Articles of Confederation & the Constitution

Which one is correctly matched?

• Supreme Court to the Legislative Branch
• President to the Executive Branch
• Supreme Court to the Executive Branch
• Congress to the Judicial Branch

The judicial branch of government ___________ .

•  is led by Congress and creates the laws
• is led by the President and enforces the laws
• is led by the Supreme Court and interprets laws
  
• is led by Patriots who changed the laws

The federal system of government  __________ .

• is led by a king
• gives all the power to the national government
• divides power between the national and state governments
• gives all the power to the states

Congress is to the _________ as the President is to the __________ .

• executive branch; legislative branch
• judicial branch; executive branch
• legislative branch; executive branch
• judicial branch; legislative branch

In the Constitution, the Senate has how many representatives from each state?

• 22
• 50
• 2
• 1

Which part of Congress has the number of representatives from a state based off the state's population?

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Supreme Court

Which person was elected President of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, PA?

• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• John Adams

How many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it could become law?

• All of them
• 7 of 13
• 9 of 13
• 10 of 13

The Bill of Rights was based on two documents, one being the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by __________ .

• George Washington
• George Mason
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton

The first ten amendments to the Constitution provide ___________ .

• a written guarantee of individual rights (e.g., freedom of 
  speech, freedom of religion)
• the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government
• an explanation to the citizens of the Constitution
• an introduction to the Constitution