US CONSTITUTION

What is a constitution?

• the first 10 amendments

• a written, detailed plan of government

• the amendment process plan

• how we separated from Great Britain

The Articles of Confederation was the first plan of government for the United States that made a _________ government.

• weak

• strong

• authoritarian

• religious

What american hero was chosen to preside over the constitutional convention?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

Which plan for government favored big states by having proportional representation in congress?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Delaware Plan

• New York Plan

Northers states agreed to this compromise allowing some slaves to count towards a state's population?

• 3/5ths Compromise

• 2/3rds Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Connecticut Compromise

Powers given only to state governments by the 10th Amendment are called what?

• Expressed Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Delegated Powers

• Concurrent Powers

Roger Sherman from Connecticut proposed a compromise that gave the states equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives. Which compromise was it?

• Great Compromise

• 3/5ths Compromise

• New Jersey Compromise

• Virginia Compromise

Which group wanted a Bill of Rights or they would not ratify the constitution?

• Anti Federalists

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• Big States

Powers held by both state and federal government are called what?

• Concurrent Powers

• Expressed Powers

• Denied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

A warrant allows police to do what?

• search someones property for evidence of a crime

• arrest a person without cause for a crime

• jail someone indefinitely who is a suspect

• deny someone their due process rights