Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Forming a Government
Section 1
FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the
blank with the appropriate word, phrase, or name.
1.
, signed in 1215, required the king to follow the same
laws as other English people.
2. The English Bill of Rights kept the king or queen from passing new taxes or
changing laws without the approval of
.
3. The first government of the United States did not have a president or a national
.
4. The Confederation Congress passed the
to create a
system for surveying and dividing public lands.
5. Colonial documents such as the
and the Connecticut
constitution influenced American government.
6. The Virginia Statute for
established a precedent of
religious tolerance and freedom.
7. The constitutions of many states expanded
, or voting
rights, by allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote.
8. The
was a document that created the first central gov-
ernment for the United States.
9. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established territorial representation, public
education and prohibited
in the Northwest Territory.
10. During the American Revolution most colonies wrote
that supported limited, republican governments.
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Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Forming a Government
Section 2
MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the
best choice in the space provided.
______ 1. What problem did the United
______ 4. Which of the following was
States have with Britain following the Revolutionary
War?
a. Battles broke out between
Americans and British
merchants.
b. The British army refused
to leave many U.S. cities.
c. Britain restricted trade
with the United States.
d. Britain refused to sign the
Treaty of Paris.
to blame for economic and
other problems in the United
States after the Revolution?
a. a weak military
b. high inflation
c. a weak central government
d. disputes with American
Indians
______ 5. What nation was the most
important trade partner of
the United States?
a. China
b. France
c. the Netherlands
d. Great Britain
______ 2. What led farmers in
Massachusetts to rebel?
a. high taxes
b. the lack of a national government
c. the closure of the port at
New Orleans
d. the ratification of the
Articles of Confederation
______ 3. What are creditors?
a. people who loan money
b. people who owe money
c. people who steal money
d. people who save money
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Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Forming a Government
Section 3
MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term or person
that matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
______ 1. This was held in May 1787, to discuss ways
to improve the Articles of Confederation.
______ 2. This plan proposed creating a national gov-
ernment with a two-house legislature with
representation determined only by population.
______ 3. This delegate played an instrumental role in
the drafting of the Constitution.
______ 4. He was the New Jersey delegate who present-
ed the small-state plan.
a. checks and balances
b. Constitutional
Convention
c. executive branch
d. federalism
e. Great Compromise
f. James Madison
g. legislative branch
______ 5. This agreement ended the debate between
large and small states.
______ 6. Delegates looked to this system to establish
the sharing of power between national and
state governments.
______ 7. This branch of government is responsible for
proposing and passing laws.
______ 8. This refers to the idea that political power
rests in the hands of the people.
h. nationalism
i. New Jersey Plan
j. popular sovereignty
k. Three-Fifths
Compromise
l. Virginia Plan
m. William Paterson
______ 9. This agreement determined how slaves
would be counted for representation and
placed a ban on asking for an end to the
slave trade.
______ 10. This system was designed to keep any one
branch of government from becoming too
powerful.
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Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Forming a Government
Section 4
TRUE/FALSE Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is false. If false
explain why.
______ 1. Many Antifederalists did not want the Constitution to include a bill of
rights.
______ 2. Federalists were those who did not support the Constitution.
______ 3. The Bill of Rights protects the rights of individuals.
______ 4. The Federalist Papers were a series of essays that helped to persuade people
to support the Constitution.
______ 5. Checks and balances are official changes that can be added to the
Constitution.
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