US Constitution RETEST

What system prevents any branch from having too much power? 

• Power Balance
• Checks and Balances
• Constitutional Convention
• Power Checks 

How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?

• Every state gets 2
• Based on population
• Every state gets 1
• Only certain states get into the House

Name the 2 parts of Congress.

• President & Supreme Court
• House of Representatives & Senate
• Supreme Court & Senate
• House of Representatives & Supreme Court

The first constitution of the United States was called _____________________--

• Articles of Confederation
• Preamble
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

The system of dividing powers and duties of government into different branches is called...

• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• Third amendment
• Constitutional rights

Who was the Father of the Constitution?

• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• James Madison
• Gouveneur Morris

What is the Constitution?

• a document that explains where Americans can travel. 
• a Document that declared our independence from Great Britain
• the document that helps us make money. 
• A document that outlines how our government will be ran. 

The Constitution was signed in ____.

• 1776
• 1783
• 1787
• 1790

Which of the following provided procedures for admitting new states:

• Proclamation of 1763
• Virginia Plan
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• The Seventh Amendment

The Articles of the Confederation was the new nation’s _________ form of government. It established a ______ central government.

• democratic, powerful

• first, weak

• federal, large

• last, strong