WorksheetsCh. 4: A Constitution for the U.S.
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Multiple Choice: 1. How did the states divide power? Who were their leaders?
a)
Legislature and executive; Governors
b)
Judicial; Senators
c)
Legislature; Representatives
d)
Executive; Governors
2.
2. Why couldn’t the U.S. pay off the debts they owed to foreign countries?
a)
Because we traded with them instead.
b)
Because Congress had no power to tax the states.
c)
States agreed to pay off foreign debts for the national government.
d)
We help France in their war to independence from their king instead.
3.
3. How was trade between state made more difficult?
a)
They traded only in gold and silver.
b)
Only traded with Spain and Great Britain.
c)
Only traded by sea.
d)
Made their own paper money.
4.
4. What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?
a)
The idea that political authority belongs to the people.
b)
Trade between states.
c)
Set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands.
d)
A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment.
5.
5. How did Massachusetts decide to pay its war debt? How did it affect farmers?
a)
Through the use of gold and silver, and farmers couldn’t afford to get gold or silver.
b)
Through interstate commerce and farmers had to learn how to trade.
c)
By creating paper money and farmers couldn’t make the paper money.
d)
Through tax money and it forced farmers to sell their land.
6.
6. Who was Daniel Shays?
a)
He was delegate for Massachusetts at the Constitutional Convention.
b)
He was a judge who was persecuted by the angry farmers.
c)
He was a poor farmer and a Revolutionary War veteran.
d)
He was a famous sailor from the Revolutionary War.
7.
7. Who developed The Great Compromise?
a)
George Washington
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Edmund Randolph
8.
8. Which state is the first to ratify the Constitution? Last? When is it ratified?
a)
New Hampshire; Maryland; May 1790
b)
Virginia; Maine; May 1789
c)
Rhode Island; Delaware; May 1791
d)
Delaware; New Hampshire; May 1790
9.
9. Why did southerners want slaves to be counted as a part of their population?
a)
To have more senators in congress.
b)
To be able to have more power as states.
c)
To have more representatives in congress
d)
To be able to have more influence for presidential elections.
10.
10. What was agreed by both the north and the south about slave trade?
a)
Agreed that Congress couldn't outlaw slave trade for at least 20 years.
b)
Agreed that Congress could get rid of cotton.
c)
Agreed that Congress could make the northern states focus on agriculture.
d)
Agreed that Congress could sell the south's slaves to help pay for war debts.
11.
11. When were the Bill of Rights fully ratified by all the states?
a)
December 15, 1791
b)
December 15, 1800
c)
January 20, 1991
d)
May 1790
12.
12. Where does most of our local tax money go to?
a)
Public safety
b)
Education
c)
Parks and Recreation
d)
Military
13.
True/False: 1. After the creation of the Declaration of Independence, the states started to declare their own independence from the U.S. Government.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
2. The only people who had the right to vote during this time were any white males over the age of 21.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
3. It was difficult to plan a new government due to the fact that not everyone will agree.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
4. Under the Articles, the National Government had more power than the states.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
5. The U.S. suffers an economic depression after the Revolutionary War.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
6. James Madison became the president of the Constitutional Convention.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
7. The Federalists argued that the Constitution gave the federal government too much power, and the Antifederalist's argued that it gave the federal government the authority it needed.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
8. Delegates at the Constitutional Convention didn't want to protect federal sovereignty.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
9. The Antifederalists insisted the Bill of Rights to be included in the constitution to give the states more power in the government.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
10. The creators of our constitution established a way to amend the constitution in order to modify the rules for the national government.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
11. The Bill of Rights are supposed to prevent the states and citizens of the United States from gaining more powers.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
12. You can become a citizen of the United States by being born in the U.S., were naturalized (completed official legal process for citizenship), or were 18 or younger when parents gained citizenship.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Fill in the Blank: 1. Continental Congress came together to create ________________________________________
a)
The States' Constitutions.
b)
The Constitution.
c)
A war declaration on Mexico.
d)
A new national government
26.
2. The U.S. paid for the Revolutionary War with the __________________ that ___________ have value.
a)
American dollar/did
b)
Continental dollar/did not
c)
Euro/did not
d)
Marks/did
27.
3. A problem we had with Great Britain was they ________________________________, and a problem with Spain was that they _______________________.
a)
wouldn’t withdraw troops from the Great Lakes area/closed the Mississippi river from U.S. trade
b)
closed the Mississippi river from U.S. trade/wouldn't withdraw troops from the Great Lakes area
c)
declared war on us again/also declared war on us.
d)
closed off all trade with us/opened up the Mississippi River for trading.
