Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 

• the Preamble

•  the Articles of Confederation

• the Declaration of Independence

•  the Bill of Rights

The fact that each branch of government must be separate from the others and function on its own is known as the principle of _______.

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• rule of law

•  checks and balances

How did Roger Sherman's compromise settled the differences between the large and small states ?

• giving slaves the right to vote

• dividing the Congress into two separate houses

•  charging larger states higher taxes than smaller states

• allowing the small states to control the courts

A word which means to change, correct or improve a law.

• amend

• propose

• principle

• compromise

Many of our individual liberties are protected by which document?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Fundamental Orders 

Which branch of government interprets laws?

• Judicial (courts)

• Executive (president)

• Legislative (Congress)

Central and national are two words that mean the same thing as - 

• state

• federal

• local

• regional

What was the name for the essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution?

• Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer

• The Anti-Federalist Essays

• The Federalist Papers

• The Fundamental Orders

Which compromise concerned the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation?

• The Great Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

Which compromise concerned how many representatives different sized states would have in Congress?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The Intolerable Compromise