Name __________________________________ Class _______________________ Date __________________
Forming a Government
Chapter Review
BIG IDEAS
1. The Articles of Confederation provided a framework for a national government.
2. Problems faced by the young nation made it clear that a new constitution was
needed.
3. A new constitution provided a framework for a stronger national government.
4. Americans carried on a vigorous debate before ratifying the Constitution.
REVIEWING VOCABULARY, TERMS, AND PEOPLE
Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the word pair that best
completes each sentence.
1. An ________________________ (amendment/export) is an official change
that can be made to the Constitution.
2. ________________________ (Federalists/Anti-Federalists) were the group
of people who supported the Constitution.
3. A(n) ________________________ (depression/inflation) is a period of low
economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment.
4. The ________________________ (legislative/executive) branch includes the
president and the departments that help run the government.
5. ________________________ (George Mason/Daniel Shays) led hundreds of
people in a forced shutdown of the Supreme Court in Massachusetts.
6. ________________________ (Debtors/Creditors) are people who owe
money.
7. The ________________________ (Constitution/Bill of Rights) is the
document that states the powers and duties of the U.S. government.
8. ________________________ (Democracy/Federalism) is the sharing of
power between a central government and the states that make up a country.
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.
Differentiated Instruction Worksheets and Tests
Name __________________________________ Class _______________________ Date __________________
Chapter Review
Forming a Government
COMPREHENSION AND CRITICAL THINKING
Read each clue. Fill in the blank with the term from the word bank that best fits
each clue.
legislature
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 interstate commerce
_____________________ 1. This created a system for bringing new states into
the union.
_____________________ 2. In the U.S. government, this is the group
responsible for suggesting and passing laws.
_____________________ 3. This is the trade that takes place between one or
more states.
REVIEWING THEMES
Read each sentence below. Fill in the blank with the theme that best fits each
sentence.
Themes
geography
politics
economics
religion
_____________________ 1. The Constitutional Convention was held to discuss
ways to improve the Articles of Confederation.
_____________________ 2. Great Britain forced American merchants to pay
high taxes on imports and exports.
_____________________ 3. Thomas Jefferson wrote a document that stated that
no person could be forced to attend church or to
pay for a church with taxes.
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.
Differentiated Instruction Worksheets and Tests
Name __________________________________ Class _______________________ Date __________________
Forming a Government
Chapter Review
REVIEW ACTIVITY: POSTER
Make a poster that represents the two houses of the U.S. legislature. Show the
differences between the upper and lower houses on your poster. You may wish to
use squares of different colors as a background representing each of the legislative
houses. You may wish to look back at Chapter 4 for help.
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.
Differentiated Instruction Worksheets and Tests