The Constitution and Forming a New Government

A serious economic depression takes place at the end of the President’s second term.  In order to fix it, the President decides to run for a third term, violating the constitution.  Both the Legislative and Judicial Branches block the President from running a third time.  The system that keeps one branch from gaining too much power and violating the Constitution is called what?

• Reside
• Amendment
• Checks and Balance
• Watchdogging

The ___________ is the institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. The President and Vice President are not elected directly by the voters. Instead, they are elected by "electors" who are chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis.

• Electoral University
• Electoral College
• Executive Branch
• Checks and Balance

Which of the following is NOT a power of the State Governments?

• Establish local governments
• Collect taxes
• Conduct Elections
• Declare War

Which of the following is NOT a power of the Federal Government?

• Regulate Trade within a State
• Declare War
• Coin Money
• Maintain Army and Navy

What term means to add something, correct or to improve a document?

• Amendment
• Reside
• Ratify
• Liquid Paper

All of the following were English influences for the Constitution EXCEPT.

• The English Magna Carta
• The English Bill of Rights
• John Locke
• The Quran

Why did George Mason refuse to vote to ratify the Constitution at the  Constitutional Convention?

• It did not contain the Bill of Rights.
• It contained the Three-Fifths Compromise.
• It gave too much power to large states.
• It did not have a system of checks and balances.

The Articles of Confederation was not working for the early nation.  Pick the best explanation as to why they were failing. 

• Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was able to abuse its power and began to force the states to pay unfair taxes.
• Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had very limited power and could not enforce any rules set by the Articles of Confederation. 
• Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had equal power with the states and could not get anything approved. 
• Under the Articles of Confederation, the states decided to join in an alliance with each other in order to overthrow other states. 

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” - Preamble to the United States Constitution, 1787  
Based on the excerpt, determine which principle is best expressed by the Preamble to the Constitution

• Separation of Powers
• Limited Government
• Social Contract 
• Civil Rights

What was the single territory created out of the Lands north of the Ohio River  and east of the Mississippi River?

• Mississippi Territory
• Northwest Territory
• Ohio Territory
• Western Territory