WorksheetsTest Unit 1: Creating a New Government
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What hour are you in?
a)
1st hour
b)
2nd hour
c)
6th hour
d)
4th hour
2.
What was the first document guiding the government in the United States called?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Mayflower Compact
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The United States Constitution
3.
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
a)
George Washington did not approve
b)
The British system of government was just like it
c)
The men who wrote it decided it didn't work
d)
It limited the government with only one congress and could not collect taxes
4.
Which of the following issues was resolved by the Great Compromise?
a)
Who would be President
b)
Representation in Congress
c)
Interstate Trade
d)
Taxes
5.
The Federalists favored all of the following except
a)
Three branches of government
b)
A system of checks and balances
c)
A National government to protect rights
d)
A Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
6.
One reason some Antifederalists did not want to ratify the Constitution is that it
a)
Gave bigger states more Senate seats
b)
Gave Congress too much power
c)
Did not contain a Bill of Rights
d)
Was too much like the Articles of Confederation
7.
The Constitution is the highest law of the land
a)
True, it is the highest law in the United States
b)
False, the highest law is the Declaration of Independence
8.
A change or addition to a constitution is known as a(n)
a)
Rule
b)
Article
c)
Amendment
d)
Bill
9.
Which document guarantees the freedom of speech, right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
Albany Plan of Union
c)
Declaration of Sentiments
d)
Federalist Papers
10.
The Framers set up a complex system to elect the President, known as
a)
Election Tuesday
b)
Direct Election
c)
Popular Election
d)
Electoral College
11.
What does this graph indicate about the voting process?
a)
Majority rules
b)
Plurality rules
c)
There is no winner
d)
The electors vote
12.
What does this graph indicate about the voting process?
a)
Majority rules
b)
Plurality rules
c)
There is no winner
d)
The electors vote
13.
How does a state determine their number of electors?
a)
# of senators + 2 House of Representatives
b)
2 senators + # House of Representatives
c)
The Senate chooses the electors
d)
None of the above
e)
All of the above
14.
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
a)
538
b)
270
c)
100
d)
None, candidates are elected with the popular vote
15.
What does the Bill of Rights do?
a)
Protects the government
b)
Protects the individual rights of the people
c)
Nothing it was never added to the Constitution
d)
Prevented chaos in the United States
16.
One example of how the Constitution is an example of higher law is...
a)
All of the above
b)
It can not be changed easily- it requires widespread consent of the people
c)
It states citizens have rights and government must protect those rights
d)
It creates a limited government
e)
It establishes principle of private domain (right to privacy)
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