8th Grade Ch. 7 Review

Sharing power between the states and the national government is known as? 

• executive branch.  
• federalism. 
• override.
• judicial branch.  

if the President commits a crime, the House of Representatives can ? him/her.  

• override
• execute
• amend
• impeach

The votes of 2/3 of both houses of Congress can ? the President's veto.  

• impeach
• veto
• override
• federate

The framers set up a way to ? the Constitution.  

• amend 
• impeach
• override
• execute

The ? carries out the laws passed by Congress.

• Judicial Branch

• executive branch

• Congress

• Legislative Branch

Small states objected to the Virginia Plan because they 

• feared that the debate over it would destroy the convention.  
• objected to counting slaves in the South.  
• feared that large states would outvote them.  
• believed that each state should have more than one vote.  

Which of the following ideas is NOT associated with John Locke?  

• All people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.  
• Legislative, executive, and judicial powers should be divided among 3 separate branches of government.  
• The government has the duty to protect the natural rights of citizens.  
• Government is based on an agreement between the ruler and the ruled. 

The Land Ordinance of 1785 did all of the following EXCEPT? 

• provide for land to be divided into townships.  
• set aside land for public schools.  
• set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory.  
• allow slaves to be taken into the Northwest Territory.  

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could ? 

• declare war.  
• regulate international trade.  
• regulate trade between states.  
• tax states.  

What problems did the nation face under the Articles of Confederation?  

• The new government could not raise enough money.  
• Foreign countries did not respect the nation.  
• all of the above.  
• The new nation coul not settle disputes between states.