Constitution

Which term means 'system where the national government shares power with state governments'?

• propose
• republican
• federalism
• execute

What are the Bill of Rights?

• The first Amendment
• The first five Amendments
• The first ten Amendments
• All of the Amendments

Which branch of government does the President belong to?

• judicial
• legislative
• executive

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

• 50
• 100
• 435

Which term means 'a change or addition to the Constitution'?

• propose
• republican
• federalism
• amendment

What is the introduction paragraph to the Constitution called?

• Preamble
• Bill of Rights
• Amendments

Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?

• The Great Compromise
• The three-fifths compromise
• The constitutional compromise
• The big compromise

Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...

• Individual Rights
• State Rights
• Slavery
• The Articles of Confederation

The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.

• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Articles of Confederation

The writers of the Constitution made sure no one branch of government could become too powerful by

• making the President the leader of all three branches.
• creating a system of checks and balances.
• creating political parties.
• appointing the leader of each branch for life.