MCAP Review #2

What river did Mexico believe was the border between Texas and Mexico?

• Nueces River

• Mississippi

• Colorado

• Red River

Who was the president of the United Stated during the Mexican-American War?

• James K. Polk

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• George Washington

California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah,and Nevada were some of the states that were formed by what land given up by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• The Treaty Velasco

• The Annexation of Texas

• The Mexican Cession

• The Joint Resolution

What government existed before the Constitution? 

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

What was one result of the Great Compromise?  

• reserved powers
• bicameral legislature 
• elastic clause
• checks and balances 

How did the Great Compromise help small states? 

• House of Representatives 
• Executive Branch 
• Senate
• 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