Foundations of the U.S. Government

Many delegates from southern states threatened to leave the Union if the Constitution

• Banned the slave trade

• lowered taxes

• Increased the government's powers

• Counted the slaves toward state representation

Which best describes popular sovereignty?

• The people don't have representatives

• Political authority belongs to the people

• The Constitution is the supreme law of the land

• The people choose to have a strong national government

Which are branches of the government? (check all that apply)

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Federal

• Executive

Which branch of government is impacted by The Great Compromise?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Federal

Which are true about the Constitutional Convention? (check all that apply)

• It occurred in May 1787

• It was initially designed to edit/ revise the A of C

• It resulted in the Constitution

• It was located in Philadelphia

What is federalism?

• Defining the roles and responsibilities of each branch of government

• The creation of a bicameral legislative branch

• A government system where the states hold the majority of power

• The sharing of power between a central government and the states of a country

Which region and group of people benefitted the most from the 3/5 Compromise?

• The southern states, slave owners

• The northern states, slave owners

• The southern states, slaves

• The northern states, women

What did the Federalist Papers do to try and convince Americans about the relationship between state and federal power?

• The Constitution would eliminate state power

• The Constitution would not overpower the state governments

• States would have more power than the Constitution

• The Constitution would ban slavery

Why is there a separation of powers in the federal government?

• To prevent different branches from overpowering one another

• To ensure that the legislative branch maintains the most responsibilities

• To serve as a federal government representation compromise

• To give definitive roles and responsibilities to each branch of government

Which are true about the New Jersey Plan? (check all that apply)

• It benefitted smaller populated states

• It asked for a unicameral legislature

• It asked for a bicameral legislature based on population

• It benefitted states with lots of land