U.S. Constitution - Unit 3 Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on ________.

• one vote per state

• the state's size

• the state's total population

• the state's voting population

Supporters of the Constitution called themselves_____.

• Democrats

• Aliens

• Federalaists

• Impressionsists

What did Shay's Rebellion show America about its government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The US government is too strong

• States had too much power

• The US government is too weak

• States are too weak

The purpose of the Federalist Papers was to _________.

• challenge the Constitution

• defend the constitution

• defend the British government

• challenge the British government

The qualifications for a US senator or representative require all of the following except____.

• be a US citizen

• be at least a certain age

• live in the state he/she represents

• belong to a registered political party

If the President neither signs a bill nor returns a bill to Congress during the time allowed, that bill ______.

• is vetoed

• becomes law

• goes to the state legislature for consideration

• must be signed by the vice-president to become law

To take full effect, the Constitution had to be ratified by____.

• 7 states

• 9 states

• 11 states

• all 13 states

The last group to whom the Constitution guaranteed the right to vote was:

• women

• the poor

• Native American men

• African American men

The 24th Amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on his failure to pay:

• a fine

• a poll tax

• child support

• a fee of $50

overriding a presidential veto of a bill requires_______.

• a 2/3 vote by both houses of Congress

• a unanimous vote by both houses of Congress

• a 3/4 vote by both houses of Congress

• a majority vote by one house and a 2/3 vote by the other