Constitution, Decl. of Ind., Bill of Rights

What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

• Ten Amendments

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following describes a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It left most of the power to the states and the federal government was very weak

• It left most of the power to the federal government and the states were very weak

• The states had to depend on the federal government for the nation’s defense

• It gave all of the power to the states and did not create a federal government

How did the Great Compromise ensure protection of all citizens?

• It gave the states all of the power over the people who live there.

• The leaders stopped fighting over the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

• The Great Compromise created three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial.

• It provided a balance of the number of representatives in the House of Representative based on the population of the state and equal representation in the Senate.

Which of the following was a topic debated at the Constitutional Convention?

• slavery

• new colonies

• Native Americans

• amount of taxes to be paid

What was George Washington’s contribution to the Constitutional Convention?

• He opposed slavery at the convention.

• He served as the president of the convention.

• He argued in the debates during the convention.

• He gave a speech on liberty or death at the convention.

What conclusion could be made based on the information in the chart?

• If the Congress declared war, then there would not be an army to fight it.

• If the Congress made a law about trade, then the law must include taxation.

• If the Congress created a treaty with another nation, then all delegates must agree.

• If the Congress had an agreement with other nations, then it would need to make a treaty.

Why were taxes considered a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The government had no power to raise money through taxes

• The citizens were going to pay too many taxes which would anger them.

• People in smaller states paid higher taxes because there were less people to pay taxes.

• People in larger states paid higher taxes because there were more people that needed support from the government.

wanted a strong central government

was a delegate from Virginia in the Constitutional Convention

wrote the Virginia Plan which the Constitution was modeled after

Who is being described?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

In today's government we have a House of Representatives, which is filled with representatives based on the population of states. We also have a Senate, to which each state sends two senators.

Which is this government structure based on?

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitutional Convention

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Great Compromise

“We the People” are the first words in the Preamble of the United States Constitution. This means that the power of the government belongs to the people.

Which of the following terms is an example of the meaning of this phrase?

• suffrage

• nationalism

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances