Constitution and Bill of Rights

According to the idea of Popular Sovereignty, who has the power?

• The President of the United States

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

• The people

Which is NOT weakness of the Articles of the Confederation.

• The government could not enforce laws.

• The government had no way to pay debts.

• The ability of Congress to declare war.

• The ability of Congress to require citizens to pay taxes.

This was the first constitution written for the U.S. government - it created a government that was TOO WEAK to function properly

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of Confederation

• Confederation of States

• Articles of Constitution

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New York Plan
• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

What was the Great Compromise?

• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
• A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

Every state has 2 representatives in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

Every state has representatives based on population in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

Why was George Washington made leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• He wrote the Articles of Confederation.

• He was trusted and respected by the American people.

• He was friends with George Washington.

• He was the only one who wanted the job.

How do citizens give their consent to be governed?

• Through the voting process

• Watching the news

• Writing letters to the government

• Going to school