Chapter 3 Civics-US Constitution

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

federalism means...

• two house-legislatures that divide the work of government
• a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
• sharing power between the federal and state governments
• a disease that workers in the FBI can get

What would I be if I were something added to a document?

• an amendment
• an adjournment 
• an apothecary
• an anthropist

This was one of the major concessions needed in order for some states to sign the Constitution...amendments that protected the individual freedoms of citizens

• unanimous voting clause
• Bill of Rights
• popular sovereignty
• preamble

The constitution set up this kind of system to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government

• confederation
• separation of powers
• federalism
• checks and balances

Which of the following did not influence the drafters of the Constitution?

• Baron de Montesquieu
• the Magna Carta
• American Indians
• John Locke

What document created the first government of the United States?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

Judicial Review was established by

• Marbury v Madison

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Gibbons v Ogden

• Worcester v Georgia

What British document guaranteed certain rights to freemen and noblemen and limited the power of the king?

• The Magna Carta
• The English Bill of Rights
• The American Bill of Rights
• The Mayflower Compact