US Constitution Test Review

What is another meaning for popular sovereignty?

• "Power of the people"
• "Power of the government"
• "Power of the President"
• "Power of the Upper Class"

Which was the group of people that supported the ratification of the new Constitution after the Constitutional Convention?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Republicans

• Democrats

The Preamble of the U.S. Constitution introduces everything that is to follow in the Constitution's seven articles and twenty-seven amendments.

• True

• False

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What is Checks and Balances in government?

• Each branch of the government has the power to limit the money or buying power of the other two branches.

• Each branch of the government has the power to limit the actions of the other two branches.

• Each branch of the government has the power to add to the powers of the other two branches.

• Each branch of the government has the power to monitor and loan the money to the other two branches.

What is Federalism?

• Where the federal and state governments share power.

• Where the federal government has all the power.

• Where the federal government has little power.

• Where the federal government can choose to share power.

What does to ratify or ratification mean?

• To fix

• To make

• To approve

• To refuse

The purpose of The Federalist Papers was to make an argument for--

• establishing a national bank
• ratifying the US Constitution
• restricting the practice of slavery
• declaring independence from Britain

The U.S Constitution divided the government into what three branches of government?

• Judicial, Legislative and Executive
• State, Judicial, and Federal
• Parliament, Legislative, and Judicial
• Democracy, Communism, and Executive

Anti-Federalist believed in.....

• strong central government
• state's rights and strong state governments