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.