Constitution Quiz 1

The message of the cartoon above is that the Articles of Confederation-

• would create a strong government to carry the nation into the future

• had many serious weaknesses

• gave the government sufficient powers

• created a strong navy to defend the country

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a-

• method to purchase territory from foreign powers

• procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

• process through which states could be added to the Union

• compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

Amendment III...

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Which grievance of the colonists was addressed by the amendment above?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding office

• Colonists were being taxed without their consent

• The British were quartering soldiers in their home

• The British cut off colonial trade with foreign countries

Which of the following should replace the question mark in the diagram?

• Direct Democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and Balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which provision of the U.S. Constitution reflects this grievance?

• The president can appoint justices with the advice and consent of the Senate

• Congress has the power to establish federal courts

• The commerce clause allows Congress to regulate trade among the states

• Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority in both houses

Congress passes a bill---the president vetoes the bill---Congress overrides the veto

Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above?

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

---Tenth Amendment, US Constitution

Which principle of US government is most clearly reflected in the amendment above?

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Due Process

" The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States."

The excerpt above from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of...

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

The Three-Fifths Compromise was included in the U.S. Constitution to address an issue over the-

• number of votes needed to approve a treaty in the senate

• number of states needed to ratify a proposed amendment

• reimbursement of plantation owner for runaway slaves

• counting of enslaved persons for purposes of representation

Strengths:

Ability to declare war

Ability to make treaties

Authority to operate post offices

Which document was the focus of this presentation?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence