US Gov't Retest

What was the first form of government in the US?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Northwest ordinance

• Treaty of Paris

What compromise combined the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan?

• 3/5 Compromse

• Pennsylvania Compromise

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Compromise

The president appoints a judge to the Supreme Court; Congress checks that appointment. What principle of government does this follow?

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Reporting for jury duty upholds which Constitutional amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 11th Amendment

People who supported the Bill of Rights were known as

• Federalists

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Anti-Federalists

Which event lead to the Constitutional Convention of 1787

• Boston Massacre

• Shays' Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Second Continental Congress

The 3/5 Compromise determined what?

• How often the national legislature would meet

• Judiciary powers for state governments

• Locations for protest rallies against slavery

• Representation and taxation in regards to slavery

Which statement best reflects the principle of separation of powers?

• The national government shares power with the state government

• The Constitution gives each branch of government power to limit the others

• The Constitution is able to keep pave with the changing needs of the nation

• The duties of the nation government are divided among the three branches

Which plan of government replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Monarchy

How did The Magna Carta, The Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and The Federalist Papers contribute to the United States

• Amendments that changed the US Constitution

• Supreme Court cases in the US

• Principles of government

• Documents that all influenced the United States