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Unit 5 Test: Creating a Republic

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
After the American Revolution ended what type of government did the states agree to create?
a)
republic
b)
communism
c)
monarchy
d)
socialist
2.

Match each of the following:

a)

An official statement by the US breaking ties with Great Britain

1.

Declaration of Independence

b)

The first plan for the US government.

2.

Articles of Confederation

c)

It is the supreme law of the land (US)

3.

US Constitution

3.
To prevent one branch of government from gaining too much power, the Constitution sets up a system of what?
a)
due process
b)
checks & balances
c)
Electoral College
d)
impeachment
4.

Match each of the following:

a)

This branch is also known as the court system; the courts hear cases involving the Constitution.

1.

Judicial Branch

b)

This branch includes the President & Vice President; carries out nations laws & policies.

2.

Executive Branch

c)

This is the lawmaking branch; powers include establishing taxes, coining money, & regulating trade.

3.

Legislative Branch

5.
The process used to select the president and vice president of the United States is called what?
a)
due process
b)
checks & balances
c)
Electoral College
d)
impeachment
6.
Which event exposed the weakness in the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
Shay's Rebellion
c)
Slave's Rebellion
d)
Beck's Rebellion
7.
How were slaves factored into population?
a)
each counted as a whole person
b)
each counted as 1/2 a person
c)
they did not count at all
d)
each counted as 3/5 of a person
8.

Match each of the following

a)

The number of representatives is even, every state has 2

1.

Senate

b)

The number of representatives depend on the state's population

2.

House of Representatives

c)

People who were for the US Constitution

3.

federalist

d)

People who were against the US Constitution

4.

anti-federalist

9.

Match each to the following:

a)

This plan would have benefitted the larger populated states.

1.

The Virginia Plan

b)

This plan was the one that was eventually chosen & was put in the Constitution.

2.

The Great Compromise

c)

This plan would have benefitted the less populated states.

3.

The New Jersey Plan

10.

The European influences on the US Constitution were the ​ (a)   that guaranteed trial by jury & ended cruel & unusual punishment, the​ (b)   that limited the power of kings & ​ (c)   who were great European thinkers.

Choose from the below words
US Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Montesquieu & John Locke
Benjamin Franklin & Thomas Jefferson
11.
There are 12 amendments in the Bill of Rights.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Articles of Confederation created strong state governments.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Under the Constitution no powers are shared.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The main problem that some states had with the original Constitution was that there was no Bill of Rights
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The Articles of Confederation created a strong national government.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
States can pass laws that go against the US Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The Founding Father's created the Electoral College because they did not like the idea of a popular election.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Which amendment is not being respected in Scenario 1?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 2
c)
Amendment 3
d)
Amendment 4
e)
Amendment 5
19.
Which amendment is being respected in Scenario 3?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 2
c)
Amendment 3
d)
Amendment 4
e)
Amendment 5
20.
Which amendment is not being respected in Scenario 5?
a)
Amendment 6
b)
Amendment 1
c)
Amendment 2
d)
Amendment 3
e)
Amendment 4
21.
Which amendment is not being respected in Scenario 7?
a)
Amendment 2
b)
Amendment 1
c)
Amendment 3
d)
Amendment 4
e)
Amendment 5
22.
Which amendment is not being respected in Scenario 9?
a)
Amendment 8
b)
Amendment 1
c)
Amendment 2
d)
Amendment 3
e)
Amendment 4