Unit 3 Review

1. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:

• One vote per state

• The state's population

• The state's size

• Who drew the shortest stick

2. During the Constitutional Convention what was the 3/5's Compromise over

• 3/5's of the states needed to ratify the document

• 3/5's of the founding fathers needed to agree on the topics

• 3/5's of the population could vote

• Slaves counted as 3/5's of a person when determining population for representation

3. The Virginia plan and New Jersey plan for representation for Congress was settled by:

• Rock, Paper, Scissors

• Great Compromise which set up a bicameral Congress (2-house legislature)

• 3/5's Compromise

• Bill of Rights

4. Each of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights first amendment EXCEPT the right to:

• Peacefully assemble

• petition the government

• free speech

• loot and burn buildings

5. The "supreme law of the land" is:

• the Constitution

• the Articles of Confederation

• The Preamble

• The Bible

6. The three main branches of the U.S. government are:

• the House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court

• the president, Senate, and Supreme Court

• executive, legislative, and judiciary

• state, local, and federal

7. New states may be admitted to the United States only if they are approved by:

• The President

• a vote by the citizens of the U.S.

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

8. To "plead the fifth" is used when:

• You don't want to incriminate yourself

• Demand a jury trial

• Demanding to talk to the judge

• You want to use a pay phone

9. Who were the three authors of "The Federalist" essays:

• Washington, Adams, Jefferson

• Trump, Biden, Obama

• James Madison, John Jay , and Alexander Hamilton

• Franklin, Shearman, Lee

10. The introductory paragraph to the U.S. Constitution, listing the goals is known as the:

• Preamble

• Commerce Clause

• Bill of Rights

• Ratification