WorksheetsCivics chapter 2 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which group of people favored the ratification of the Constitution? Please select one answer for the following questions. Each question is worth 2 points for a total of 10 points.
Patriots
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
The King
The agreement Congress would be bicameral or divided into two houses, one house would have equal representation while the other would be based on population, is known as what?
The Great Compromise
The Virginia Plan
Congress
3/5ths Compromise
What stated that slaveholding states were allowed to count all their free population, including free African Americans and 60 percent of their enslaved population?
The Great Compromise
The Virginia Plan
Congress
3/5ths Compromise
Letters written by James Madison to convince states to ratify the Constitution are known as what?
The Federalist Papers
Madison’s Memoir
The Anti-Federalist Journal
Dear Diary
In 1787 55 delegates from all 13 colonies, except for Rhode Island, attended a convention in Philadelphia, this meeting became known as what?
The Constitution Meeting
The Constitutional Convention
The Articles of Confederation Convention
The Meeting of the Greats
In a ___________ ____________ power is divided between the federal (or national) government and the state governments.
Federal System
Unitary System
Confederate System
Monarchical System
All powers not expressly given to the national government were intended for the states are known as ______________ ______________.
reserved powers
delegated powers
concurrent powers
implied powers
According to _______ _______, natural rights had been granted by God and could not be taken away by human beings, even kings, or institutions they created.
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
A ____________________ is an entity in which independent, self-governing states form a union for the purpose of acting together in areas such as defense.
Confederation
Federation
Monarchy
Republic
The constitution took approximately _______ years to ratify through all 13 states!
3.5
2
5
4
Federalists and Anti-Federalists were two groups with differing views during the formation of the United States. Which of the following is an example of a Federalist?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Lack of a strong central government
Establishment of a federal judiciary
Creation of a national currency
Provision for a standing army
Which of the following best explains the concept of natural rights?
Rights that are inherent and not dependent on laws or customs.
Rights granted by the government.
Privileges that can be revoked by authorities.
Benefits provided by social institutions.
Colonial leaders were fearful of a tyrant leader in government when writing the Articles of Confederation because:
They wanted to ensure a strong central government.
They had experienced oppressive rule under British monarchy.
They believed in the divine right of kings.
They wanted to establish a monarchy in the new nation.
Shared powers in government refer to powers that are held by both state and federal governments. Which of the following is an example of a shared power?
Issuing currency
Conducting foreign affairs
Collecting taxes
Regulating interstate commerce
What percentage of State Legislatures have to ratify amendments of the Constitution before they are added?
66.7%
75%
50%
33.3%
The image below is a cartoon about the ratification of the United States Constitution. For the Constitution to take effect, nine states had to ratify (agree to) the Constitution.
Based on the cartoon, which statement about Pennsylvania and the new national government is correct?
Pennsylvanians refused to ratify the Constitution.
Pennsylvanians were divided over the new Constitution.
Pennsylvania was the second state to ratify the Constitution.
Pennsylvania was the last state to ratify the new Constitution.
What was added to the Constitution in order to ensure its ratification?
Bill of Rights
Political parties
Executive Branch
Right of foreign intervention
Why did some of the founders of the American Republic consider the lack of a national executive and judiciary under the articles of confederation as one of the document's great strengths?
They feared a strong national government after living under a tyrannical ruler.
