Constitutional Convention

Which statement describes a characteristic of the government established by the Articles of Confederation?

• A Supreme Court had the authority to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
• The national government controlled interstate commerce
• The president maintained exclusive control over foreign policy.
• A system was created where the states held the most power

Which conclusion about the Constitutional Convention is best supported by these headlines?

• The President and Congress would have equal powers
• The Framers of the Constitution were able to compromise on important issues
• States that were small in area lost power under the new government
• States with larger populations controlled the outcome of the convention

The proposal that settled the disagreement between large and small states about representation in the Senate and House of Representatives was called the —

• Missouri Compromise
• New Jersey Plan
• Great Compromise
• Virginia Plan

Which question at the Constitutional Convention was resolved by the “Great Compromise”?

• How should the president be elected
• Who should control commerce and trade
• What should be the structure of the federal court system
• How should states be represented in Congress

Which of the following summarizes the outcome of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It added a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
• It determined how slaves would be counted as part of a state’s population
• It supported a single house in the legislature
• It limited the power of the executive branch

The Three-Fifths Compromise was included in the U.S. Constitution in order to resolve a conflict over the —

• counting of enslaved persons for purposes of taxation and representation
• reimbursement of runaway slaves to plantation owners
• number of states needed to ratify a proposed amendment
• number of votes needed to approve a treaty in the Senate

The protection of people’s rights and representative legislatures are two concepts in U.S. government that were borrowed from —

• the Articles of Confederation and the Emancipation Proclamation
• the First and Fifth Amendments
• the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
• the U.S. Constitution and the Mayflower Compact

?The King is forbidden to introduce most new taxes without the permission of the council of his nobles. Magna Carta (1215)
The King is forbidden from imposing taxes on his subjects without the approval of Parliament. English Bill of Rights (1689)
? U.S. Constitution (1787)
Which statement best replaces the question mark in the diagram

• The U.S. Congress must pass all taxes
• Each year, the President must submit a budget to Congress
• Elections in the House of Representatives occur every two years
• The Congress cannot spend more than is provided in its budget

What does the phrase “insure domestic tranquility” in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution mean?

• give land to the homeless
• fight wars on foreign soil
• keep the homeland at peace
• provide citizens with insurance