Constitution Review

What must be proposed by 3/4 of State Legislatures and approved 2/3 of the House and Senate?

• An amendment to the Constitution

• Articles of Impeachment against the President

• Appointment of Federal Judges

• To override a president's veto

Which of the following is the Constitutional Principle where American People have the right to elect a President every four years?

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• federalism

Why were states in the south in favor of counting slaves as part of their population?

• To pay less taxes

• To have more representation in the Legislative Branch

• To gain more military power

• To be able to charge more for their resources

What was the name of the combined New Jersey and Virginia Plan?

• Three -Fifths Compromise

• Articles of Confederation

• Northwest Ordinance

• The Great Compromise

What did the Northwest Ordinance deal with?

• How to admit new states to the Union

• How to ratify the Constitution

• How to expand slavery

• How to industrialize the United States

What was added to the Constitution so the Anti-Federalists would ratify it?

• A law to ban slavery

• Parts from the Magna Carta

• A Bill of Rights

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

The government being too weak was a problem of which document?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

Which amendment gave a person the right to a trial by jury?

• First

• Third

• Fourth

• Sixth

Freedom of speech, religion, and press is protected in what amendment?

• First

• Fourth

• Eighth

• Tenth

What was one way the Articles of Confederation ensured the states had more power than the federal government?

• States would partner with local Native tribes to defend their land.

• Congress needed the approval of nine states to pass new laws.

• Executive actions required judicial approval.

• The president advised state leaders regarding foreign trade.