Chapter 7 Constitution

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between the people and the government in the United States?

• The government decides which rights people should have.

• People decide which rights the government should have.

Under the U.S. Constitution, who has the most power in the United States?

• citizens

• government

What is one of the main ways U.S. citizens exercise their power?

• voting

• enforcing laws

What would a delegate support if they made the following statement...

“We need to build an army to protect our country, but how can we if we cannot collect taxes to fund it?”

• Strong National Government

• Strong State Government

What would a delegate support if they made the following statement...

“We must protect ourselves against a president becoming a tyrant like King George III!”

• Strong National Government

• Strong State Government

What would a delegate support if they made the following statement...

“The Articles of Confederation formed a half-starved, limping government.”

• Strong National Government

• Strong State Government

What would a delegate support if they made the following statement...

“We prefer to make our own decisions because our needs are not the same as yours.”

• Strong National Government

• Strong State Government

Large states wanted representation to be

• equal for all states

• based on population

Small states wanted representation to be ________

• equal for all states

• based on population

Northern states wanted slaves __________ toward representation.

• to count

• not to count