U.S. Constitution MC

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How does the Supreme Court influence the other two branches of the Government?

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It determines if a law violates the Constitution.

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Which of the following arguments would a SC delegate have made at the Constitutional Convention: Representation should not be based solely by population.

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Representation should not be based solely by population.

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What was a major weakness in the Articles of Confederation? Options: It continued to give the King a certain amount of power. It put all political power into the hands of one man. It did not give the Federal Government enough power. It gave the Federal Government too much power.

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It did not give the Federal Government enough power.

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Which constitutional principle is evident in the 10th amendment?

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federalism

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Constitution plan favored by small states

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NJ Plan

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Constitution plan favored by Large states

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VA plan

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A system of "Checks and Balances" was put in place to...

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Keep the federal government from getting too powerful

Front

What Compromise gave the US two houses of Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives?

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The Great Compromise

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Why were many people in the Upcountry opposed to the ratification of the Constitution?

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They felt the Constitution gave wealthy plantation owners too much power.

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At the Constitutional Convention, what was the difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

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VA Plan called for reps based on population, NJ Plan called for equal reps