Articles of Confederation and The Constitutional Convention

The main job of the legislative branch is to _____________________.

• carry out and enforce the laws

• veto laws that have been passed

• make the laws

• decide the meaning of laws

The main job of the judicial branch is to ___________________.

• write and file laws

• carry out and enforce the laws

• make the laws

• decide the meaning of laws

The main job of the executive branch is to ___________________.

• Write and file laws

• carry out and enforce the laws

• Make the laws

• Decide the meaning of the laws

The President of the United States represents which branch of government?

• Judical

• legislative

• international

• executive

The congress of the United States represents which branch of government?

• Judicial

• legislative

• international

• executive

The Supreme Court of the United States represents which branch of government?

• Judicial

• legislative

• international

• executive

One decision reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was that representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population. Why was this?

• guaranteed southern states had a larger representation than the northern states

• addressed concerns of larger states about equal representation in the Senate

• satisfied supporters of universal suffrage

• ensured the legislative branch would have more power than the other 3 branches

Which compromise would resolve the issue of slave representation in the states?

• 3/5 Compromise

• Great Compormise

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Which document would replace the Articles of Confederation?

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Treaty of Paris

Why is the Great Compromise important to U.S. government?

• it gave smaller states power over large states

• it permitted governors of smaller states an opportunity to exert pressure on congress

• it gave smaller states more input than larger states in the selection of presidential candidates

• it allowed smaller states to have as much power as larger states in Congress.