Unit 4: American Government

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Which event led to the decision for a stronger central government?

• outbreak of war with France

• Shays Rebellion

• drafting of the Kentucky Resolutions

• Whiskey Rebellion

One decision reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was that representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population. Why was this?

• guaranteed southern states had a larger representation than the northern states

• addressed concerns of larger states about equal representation in the Senate

• satisfied supporters of universal suffrage

• ensured the legislative branch would have more power than the other 3 branches

Which compromise would resolve the issue of slave representation in the states?

• 3/5 Compromise

• Great Compormise

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Which principle of government states that the national and state governments share powers?

• Federalism

• confederation

• unitary government

• monarchy

Which principle of government gives the people the ultimate authority in government?

• rule of law

• federalism

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

Which document would replace the Articles of Confederation?

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Treaty of Paris

Why is the Great Compromise important to U.S. government?

• it gave smaller states power over large states

• it permitted governors of smaller states an opportunity to exert pressure on congress

• it gave smaller states more input than larger states in the selection of presidential candidates

• it allowed smaller states to have as much power as larger states in Congress.

Which branch of government is responsible for writing the laws?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

Which branch of government is responsible for determining if a law is fair/unfair?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative