AP The U.S. Constitution

What plan of government existed before the Constitution? 

• British Monarchy
• state constitutions 
• Articles of Confederation
• Confederate States of America 

How did the Great Compromise help small states?

• By including a House of Representatives 

• By including an Executive Branch 

• By including a Senate

• By including a Supreme Court

How did the Great Compromise favor large states? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Supreme Court 
• Executive Branch 

What part of the Constitution keeps the national government from becoming too powerful? 

• separation of powers
• bicameral legislature
• elastic clause
• executive branch

The president signs bills into law.  What is this an example of? 

• concurrent powers
• elastic clause 
• legislative branch 
• checks and balances

What was the solution to counting slaves for purposes of representation?  

• Great Compromise 
• 3/5 Compromise
• Commercial Compromise 
• 3/4 Compromise 

How did the Anti-federalists want to increase protection against the national government? 

• checks and balances
• elastic clause 
• Bill of Rights
• federalism 

What allows Congress the ability to make laws or to act where the constitution doesn't give it authority to act in order to carry out laws that were passed by the Constitution?

• checks and balances
• reserved powers  
• "necessary and proper clause"

• separation of powers

What branch of the government can override a presidential veto? 

• Executive
• Legislative 
• Judicial 
• all of the above

What branch of the government can void a law if it is unconstitutional?  

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• all of the above