Social Studies Test 3 Study Quiz

A system of government in which the national government shares power with state and local governments is known as

• A monarchy

• a dictatorship

• A federal System

• a system with no name

Which of the following American leaders was present at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

Which of these principles is another way of expressing the idea of popular sovereignty?

• Checks and Balances

• Consent of Govern

• Segregation

• Checkbooks

10.The words “We the people of the United States” occur in the Preamble, or introduction to which historical document?

• Mayflower compact

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• the U.S Constitution

Which city listed was the site of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• Warner Robins

• New York, New York

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New Orleans

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

• Donald Trump

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

The MAIN purpose of the Bill of Rights is to

• protect the rights of individual citizens.

• Strengthen the Power of the President

• force the state to pay more taxes

• allow Supreme Court to judge cases

The first _____ amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. Which number correctly fills the blank?

• 26

• 10

• 8

• 2

What was the name of the agreement in which the northern states and southern states dealt with the issue of slavery and representation in Congress?

• The Great Compromise

• The Bad Idea Compromise

• The Three Fifths Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise resolved which of these issues?

• the representation of large and small states in Congress

• the qualifications of the president and vice president

• the government’s policy on the slave trade