Government Unit 1

Fill in the blank........ the unalienable rights in the Declaration of independence include life, liberty, and _____________

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

• Justice

• Ferderalism

Which of the following Founding Fathers is remembered as both a strong supporter of central government as well as the principal author of the U.S. Constitution?

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Power distribution among the three branches of government is referred to as

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Bicameralism

• Supremacy

What branches exist under separation of powers in the Constitution?

• Legislative, executive, supreme

• Legislative, supreme, authoritarian

• Legislative, executive, judicial

• Democracy, Oligarchy, Tyranny

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress lacked the power to tax.

• Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy.

• The president had too much power.

According to the Three-Fifths Compromise, three-fifths of a state’s slave population would be

• ignored when determining representation in Congress.

• subtracted from a state’s population to determine representation in Congress.

• counted when determining representation in Congress.

• added to the slave population to determine representation in Congress.

The first ten amendments to the constitution are traditionally called the

• Petition of Right.

• Bill of Rights.

• Great Compromise.

• Three-Fifths Compromise.

A change to the constitution is also called a(n)...

• Amendment

• Branch of Government

Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in what historical document(s)?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

• Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

The Virginia Plan (big state) wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.