Constitution Review

What was the first written form of government for the United States?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitutional Convention

What showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays' Rebellion

• The Revolutionary War

• The Constitutional Convention

• The Executive Branch

What was the name of the meeting that took place to fix the problems of the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays' Rebellion

• Continental Congress

• Delegation Meeting

• Constitutional Convention

Checks and Balances-

• Gave the President all the government's powers

• Split the government into 3 branches

• Made sure one branch of government wasn't stronger than the others

• Created the Legislative Branch

The Great Compromise dealt with-

• Salvery

• Representation

• The President

• Separation of Powers

Under the new Constitution, each state would have _________________ representation in the Senate, and _______________________ representation in the House of Representatives.

• Proportional (based on population), equal

• Equal, Equal

• Equal, proportional (based on population)

• More, less

The 3/5 Compromise decided ___________________ would be counted as 3/5 of a person, when determining a state's population.

• Men

• Women

• Federalists

• Slaves

Under the Constitution who has the power to veto acts of Congress?

• The President

• Congress

• The courts

• George Washington

What divided the government into 3 branches?

• Separation of Powers

• The Great Compromise

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

Part of the government that makes laws-

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch