Study Guide Unit 4

The _______ are the first 10 amendments to the constitution.

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Congress

• liberty

All individuals are born with rights. They are life _________ and the pursuit of happiness.

• central

• articles

• rights

• liberty

The Articles of Confederation were made to prevent a strong ________ government.

• rights

• central

• three-fifths

• checks

The main purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the _______ of individuals.

• liberty

• happiness

• rights

• balances

The court of appeals is part of the ______ branch.

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

• checks and balances

The United States Constitution was written to solve the problems with the _______ of Confederation.

• Rights

• Bill

• Articles

• Congress

In the United States, slaves counted as ____________ of a person for taxation and representation purposes.

• one

• three-fifths

• rights

• liberty

______ believe the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the constitution because they wanted to make sure individual rights were protected.

• Congress

• Senate

• Articles

• Anti-federalists

______ and _____ is the name of the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.

• Bills and Rights

• Checks and balances

• Laws and Bills

• South Carolina

To write ____ and _______ is the main function of the legislative branch.

• checks and balances

• articles and rights

• laws and bills

• happiness and government