Constitution Review

The name of the small states' plan was called the

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• Marbury v Madison

• New Jersey Plan

The name of the large states' plan was called the

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Supremacy Clause

This plan combined the Virginia and New Jersey plans and established the House of Representatives and the Senate in Congress.

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• Marbury v Madison

• Supremacy Clause

Which of the following statements best describes the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government was divided into 3 branches, had a strong central government and was able to enforce the laws it passed

• The country was run by a king who lived in Europe. No one in the United States had more power than the king.

• The federal government had only a legislature. It was able to pass laws, but was not able to enforce the laws it passed.

• The federal government was run by a group of 3 powerful men called a Triumvirate. The 3 men held all the power.

Which of the following statements best describes why the Constitutional Convention was originally held?

• To decide that democracy was not working and bring back the monarchy.

• To offer King George III a formal letter of apology.

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To incorporate the Bill of Rights into the Constitution.

Which plan was similar to the Articles of Confederation?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• New Jersey Plan

• Bill of Rights

Why were checks and balances included in the Constitution?

• To guarantee the preservation of states' rights.

• To protect the supremacy of the executive branch

• To separate the responsibilities of state and local governments

• To ensure no one branch had too much power

Which of the following statements would most likely come from the Federalists?

• A loose confederation of states is better for liberty

• State banks are necessary for a strong economy

• A strong, central government is essential for a secure country

• States' rights are more important than individual rights

What plan proposed that every five enslaved person would count as three free persons?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Cotton Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Five-Thirds Plan

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had a unicameral legislature. How many branches of government were there?

• 5

• 2

• 1

• 3