WorksheetsConstitutional Convention Quiz 2024
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 27mins
Match the following principles of government with their description
federalism
Local and Central govt. share power
Separation of Powers
3 branches with specific powers
Individual Rights
basic freedoms protected by the law
Limited Government
Govt. is not all powerful
Republicanism
Rule on how citizens elect their leaders
The Constitutional Compromises expanded the (a)
In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to-
sign the Treaty of Paris
repeal the Intolerable Acts
declare an embargo on imported goods
restructure the federal governmen t
The Great Compromise addressed the disagreements over federal represenetation by-
creating a bicameral legislature
enumerative the powers of the central government
giving veto power to the executive
establishing three branches of government
Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the 3/5ths Compromise?
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people
To create a government based on the principle of federalism
To create a government with a bicameral legislature
What powers does the U.S. Constitution give to each branch of government?
Drag the Constitutional power to the correct branch of government.
Enforces the laws
Declares wars
Makes the laws
Commands armed forces
Declares laws unconstitutional
interprets the laws
The Constitutional (a) took place in (b) at Liberty Hall in (c) . They were tasekd with empowering the (d) after (e)
Organize these characteristics into the right categories
Great Compromise
3/5ths Compromise
Executive Branch
Weak Federal Govt.
Northwest Ordinance
Reorder the following Historical Documents
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of
Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
