A New Nation - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

It was easy to become a new nation.

True

False

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Our first plan of government was called

Articles of Constitution

Amendments of Confederation

Articles of Confederation

The Constitution

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A group of people or organizations that make decisions for a country, a state, etc. is called a...

Government

Republic

Framers

Farmers

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All of these were considered Founding Fathers EXCEPT

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

James Madison

5.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

All of these things were wrong with the "Articles of Confederation" EXCEPT

they had no way to raise money to run the government

there were no courts to settle disputes

each state acted separately instead of as one nation

The "Articles of Confederation" brought us together during The Revolutionary War

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who was "President" of the Convention?

Thomas Paine

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

James Madison

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who was the oldest Founding Father?

George Washington

James Madison

Benjamin Franklin

Patrick Henry

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A "republic" gives the power to the

President

Congress

Courts

People

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A country that is governed by representative and leaders elected by the people is called a

Common Good

Republic

Nation

State

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The document that describes our highest laws of our country and the way our government is organized is called

The Articles of Confederation

The Bill of Rights

The Amendments

The Constitution

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A way of reaching an agreement where each side gives up something they want is called a

decision

veto

compromise

majority

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The GREAT COMPROMISE divided Congress into two houses called the

Senate and House of Representatives

President and Courts

Happy and Sad

Greedy and Generous

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the Senate each state has...

One Representative

Two Representatives

A Lot of Represenatives

Depends on their Population

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the House of Representatives, each state has

One Representative

Two Representatives

Depends on their Population

What's a representative?

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In addition to representation, the other topic that required a lot of compromise was

Voting Rights

Role of Women in Government

Law Making

Slavery

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The word "ratify" means to

to stop

to abolish

to approve

to veto

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Abolish means

to approve

to end

to pass

none of the above

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The first ten amendments to The Constitution are known as the

Bill of Rights

Ten Rules

Ten Principles

Preamble

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Federalists supported the Constitution and a strong national government.

True

False

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Anti-Federalists supported a strong national government.

True

False

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