Unit 3 Constitution Quiz Review

The first constitution of the United States was the

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

What is 1 of the goals outlined in the preamble of the Constitution of the United States?

• help the environment

• promote the health and happiness of all

• taxes

• promote the general welfare

The purpose of the Executive Branch is to ____ laws.

• create

• enforce

• interpret

Which big idea of the Constitution describes how power is shared between the federal gov and state governments?

• separation of powers

• consent of the governed

• checks and balances

• federalism

What fraction of Congress must agree to propose a new amendment?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

Compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey plans for a bicameral legislature; each state would have equal representation in the senate and varied representation in the House of Representatives based on the state’s population.

• Executive Branch

• Great Compromise

• Due process

Makes the laws.

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

Lawmaking body with TWO houses- a Senate and a House of Representatives.

• Bicameral legislature

• Popular sovereignty

• Veto

Outlined the process for states to count enslaved people as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government

• Northwest Ordinance

• New Jersey Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Which group had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• The Federal Government

• The States

• The President

• The Legislature