Constitution Review

What event proved that the Articles of Confederation were weak?

• Boston Massacre

• The Revolutionary War

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Boston Tea Party

Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

What is dividing the jobs of the government between state and federal (national) government called?

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• limited government

What compromise decided how enslaved people were to be counted for population for Representatives?

• The Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• The Slavery Compromise

• Shay's Compromise

What were the two plans that were put together to create the Great Compromise?

• Virginia for small states and New Jersey for large states

• New York for large states and New Jersey for small states

• Virginia for large states and New Jersey for small states

• New York and Virginia

Which Constitutional principle states that the power of government comes from the people?

• Federalism
• Republicanism
• Checks and Balances
• Popular Sovereignty

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Amendment
• Preamble
• Ratification
• Compromise

Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution?

• because it didn’t include a bill of rights
•  because it didn’t give women the right to vote
• because it gave too much power to the states
• because it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 

• the Preamble
•  the Articles of Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence
•  the Bill of Rights

Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.  Which amendment is this?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th