Chapter 3 Retake

Created the idea of a separation of powers within government

• Baron de Montesquieu
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Denis Diderot

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to fix the Articles of Confederation

• to review and ratify the constitutions of individual states

• to draft a national bill of rights

• to prepare an agreement to limit excessive taxing by the states

Which provision of the Constitution resolves conflicts between the laws of a state and laws passed by the U.S. Congress?

• concurrent power clause

• "necessary and proper" clause

• Bill of Rights

• supremacy clause

Bill of Rights attached to the first state constitutions included ideas that could be traced to what document?

• Magna Carta

• New Jersey Plan

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

Which branch of government writes the bills that become laws?

• judicial
• legislative
• executive

What are the Bill of Rights?

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

How do federal judges gain that position

• They are appointed
• They are elected

Which branch of government guarantees trial by jury?

• judicial
• legislative
• executive

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

• propose
• republican
• federalism
• amendment

Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?

• Supreme Court
• Congress
• President