The Constitution- USI. 7b- REVIEW

Which statement best represents the agreements reached in the Great Compromise?

• A two-house legislature has one house with proportional representation.

• Each state would be allowed one vote in the one house legislature.

• Both houses of Congress would be represented proportionally.

• A one-house legislature where each state has equal representation.

Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States of America

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

How many of the thirteen states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to go into effect?

• Nine

• Eleven

• Thirteen

• Five

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are part of what document?

• Gettysburg Address

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Articles of Confederation

How many amendments to the Constitution are in the Bill of Rights?

• 5

• 20

• 15

• 10

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee —

• individual freedoms

• rule of law

• federal control

• separation of powers

Which basic principle of the Constitution of the United States prevents any one branch from gaining too much power?

• Representative government

• Checks and balances

• Rule of law

• Popular sovereignty

What role did the man pictured above carry out at the Constitutional Convention?

• Served as president of the Constitutional Convention

• Served as a delegate from New York

• Wrote the majority of the Constitution

• Created the Virginia Plan in response to the New Jersey Plan

What was the effect of the Articles of Confederation's weaknesses?

• Creation of the Intolerable Acts

• Writing of the U.S. Constitution

• A riot breaking out in Boston

• Writing of the Virginia Bill of Rights

Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact