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WorksheetsGrade 6 Social Studies
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
a)
the first American constitution
b)
list of freedoms that the government promises to protect
c)
the law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory
2.
Which branch of government is the Supreme Court part of?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
3.
Which branch of government is Congress part of?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
4.
Which branch of government is the President part of?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
5.
Which branch of government passes the law?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
6.
Which branch of government carries out the law?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
7.
Which branch of government interprets the law?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
8.
Who was the first secretary of treasury of the United States?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
9.
Who was the first secretary of state of the United States?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
10.
Who was the first vice president of the United States?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
11.
What is popular sovereignty?
a)
idea designed to keep any person or group from gaining too much power
b)
principle that states that the people have the right to alter or abolish their government
c)
when the President rejects a bill Congress passed
12.
What is vetoing?
a)
idea designed to keep any person or group from gaining too much power
b)
principle that states that the people have the right to alter or abolish their government
c)
when the President rejects a bill Congress passed
13.
What is separation of powers?
a)
idea designed to keep any person or group from gaining too much power
b)
principle that states that the people have the right to alter or abolish their government
c)
when the President rejects a bill Congress passed
14.
Congress privatized much of the Northwest Territory by
a)
setting aside sections of land for public schools.
b)
dividing the territory into townships.
c)
selling pieces of land to settlers.
15.
Shays’ Rebellion involved a group of farmers who were angry about
a)
not being able to ship their products from New Orleans.
b)
more rights being given to settlers in the Northwest Territory.
c)
losing their farms due to low crop prices and high state taxes.
16.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a)
to revise the Articles of Confederation
b)
to decide who the leaders of the country should be
17.
Why was the Great Compromise so important?
a)
It settled the slavery debate.
b)
It created a legislative system everyone could accept.
c)
It established James Madison as a leader.
18.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
a)
gave Congress the power to ban slavery in individual states.
b)
determined how enslaved people would be counted in the population.
c)
gave states the power to ban slavery within their borders.
19.
What essential idea in the Magna Carta influenced the U.S. government?
a)
People have basic rights.
b)
Property should be equally distributed.
c)
Government should have three branches.
20.
The English Bill of Rights influenced the U.S. government with its emphasis on
a)
the powers granted to a king.
b)
elections and fair trials.
c)
freedom of speech.
d)
the benefits of public property.
21.
Why did the Antifederalists believe that it was important for the Constitution to include a bill of rights?
a)
The English Bill of Rights had proven effective for the colonies.
b)
The rights of women and minorities were not included in the Constitution.
c)
They feared that a strong central government would ignore basic rights.
22.
Who won the popular vote in the election of 2016, but lost the electoral vote to Donald Trump in the election of 2016?
a)
Hilary Clinton
b)
Joseph Biden
c)
Barack Obama
d)
None of the above
23.
The term “judicial review” means that the Supreme Court has the ability to determine if
a)
a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional.
b)
a lower court’s decision is correct.
c)
the executive branch is enforcing laws properly.
24.
What is a precedent?
a)
an act of decision that sets an example for other to follow
b)
a certificate that promises to repay the money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date
c)
a tax on imports
25.
What is a naturalized citizen?
a)
A citizen born in the United States
b)
someone born outside the United States, however completed the official legal process for becoming a citizen
26.
What is a bond?
a)
an act of decision that sets an example for other to follow
b)
a certificate that promises to repay the money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date
c)
a tax on imports
27.
What is a tariff?
a)
an act of decision that sets an example for other to follow
b)
a certificate that promises to repay the money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date
c)
a tax on imports
28.
Name a precedent Washington set?
a)
he served for 3 terms
b)
he made the people call him King
c)
he remained neutral during times of overseas wars
29.
What was the main difference between Hamilton and Jefferson?
4 lines
30.
Check the first two political parties that emerged despite Washington's warnings.
a)
Democratic Republican Party
b)
Federalist Party
c)
Green Party
d)
American Party
e)
Adams Party
31.
The XYZ Affair involved which foreign country?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Germany
32.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
John Adams
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
33.
Why was the Embargo Act of 1809 cancelled by Congress?
a)
Native Americans objected to the act
b)
Europeans became mad at the U.S.
c)
the value of U.S. exports dropped $86 million the year it went into effect
34.
Who was Tecumseh?
a)
Mexican freedom fighter who declared Mexico's independence from Spain
b)
a member of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain
c)
Shawnee leader who led American Indian resistance to white settlement in the Ohio River Valley
35.
What was a War Hawk?
a)
Mexican freedom fighter who declared Mexico's independence from Spain
b)
a member of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain
c)
Shawnee leader who led American Indian resistance to white settlement in the Ohio River Valley
36.
What controversy did the Louisiana Purchase create?
a)
The argument of buying land American Indians lived on
b)
The argument whether the President had the power to buy land
c)
The argument of going passed the Mississippi River
37.
How much was the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
$10 million
b)
$15 million
c)
$30 million
38.
Who was Sacajawea?
a)
wife of John Smith
b)
Shoshone guide to Louis and Clark
c)
Cherokee on the Trail of Tears
39.
What did American gain when Jackson became president?
a)
land
b)
suffrage
c)
slaves
40.
Who were the main supporters of Andrew Jackson?
a)
the rich
b)
common people
c)
American Indians
41.
What is meant by the spoils system that Jackson developed?
a)
American Indians were forced to leave their lands
b)
government jobs were awarded to friends and supporters
c)
Slaves had increased
42.
What is Manifest Destiny?
4 lines
43.
What was the Nullification Act?
a)
a period when the economy shrinks and many people lose their jobs
b)
Act passed by South Carolina that declared that the Tariff of 1832 was unconstitutional
c)
law that let the government take land from American Indians in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River
44.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
a)
a period when the economy shrinks and many people lose their jobs
b)
Act passed by South Carolina that declared that the Tariff of 1832 was unconstitutional
c)
law that let the government take land from American Indians in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River
45.
What was the Trail of Tears?
4 lines
46.
What is patriotism?
a)
a feeling of love and devotion toward one's country
b)
a person who enters another country in order to settle there.
c)
noncitizen living in the country
47.
The Trail of Tears moved which group off their land?
a)
Cherokee
b)
British
c)
Slaves
d)
Mexicans
48.
This officially ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Bill of Rights
49.
This was the nickname given in reference to the year more than 80,000 people from Europe, China, Australia, South America, and Americans made the journey to California.
a)
forty-niners
b)
bear flag republic
c)
war hawks
50.
Which country stood in the way of Manifest Destiny?
a)
Mexico
b)
Britain
c)
Canada
51.
Why were people from Europe, China, Australia, South America and America rushing to California?
a)
for gold
b)
for better schooling
c)
for work
52.
Describe Andrew Jackson's good and bad qualities.
4 lines
53.
Worcester v. Georgia was a court ruling that sated no state had the authority to enforce its law with in _______________ territory.
a)
Indian
b)
Mexican
c)
British
54.
When the economy shrinks and many people lose their jobs is known as ________
a)
depression
b)
frontier
c)
caucus
55.
A private meeting where a few individuals choose the party's candidate is ________
a)
depression
b)
frontier
c)
caucus
56.
A boundary or edge of a settled area is known as the ________
a)
depression
b)
frontier
c)
caucus
57.
Who was a leader of the Cherokee people?
a)
John Ross
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Beckwourth
58.
Who was a mountain man freed from slavery?
a)
John Ross
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Beckwourth
59.
What was the practice of forcing people into service?
a)
impressment
b)
smuggling
c)
embargo
60.
What state was known as the Bear Flag Republic?
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
Florida
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