unit 3 review

Which document guarantees freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure?

• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Sentiments
• Albany Plan of Union
• Federalist Papers

The authors of the United States Constitution included a system of checks and balances to

• prevent any one branch of government from controlling the other branches
• protect states against the power of the national government
• guarantee respect for the freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights
• safeguard the United States against foreign attacks

The three main branches of the U.S. government are 

• executive, legislative, and judiciary.
• state, local, and federal.
• he House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court.
•  the president, Senate, and Supreme Court

Alexander Hamilton and James Madison wrote a series of essays to convince people that the Constitution was necessary and should be ratified. What was this series of essays called?  

• "Common Sense"
• the Preamble
• "Federalist Papers"
• the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves

How did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S Constitution?

• The added the Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)

• They outlawed cruel and unusual punishment.

• Ensured due process of the law.

• The Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists to war.

The ___________ are NOT for the ratification (approval) of the U.S Constitution.

• Anti-Federalists.

• Federalists.

• Whiggs.

• Supreme Court Justices.

The best definition for Federalism is...

• power split between states and federal government
• all power in one place
• a loose alliance of states
• Ms. Snyder made this word up...

Which two things did the Great Compromise create?

• Two Houses in Congress, one equal and one based on population

• One house system, equal representation

• Two House system all proportional represenation

• Two House system, all equal representation

What proportion of enslaved people were counted for determining population?

• 1/4
• 2/5
• 3/5
• 4/5

The first battle of the Revolutionary War took place at...

• Lexington and Concord
• Trenton
• Saratoga Springs
• Yorktown