Constitutional Convention (Unit 2)

Anti-Federalists would only support the Constitution if...

• a strong federal gov't was created.

• a Bill of Rights was promised.

• Britain agreed to not invade.

• Federalists would sign it too.

The legislative branch writing bills to become law is known as...

• Checks and balances

• Delegating authority

• Separation of Powers

• Administering justice

Answer explanation

When a branch of government use authority only given to that branch it is an example of separation of powers.

The president appointing a federal judge is an example of ..

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Democratic election

• Representation

Answer explanation

This is an example of executive balancing the power of the judicial branch.

The founders originally met at the Constitutional Convention to ...

• revise the Articles of Confederation

• write the U.S. Constitution

• vote on leaving Britain.

• create a new country.

Answer explanation

They met to change the current Articles but found them too weak to repair and wrote our current constitution.

The Virginia Plan...

• selected Washington as president.

• gave small states equality.

• saved the constitution.

• was favored by large states.

The U.S. Constitution divided government into three branches as a...

• federalist government

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• new democracy

America's first constitution was written to protect against...

• strong state governments

• foreign invasion

• strong central government

• bankruptcy

Dividing government into national, state, and local levels is known as...

• presidential

• federalism

• authoritarian

• parliamentary

The Articles of Confederation did not give Congress the ability to regulate...

• commerce

• legislation

• warfare

• government

Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution establish...

• trade with other countries

• rules for printing money

• three branches of government

• a bill of rights