The U.S. Constitution

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• John Adams

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

What is a bicameral legislature?

• Two house

• One house

• Three house

What was the name of the compromise of how a state's slave population to be counted?

• The Great Compromise

• The Southern Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise?

What kind of government is responsible to the people?

• Democratic

• Representative

• Theorcracy

What is popular sovereignty?

• power from the representatives

• power from the people

• power from the elected leaders

What is the Preamble?

• expresses the reasons the Constitution was written

• expresses the reasons the Bill of Rights was written

• Expresses the reasons the Articles of Confederation was written

What is it called when the federal government and the states share power?

• federalism

• democracy

• socialism

How many branches of government does the United States have?

• 5

• 4

• 3

Who makes the laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch