The Constitution- Ch 10

Which question did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention try to resolve?

• How strong should political parties be?
• How should representation in Congress be divided among states?
• What courts should be created besides the Supreme Court?
• How should new immigrants be counted in each state?

What role did Gouverneur Morris have at the Constitutional Convention?

• He wrote the Bill of Rights
• He wrote the Great Compromise
• He wrote the Preamble to the Constitution
• He wrote the Three-fifths Compromise

What document established the U.S. government branches?

•  The Declaration of Independence
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Constitution

Why did the writers of the Constitution add checks and balances to the federal government?

• to allow leaders to make bolder decisions
• to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful and controlling the government
•  to ensure that all power belonged to the people
• to set guidelines for making amendments to the Constitution.

Anti-federalists wanted to limit the power of the federal government before they would ratify the Constitution. What does the word ratify mean in the sentence above?

•  to approve
• to change
• to judge
•  to reject

Why did many delegates insist on adding ten amendments to the Constitution soon after it was ratified?

• to establish guidelines for political parties
• to protect the basic rights of the people
• to outline the powers of each branch of government
• to limit the powers of state governments

Which amendment protects the right to free speech?

• the first
• the second
• the third
• the fourth

What are the three branches of government in the United States?

• Presidential, executive, and judicial
• Legislative, judicial, and executive
• Congress, House, and Senate

What branch is responsible for enforcing fair and just laws?

• the legislative branch
• the executive branch
• the judicial branch

The ______________ branch has the power to approve the appointments of the Supreme Court Justices.

• executive
• legislative
• judicial