Unit 3b New Nation

What is the purpose of a system of checks and balances like the one here in the United States?

• to keep the government’s budget balanced so that too much money isn’t spent

• to allow the government to fully use its Constitutional powers and enforce its laws

• to separate the powers of government so that one branch isn’t more powerful than the other

• to limit the powers of the central government so that the people have most or all of the power

What was the former capital city of South Carolina (name was changed after the war)

• Charleston

• Columbia

• Spartanburg

• Charlotte

Which group opposed the adoption of a new Constitution, but they also supported adding the Bill of Rights?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Republicans

• Patriots

The New Jersey Plan was favored by states with a smaller population like Delaware because it required representatives to be elected equally. What did this plan eventually led to in the Great Compromise?

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

What term means to change (for example, to change the Constitution)?

• Amend

• Ratify

• Domestic

• Foreign

On May 23, 1788, South Carolina became the _____ state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

• 6th

• 8th

• 9th

• 13th

Which term means happening outside a country’s borders?

• Congressional

• Domestic

• Foreign

• Ratify

According to Article I of the Constitution, only _____________ has the authority to declare war.

• President

• Congress

• Supreme Court

Before the Constitution took affect, it had to be ratified by ______ of the 13 states.

• 6

• 8

• 9

• 13

The Virginia Plan was favored by states with a large population like New York because it required representatives to be elected by population of the state. What did this plan eventually led to in the Great Compromise?

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court