Unit 1: Foundations of Democracy

Which branch of government is where laws are approved or vetoed?

• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Amendment Branch

Who interprets laws and makes certain the Constitution is being obeyed?

• President
• Congress
• Supreme Court Justices
• Governor

Why can no branch of government become too strong or powerful?

• Not enough laws are there to control power.
• separation of powers checks the other branches
• the president of the U.S. has all the control
• no one branch wants to be powerful

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states

• northern; southern
• large; small
• southern; northern
• small; large

What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?

• New York Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Georgia Plan

How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect?

• 9
• 13
• 27
• 245

Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses

• one
• two
• three
• five

Which of the following documents represents the first adopted Constitution for the United States?

• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Plan
• U.S. Constitution