Constitution and Government

What was the document that described the first weaker government of the US?

• Declaration of Independence
• Great Compromise
• New Jersey Plan
• Articles of Confederation

True or False: 
The key problem of the Articles of Confederation was that it made the national government too strong.

• True
• False

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• Roger Sherman

The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are the three ___________________________ of our government. 

• divisions
• teams
• branches
• meetings

Which branch of government determines if a law is unconstitutional?

• Judicial branch
• Executive branch
• Legislative branch
• Congress

The head of the Judicial Branch; the highest court in the U.S. consisting of 9 justices

• Supreme Court

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• The President

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

• Senator
• Military
• President
• Secretary of State

What are the names of the two houses in the legislative branch?

• Executive and Judicial
• 3/5 Compromise and the Great Compromise
• Democrats and Republics
• Senate and the House of Representatives

What system keeps any one part of the government from becoming too powerful?

• separation of powers
• taxation
• checks and balances
• balance of power

What does "We the People..." mean in the constitution?

• all people in the country have the same right

• the people give power to the government

• government can take away the rights of the people

• only a few people are in charge of the government