Chapter 7-Lesson 3

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

• The Bill of Rights

• Article I

• Articles of Confederation

• Article III

Sharing of power between the state and federal governments.

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Conservatism

Special group of electors chosen to select the President and Vice President.

• Electoral College

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

The men who shaped the Constitution.

• Framers

• Representatives

• Delegates

• Senators

The system by which each branch of government limits the other branches.

• Checks and Balances

• Electoral College

• Congress

• Supreme Court

Those who opposed the Constitution feared the national government would

• limit the number of new states.

• limit trade.

• require religion to be practiced.

• take rights away from people.

The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and property was promoted by what philosopher?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Locke

The branch of the government that is headed by the president is called the

• constitutional branch.

• judicial branch.

• executive branch.

• legislative branch

The branch of government that deals with the court system is called the

• justices branch.

• judicial branch.

• executive branch.

• legislative branch.

A document used to help create the Constitution was the

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Both choices

• none of the choices