Government Study Guide

What rights are protected by the 4th Amendment?

• right to a speedy Trial by jury

• right to bear arms

• protection against unlawful search and seizure

• protection against cruel and unusual punishment

What did the Anti-Federalists want added to the Constitituion?

• a Bill of Rights

• a clause eliminating slavery

• a system of checks and balances

• the principle of federalism

Which amendment supports the principle of federalism?

• 9th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

According to the Constitution, who must pass all taxes?

• Parliament

• the states

• the President

• Congress

Which rights are protected by the 1st Amendment?

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

• freedom of the press

• right of the people to petition & assemble

What is federalism?

• people elect representatives to represent them in the government

• people hold the power in government & express their power by voting

• the division of power between the three branches of government

• the sharing of power betwen the states and federal government

Which states supported the Virginia Plan?

• states with large populations

• states with small populations

• states with more land

• states with less land

Which states supported the New Jersy Plan?

• states with large populations

• states with small populations

• states with more land

• states with less land

What is separation of powers?

• people elect representatives to represent them in the government

• people hold the power in government & express their power by voting

• the division of power between the three branches of government

• the sharing of power betwen the states and federal government

What was the Great Compromise?

• It stated that 3 out of every 5 slaves would count towards the state's population for representation taxation purposes

• It set up a bicameral legislature with the upper house having equal representation & the lower house having representation based on population

• It set up a one house legislature where each state has equal representation

• It set up a bicameral legislature where representation was based on population