USI.7b

What is a federal system of government?

• When the national and state government share power.

• When the national government has all the political power.

• When the state government has all the power.

• When local and state government share power.

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

In what city did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Detroit, Michigan

• Los Angeles, California

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Who became known as the "Father of Constitution?"

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

What are two of the most important things debated over at the convention?

• Trade regulations and the right of Congress to collect taxes.

• The process for declaring war on a foreign nation and the power of the executive branch.

• Voting rights for Native and African Americans.

• How much power should be given to the national government and how large and small states should be represented in the new government.

What was the structure of the new national government?

• Three Branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

• One Branch: Legislative

• Two Branches: Legislative and Judicial

• Three Branches: Executive, Judicial, and Archon.

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• How many votes each state would have in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• The process for how a territory became a state.

• Which branch was more powerful than the others.

• The term length of judges on the Supreme Court.

When was the Constitution signed?

• At the end of the Revolutionary War (1783).

• At the end of the Constitutional Convention (1787).

• At the end of the French and Indian War.

• At the end end of the War of 1812.

What is the purpose of Legislative Branch?

• To make law.

• To enforce the law.

• To judge the law.

• To escape the law.