Civics Review

Supporters of the new Constitution were known as

• Republicans.

• Patriots.

• Anti-Federalists.

• Federalists.

Which house of Congress is based on equal representation and makes small states happy?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government?

• to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful

• to make the national government more efficient

• to increase the power of the presidency

• to ensure that Congress would act according to the will of the people

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The Supreme Court striking down a law as unconstitutional is an example of

• popular sovereignty.

• limited government.

• checks and balances

• federalism.

“This new national government will have the power to overwhelm the states and exercise tyranny over the people.”

Which group would make such a statement about the Constitution?

• Anti-federalists

• Federalists

• Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke

• Elightenment thinkers like Thomas Hobbes

The principle of popular sovereignty is represented by what phrase in the Preamble to the Constitution?

• "form a more perfect union"

• "insure domestic Tranquility"

• "provide for the common defense"

• "We the People"

The Bill of Rights gives...

• power to the president

• rights to the states

• protection to the individual

• increase government power

This branch of government INTERPRETS the law

• Judical Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• The Senate

This branch of government MAKES the law

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• House of Representatives

Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...

• States Rights

• Federal Government

• The Supreme Court

• Individual Rights