Unit 4: Writing the Constitution

The seventeenth of September is the federal observance of Constitution Day. The purpose of the observation is to recognize the writing of the Constitution by delegates in Philadelphia in the year —

• 1787

• 1789

• 1791 D 1793

• 1793

How were the concerns expressed by Madison in the excerpt above eventually addressed by the Constitution?

• The Constitution established term limits on representatives.

• The Constitution created a republican system of government.

• The Constitution included a defined set of rights and liberties

• The Constitution divided power into separate branches.

Opponents of the Virginia Plan argued that the plan gave too much power to —

• state governments

• the judicial branch

• populous states

• a presidential cabinet

The central issue of the Three-Fifths Compromise was concerning the —

• establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies

• manner in which bills and amendments would become law

• portion of federal revenues that would come large and small states

• counting of enslaved people for the purposes of determining representation

How did the Framers of the Constitution design the U.S. government to reflect the differences shown on the table?

• Divided government power and responsibilities between federal and state governments

• Provided for a decennial census to accurately calculate the differences of state populations

• Established an executive agency to provide demographic data for studying population growth

• Created one legislative body based on statehood and one legislative body based on population

Which of the following was the result of the Great Compromise?

• A supreme court

• An electoral college

• A bicameral legislature

• An amendment process

These ideas expressed in the Magna Carta influenced the Founding Fathers to —

• pass laws outlawing the practice of enslaving people

• provide legal protections for those accused of crimes

• establish three branches of government to check each other

• create a supreme court to review the laws passed by the legislature

Which writing is described by the characteristics listed in the box?

• The Bill of Rights

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Federalist Papers

• Poor Richard's Almanack

Why did many Congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

• It created a government too weak to manage relations among the states.

• It established a powerful standing army that threatened national stability.

• It created a chief executive with the power to veto state laws and elections.

• It established a permanent oversight committee consisting of only state officials

The grievance described in the excerpt is addressed in the U.S. Constitution by the —

• First Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment