WorksheetsUnit 5 Test: Creating a Republic
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Match each of the following:
An official statement by the US breaking ties with Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
The first plan for the US government.
Articles of Confederation
It is the supreme law of the land (US)
US Constitution
Match each of the following:
This branch is also known as the court system; the courts hear cases involving the Constitution.
Judicial Branch
This branch includes the President & Vice President; carries out nations laws & policies.
Executive Branch
This is the lawmaking branch; powers include establishing taxes, coining money, & regulating trade.
Legislative Branch
Match each of the following
The number of representatives is even, every state has 2
Senate
The number of representatives depend on the state's population
House of Representatives
People who were for the US Constitution
federalist
People who were against the US Constitution
anti-federalist
Match each to the following:
This plan would have benefitted the larger populated states.
The Virginia Plan
This plan was the one that was eventually chosen & was put in the Constitution.
The Great Compromise
This plan would have benefitted the less populated states.
The New Jersey Plan
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.
