Social Studies 5/6 - Ch. 14 & 15 - The Constitution & Bill of Rights

This branch of government includes the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Congress

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 14

The president is part of this branch of government.

• Judicial

• Executive

• Judicial

• Senate

The document approved by the Second Continental Congress that intended to set up a government was called the

• Constitution of the United States

• Articles of Constitution

• Constitution of the Confederation

• Articles of the Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, every law had to be approved by at least _______ of the 13 states.

• 12

• 10

• 9

• 4

The Articles of Confederation were approved by the ________________.

• Second Continental Congress

• First Constitutional Convention

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

This branch of government makes laws, or "legislates".

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Congress

While the Articles of Confederation set up a government, the government had limited powers and was ____________________.

• too strong and had too much power

• too weak to keep order

• a monarchy

• unable to make changes

Delegates from most of the USA met to work on a document that created a stronger government. This meeting was called the ________________________.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention

• Congressional Meeting

• Colonial Convention

The Articles of Confederation was approved by the _____________________.

• Constitutional Convention

• Declaration of Independence

• Second Continental Congress

• First Continental Congress