28.
4. The land in the Northwest split into _____________ and land was sold for_______________________.
a)
counties/ $500
b)
Townships/ $640
c)
states/ $550
d)
the Great Lakes/ $15,000
29.
5. Farmers in Massachusetts started shutting down the courts so they/their ________________________________.
a)
didn’t have to pay back their debts.
b)
property could not be taken away.
c)
they opposed the constitution.
d)
they were Anti-federalists.
30.
6. Shays Rebellion was stopped on _______________.
a)
January 1787
b)
July 1776
c)
May 1777
d)
December 1788
31.
7. The smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan because __________________________________.
a)
not enough representation for all the states and territories.
b)
smaller states might become too powerful.
c)
larger states might become too powerful since representation is based on population.
d)
larger states might not have enough power in congress.
32.
8. There is/are _____________________ senator(s) per state and representative(s) are determined by _________________________________.
a)
one/how large or small the state is
b)
two/a states' population
c)
three/how many war veterans there are.
d)
two/how large or small the states is.
33.
9. Another major issue with slavery was _________________.
a)
to expand slavery to the Northwest Territories.
b)
outlaw slavery in just the 13 colonies.
c)
if slaves should be freed or not.
d)
if the slave trade should exist or end.
34.
10. ____________________ States were needed to ratify the Constitution.
a)
8 out of 13
b)
12 out of 13
c)
9 out of 13
d)
13 out of 13
35.
11. The federal government deals with ____________ and the State governments deal with _____________.
a)
student issues/teacher issues
b)
local issues/foreign issues
c)
national issues/local issues
d)
local issues/national issues
36.
VOCAB: 1. A set of basic laws and principles that states the powers and duties of the government.
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Constitution
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Federalism
37.
2. Congress would become the single branch of government and would have limited powers to protect the liberty of the people.
a)
Federalism
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Antifederalists
38.
3. A period when prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises.
a)
Federalists
b)
Depression
c)
Federalism
d)
Popular Sovereignty
39.
4. Uprising of farmers to protest high taxes.
a)
Constitutional Convention
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Ratification
d)
Shays Rebellion
40.
5. Held in May 1787 in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation.
a)
Consitution
b)
Constitutional Convention
c)
The Great Compromise
d)
Three-Fifths Compromise
41.
6. An agreement to create a two-house legislature.
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Depression
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
The Great Compromise
42.
7. Only three-fifths of a state’s slave population would count when determining representation.
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Depression
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
The Great Compromise
43.
8. Official approval.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Ratify
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Bill of Rights
44.
9. Supporters of the Constitution
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Antifederalists
c)
Federalists
d)
Ratify
45.
10. Opposed the Constitution
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Antifederalists
c)
Federalists
d)
Ratify
46.
11. or to change
a)
Constitution
b)
Amend
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Local Government
47.
12. First 12 Amendments became a part of the Constitution.
a)
Ratify
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Bill of Rights
48.
13. The idea that political authority belongs to the people.
a)
Antifederalists
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Depression
49.
14. The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.
a)
Federalism
b)
Federalists
c)
Ratify
d)
Bill of Rights
50.
15. Keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful.
a)
Ratify
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Bill of Rights
51.
16. Have the greatest impact on our daily lives.
a)
Ratify
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Amend
d)
Local Government
52.
17. A person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to its rights and responsibilities.
a)
Local government
b)
Civic Virtue
c)
Citizen
d)
Patriotism
53.
18. Willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at a great sacrifice.
a)
Civic Virtue
b)
Citizen
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Constitutional Convention
54.
19. Feeling of love and devotion towards one's country.
a)
Citizen
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Patriotism
d)
Northwest Ordinance
55.
SHORT ANSWER: write in complete sentences!: 1. What powers did congress have under the Articles of Confederation? Name at least 2. AND what powers did Congress NOT have under the Articles of Confederation ? Name at least 2.
4 lines
56.
SHORT ANSWER: write in complete sentences!: 2. How could territories become states? What was the process? (Name BOTH parts!)
4 lines
57.
SHORT ANSWER: write in complete sentences!: 3. What are the three branches that help balance the government? Explain what they are.
4 lines
58.
SHORT ANSWER: write in complete sentences!: 4. Name 3 of the 5 responsibilities we have as citizens of the United States.
4 lines
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