The U.S. Constitution Quiz

Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

The division of powers between the national government and the states is a

• local system

• feudal system

• federal system

• national system

What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?

• voting on a bill

• the executive branch

• vetoing

• checks and balances

What was America's first constitution called?

• American Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Republic Plan

The Constitutional Convention was held in

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Richmond

Which branch of government carries out laws?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Electoral

• Executive

The compromise between the large states and the small states was named the

• Grand Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Under the Articles of Confederation each state had _____ vote(s) regardless of size

• one

• two

• three

• four

Each state has how many senators?

• Based on population

• one

• two

• three

Each state has how many representatives?

• based on population

• one

• two

• three