The Constitution Quiz Review

This amendment guarantees people the right to choose if they want to participate in a religious service.

• 1st

• 4th

• 9th

• 10th

What was the main issue of the Great Compromise?

• Federalist and Anti-Federalists disagreed over how powerful the government should be

• Big States(Virginia) and Small state (New Jersey) disagreed on representation in Congress (equal or based on population)

• Southern states and Northern states disagreed on how to count slaves toward the population.

Which branch of the government has the power to pass laws?

• All of them
• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch

What is the name given to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights?

• Limited Government
• Bill of RIghts
• Checks and Balances
• Freedom of Speech

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could NOT-

• set up a postal system

• declare war

• raise taxes

• create an army or navy

Why is Shay's Rebellion an important event in U.S. History?

• It led to the American Revolution

• It led to the passage of a new Constitution

• It showed the strength of the Massachusetts militia

• It dramatized the power of the central government

What was the position of the Federalists?

• they questioned the justice of slavery

• they feared a strong national government

• they supported the constitution

• they believed in equal representation in Congress

What compromise was made for counting slaves into a state's population?

• 1/2 of slaves would count into a state's population

• States would be required to pay taxes on all slaves.

• 3/5 of slaves would count into a state's population

• No slaves would be counted into a state's population.

The branch of government that interprets the law

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Theocratic

The branch of government that makes the laws.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Theocratic