American Constitution

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create a bill of rights

• to make changes to the Articles of Confederation

• to declare independence from Great Britain

• to unite all 13 colonies

How does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?

• it keeps any of the branches from over powering the other so as not to destroy the rights of people
• it keeps any of the branches from fighting so the people are safe
• it keeps one branch in power and destroys the rights of people
• it keeps all branches in power so as to destroy the rights of  people

The branch of government that makes laws for the country. It is made up of the Congress.

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

Which compromise, pulling elements from the Virginia and New Jersey plans, concerned how many representatives the states would have in Congress?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The Intolerable Compromise

How many supreme court justices do we have?

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

The first constitution of the United States was called _____________________--

• Articles of Confederation

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

The legislative branch of the U.S. government is also called ________________--

• cabinet
• representatives
• Parliament
• Congress

This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

A proposed law is called a _______________. (Think of the School of Rock song)

• veto

• congress

• bill

• unconstitutional