Formation of Govt. and the US Constitution Final Exam Review

The first plan of government in the US was called__________

• The US Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

What caused the Articles of Confederation to fail?

• Parliament had the sole power to make the laws.

• The federal/central government had more power than the state governments.

• The state governments had more power than the federal/central government.

Where was the Constitutional Convention held in May, 1787?

• Philadelphia, PA

• Washington, DC

• New York, NY

• Boston, MA

Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

The _______________ plan was the small state plan in which members of the US Senate was based upon equality.

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Great Compromise

The __________________ plan was the large state plan. Members in the House of Representatives was based on population.

• Articles of Confederation

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• Great Compromise

The _________________________ solved the problem of representation within the small and large states.

• Great Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• The Declaration of Independence

The Bill of Rights had to be added before the US Constitution was ____________________, or formally approved.

• ratified

• vetoed

• voted upon

The idea that political authority belongs to the people is called ____________________.

• Federalism

• Progress

• Segregation

• Popular Sovereignty

The ___________________________________ provides the framework for the federal government, sets limits on what the government can do, and includes the rights of the American citizens.

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The US Constitution