Unit 6: The United States Constitution

The executive branch is responsible for

• making laws

• passing laws

• carrying out laws

• disturbing power

The legislative branch

• elects the vice president

• makes laws.

• establishes power.

• elects judges.

The judicial branch of government

• vetoes laws.

• elects officials.

• makes laws.

• interprets laws and punishes lawbreakers

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.

• A portion of the slave population was counted for taxation and representation.

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

True or False The Articles of Confederation were discarded for the Constitution.

• True

• False

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and Balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which of the following best completes this chart?

(What goes where the question mark is)

• Representation based on state's population

• Representatives appointed by executive branch

• Representatives approved by judicial branch

• Representation depends on a state's size in square miles

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• any congressional action required executive approval

• Congress lacked the power to declare war

• Most Congressional decisions required the approval of at least 9 states

• congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade

Name the rebellion that showed the Articles of Confederation were weak, and people lost trust in the government's ability to protect them.

• The American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812

Why did delegates meet in Philadelphia for the convention?

• Revise the Constitution

• Create a whole new Constitution

• Revise the Articles of Confederation