Government

As drafted by the Second Continental Congress the Articles of Confederation established the

• process of electing representatives to the Congress
• first national government of the United States, but it was weak
• requirements for being president of the Congress
• 3 branches of the United States government

Why is the Constitution considered a living document?

• ban on rebellious activity.
• It is a document that can be changed with the times. It fits the needs of Americans.
• Established national guard.
• Called for a weak central government.

The Great Compromise combined both the _____________and__________plans.

• North Carolina and South Carolina
• New Jersey and Ohio
• Virginia and New Jersey
• Georgia and North Carolina

Women, African Americans, and Native Americans did not take part in the Constitutional Convention because they

• did not have the rights of citizenship.
• opposed expanding the central government.
• were protesting against the new constitution
• could not find a delegate to represent them.

The Three-fifths Compromise was included in the Constitution to resolve a conflict over the

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

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 contained a provision for

• the direct election of Senators
• judicial review
• regulation of commerce
• a bicameral legislature

To avoid having too much power concentrated in one branch of government, the framers of the Constitution established

• a bicameral national legislature
• division of power among different levels of government
• the system of two political parties
• the system of checks and balances

In Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Justices of the Supreme Court established their power to

• exercise judicial review
• hold office for life
• impeach the President
• settle disputes between states

The principle of popular sovereignty is defined as

• People rule by voting
• a system that keeps each branch of government from obtaining too much power
• the sharing of power between a national government and the states.
• the part of government responsible for making the laws of a country or nation

An amendment to the constitution is a/an

• suggested addition
• legal clarification
• official change
• judicial opinion