US Constitution Review

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• 3/5th's Plan 

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 

• The Magna Carta 

• The Constitution 

• The English Bill of Rights 

The issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• One-Third Compromise

• Slave Compromise

What best describes the purpose of the Preamble?

• To lay out each chapter of the Constitution

• To lay out the goals of the Constitution

• To declare independence from Great Britain

• To declare war against France

Which answer best describes this passage from the Preamble?

"to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"

• To guarantee freedoms and liberties only to those who can vote.

• To guarantee freedoms and liberties only to the first colonists.

• To guarantee freedoms and liberties to all Americans, including our future generations.

• To guarantee freedoms and liberties to all Americans, except immigrants.

What best describes the meaning of popular sovereignty?

• A government who gets power from the people.

• A government who gets power from a small group of elites.

• A government who gets power based on family and heritage.

• A government who gets power by force.

What best describes the meaning of "checks and balances"?

• a principle of the Constitution that gives the Judicial Branch all powers.

• a principle of the Constitution that gives the Executive Branch the final say on all decisions.

• a principle of the Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check (or limit) the powers of other branches.

• a principle of the Constitution that gives the Legislative Branch the power to impeach anyone they want for no reason.

"Each branch of government has a particular power that no other branch has." What Constitutional principal best describes this?

• Individual Rights

• Separation of Power

• Republicanism

• Federalism

This is NOT a power of the Legislative Branch.

• Coin money

• Draft laws

• Declare war

• Decide on the 'Constitutionality' of laws

This is NOT a power of the Executive Branch.

• Veto override

• Sign executive orders

• Veto

• Appoint federal judges