Constitution

What is the power of the government in the hands of the people?

• popular sovereignty

• federal system

• preamble

• Bill of Rights

What is a set of rules that guides how a country, or state is run?

• preamble

• constitution

• bill of rights

• republic

What is the word for an introduction, particularly to the Constitution?

• republic

• bill of rights

• popular sovereignty

• preamble

What was the document that formed the first government of the United States?

• Constitution

• republic

• Articles of Confederation

• federal system

What is the form of government where the people elect, or choose their leaders?

• federal system

• republic

• preamble

• popular sovereignty

What is a government that is run by the people based on who they vote to represent them?

• federal system

• Bill of Rights

• preamble

• representative democracy

What is the part of the Constitution called that spells out the rights of individuals?

• Bill of Rights

• republic

• preamble

• federal system

Who was the leader of the Constitutional Convention? He kept quiet unless helping to settle arguments.

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Roger Sherman

Who came up with the Virginia plan that split the government into three parts, or branches?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Roger Sherman

Who's idea was the Great Compromise that split the legislative branch into two houses?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Roger Sherman