Unit 4 Test Corrections

What are the first 3 words of the U.S. Constitution?

• Life, liberty, and happiness

• We the people
• Liberty or death

• We the kings

The US Constitution was written to __________?

• sign a treaty with Great Britain

• replace the Declaration of Independence
• replace the Articles of Confederation

• none of the above

What was one result of the Great Compromise?  

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

What was the solution to counting slaves for purposes of representation?  

• Great Compromise 
• 3/5 Compromise
• Commercial Compromise 
• 3/4 Compromise 

How did the Anti-federalists want to increase protection against the national government? 

• checks and balances
• elastic clause 
• Bill of Rights
• federalism 

The Bill of Rights protects American citizens _______________________________.

• popular sovereignty

• individual rights

• democracy

• republicanism

Which principle is the idea that power flows from the people?

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

The national government has the ability to declare war, but individual states do not have that power. This is an example of _________________________.

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

What best describes the Constitutional principle of checks and balances?

• Each branch of the government can limit the power of the others

• The power of government is restricted by the Constitution

• A bill must pass both houses of Congres

• The power to declare war is given to the President

When the U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, it was supporting which of the following principles?  

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances