The US Constitution

The purpose of the the system of Checks and Balances in the Constitution is to

• explain the President's treaty making powers.
• to prevent any one branch of government from getting too powerful.
• list the procedures for introducing a bill into Congress.
• list the procedure for declaring war.

In our system of democracy, final political power rests with

• U.S. Supreme Court
• Congress
• the President of the U.S.
• the people

People are allowed to protest because of which Amendment in the Constitution?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

The group that wished to create the Bill of Rights

• Whigs 
• Anti-Federalists
• Federalists

How many states needed to ratify the new Constitution? 

• 8
• 12
• 9
• 13

Which plan proposed representation based on population of each state? 

• The New York Plan
• The New Jersey Plan 
• The Virginia Plan
• The Connecticut Plan

Slaves were determined to be counted as a fraction based on this compromise

• The three Fifths Compromise
• The Seven-Eighths Compromise 
• The Three-Fourths Compromise 
• The One-Half Compromise 

The Virginia Plan Created a legislative body that represents states based on population, which of the following parts of our government does that describe

• The Senate
• The Supreme Court 
• The Cabinet
• The House of Representatives 

The Political Party that advocated for the creation of the Constitution

• Federalists
• Antifederalists
• Whigs
• Tories 

Why was Congress denied Trade regulation, Taxation, National military, and a National leader under the Articles of Confederation?

• Citizens feared a strong central government
• Citizens did not care
• citizens wanted a dictator
• Courts had all the power