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Articles of Confederation & Constitution Quiz

Matching
1. Chief executive A. Meeting where the new framework for the U.S.
government was produced.
2. First draft of the Constitution B. House of Representatives
3. Preamble C. Supreme Court
4. Part of legislative branch of U.S. D. Ninth Amendment to the Constitution
government
5. Highest part of Judicial branch E. Introduction to the U.S. Constitution
6. Constitutional Convention F. U.S. president
7. Part of Bill of Rights G. Articles of Confederation

1. ________ 4. ________ 7. ________

2.________ 5. ________
3.________ 6. ________
Vocabulary
Directions: Use the word bank to complete the sentences below.

8. The first ten ___________________________ to the constitution are called the Bill of Rights.

9. The U.S. Congress is the __________________________ branch of the federal government.

10. The president of the U.S. heads the _____________ branch of the federal government.

11. A nation where citizens elect people to represent them in government is called a

_____________.

12. The main ideas of the U.S. Constitution, such as those which describe the branches
of government are called the _____________________ of the Constitution.
True/False
Directions: Read each statement. Decide if it is true or false, then write T or F on the
line.
_________ 13. The Articles of Confederation gave each state an equal vote.
_________ 14. The Articles of Confederation gave Congress the right to create an army & collect
taxes.
_________ 15. The main parts of the Constitution are: the Preamble, the Articles & the Bill
of Rights.
Chronological Order
Directions: Using the number one as the oldest and ten as the most recent, number the
following events from one to five.

_________ A. George Washington elected President.

_________ B. U.S. Constitution ratified.
_________ C. Columbus' first voyage to the New World.
_________ D. U.S. governed by the Articles of Confederation.
_________ E. Revolutionary War begins.