Constitution Unit Mid Point Review ON LEVEL

Government powers are divided between three branches - legislative, executive, and judicial

• federalism

• republicanism

• separation of powers

• limited government

The government protects the personal liberties of the people it governs

• individual rights

• limited government

• republicanism

• checks and balances

Congress can override a presidential veto

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• individual rights

• popular sovereignty

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did the Federalists want?

• States to govern themselves
• To be governed by England
• A strong federal government
• A new leader for the House of Representatives

What did Anti-Federalists believe?

• States to have power to govern themselves
• No state government, only Federal
• Less power for the states, more for the national government
• A strong central government for the US

The Articles of the Confederation created what type of national government?

• Weak

• Strong

What was the Great Compromise?

• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
• A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• George Washington

The Federal government is also known as?

• Limited government
• Main Government
• National Government
• Official government