Constitutional Era Vocabulary Quiz

An agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants.

• Compromise
• Bicameral
• Constitution
• Amendment

A system in which each branch of government has the power to check, or limit, the actions of the other two branches.

• Republic
• Popular Sovereignty
• Limited government
• Checks and Balances

Because Congress is made up of two legislative bodies, it is known as a _____________ legislature.

• Unicameral
• Bicameral
• Tricameral
• Multicameral

Members of this group desired a strong central government and supported the Constitution.

• Anti-Federalists
• Revolutionaries
• Federalists
• Sons of Liberty

Members of this group desired a weak central government and opposed the Constitution.

• Revolutionaries
• Anti-Federalists
• Daughters of Liberty
• Federalists

A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives.

• Republic
• Bill of Rights
• Anarchy
• Monarchy

This branch of government houses Congress and is responsible for making the laws of the United States.

• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Supreme Court

This branch of government carries out the laws and consists of the President, Vice President, and the Presidential Cabinet.

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Supreme Court

This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and consists of the Supreme Court justices.

• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Supreme Court

The group of electors that vote for the president. The number of electors is determined by the amount of each states senators and representatives.

• Electoral College
• Supreme Court
• Senators
• House of Representatives