
Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, speech
1st Amendment
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
8th Amendment
No unreasonable searches or seizure of property
4th Amendment
The Founding Fathers believed the principle of federalism to be important to put in the Constitution because -
all citizens would be guaranteed the right to vote
representatives would rule on behalf of the citizens
the people would hold the ultimate authority in government
the federal government would share power with the state governments
Which historical action was protected by the First Amendment guarantee regarding religion?
The Nativist Know-Nothing Party attracted more members.
Eastern communities forced Mormons to migrate to the West
City officials worked to reduce the political power of Catholic immigrants.
Evangelists led revivals in New England.
Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution?
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly.”
“For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury…”
“He has obstructed the…Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”
“For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us…”
