Module 5: Review

Multiple Choice

What does ratification means?

• the right to vote

• the result of religious freedom

• the official approval of states

• the power to enforce laws

Multiple Choice

What year was the Constitutional Convention held?

• 1779

• 1763

• 1778

• 1791

Multiple Choice

When the delegates gathered together, what did they face significant disagreements on?

• how to pass laws

• weaknesses of the constitution

• how to structure the new government

• how should the government function

Multiple Choice

The Constitution is a foundational document that outlines the

• presidents, courts, and laws of the United States

• articles, powers, and branches of the United States

• structure, functions and powers of the government of the United States

• constitution, powers, and articles of the United States

Multiple Choice

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Constitution 
• The Magna Carta 
• The English Bill of Rights 

Multiple Choice

What were the major compromises made during the Constitutional Convention to ensure the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

• The Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Electoral College

• Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that...

• The government could make and enforce all laws.

• The government can deal with foreign countries and sign treaties

• The government had no power to tax

• The government could not declare war or make peace

Multiple Choice

the Great Compromise is also known as the

• New Jersey Compromise

• Virginia Compromise

• States Compromise

• Connecticut Compromise

Multiple Choice

What states wanted the ability to regulate commerce freely?

• West

• Southern

• East

• Northern

Multiple Choice

Which states wanted to count enslaved individuals as part of their population to increase their representation?

• Northern

• Southern

• Virginia

• New Jersey

Open Ended

Explain the Great Compromise:

Multiple Choice

The Virginia Plan + The New Jersey plan is a part of

• The Executive Branch

• The Great Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The 3/5ths Compromise

Multiple Choice

What were the main points of the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise?

• The Great Compromise favored equal representation

• The Three-Fifths Compromise counted slaves as part of the population

• The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise regulated commerce

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Why did the South want to count slaves as people?

• They wanted them counted as property

• It gave them more representation in government

• The South cared about the slaves

• Batman said so

Multiple Select

What two plans were merged to form the Great Compromise?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• New York Plan

• Delaware Plan

Multiple Choice

What are checks and balances?

• The ability for different branches to stop each others powers.

• The ability for different branches to help each other make laws.

• The ability to keep enforcing laws in the constitution.

• The ability to have all the power among states

Multiple Choice

Which is being described?

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Plan

Multiple Choice

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and Balances

• Missouri Compromise

Multiple Choice

What famous phrase does the Preamble begins with?

• "We the Government"

• "We the Constitution"

• "We the People"

• "We the Delegates"

Multiple Choice

Which Article includes the Senate?

• Article II

• Article III

• Article I

• All the above

Multiple Choice

The beginning of the Constitution is called...

• Ratification

• Preamble

• Chapter 1

• First Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT one of the branches of government?

• Supreme Court

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

The phrase "We the People" reminds us...

• That the legislative branch has the most power.

• we have the right to form our own self-government.

• That the states and local government have power, too.

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government is defined in Article 1 of the Constitution?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Presidential

Multiple Choice

This branch of government houses Congress and is responsible for making the laws of the United States.

• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

This section of the Constitution serves as the introduction and describes the purpose of the government as set up by the Constitution.

• Preamble
• Amendments
• Bill of Rights
• Electoral College

Multiple Choice

This branch of government carries out the laws and consists of the President, Vice President, and the Presidential Cabinet.

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and consists of the Supreme Court justices.

• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

The Executive Branch of the U.S. Gov't is headed by the ___________.

• President of the United States

• Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

Multiple Choice

The Executive Branch of the U.S. Gov't is described in Article ___ of the U.S. Constitution.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The Executive Branch of the U.S. Gov't _____________ the law.

• makes

• interprets

• enforces

• rejects

Open Ended

Explain the system of Checks and Balances established by the framers of the Constitution.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• To make laws

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To create laws

Multiple Choice

Why does the government have checks and balances?

• To stop one branch from getting too powerful.

• To prevent the president under control

• To prevent laws passing

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

The Compromises and Framework of the Constitution is the reason how the United States government functions today.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The United States Constitution established a system of government that was designed to

• create the phrase "We the People"

• shape the Constitution for the President

• make the laws effective for states

• balance power among its branches

Multiple Choice

This image shows which political concept?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Power

• Judicial Review

Multiple Select

**CONSTITUTION**

Which of these choices are the TWO [2] agreements made during the Constitutional Convention that were mainly based on economic differences between large and small states?

YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• the Great Compromise

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Economic Deal

• the Representative Law

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

• the tree branch

• the olive branch

• the judicial branch

Multiple Choice

This branch is made up of judges and courts

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive

Multiple Choice

Which branch contains our federal courts?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

1. What does this web show?

• Enumerated (expressed) powers

• Branches of government

• System of checks and balances

• Levels of government