Constitution and Bill of Rights

What was the first form of government that eventually failed?

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

What did the New Jersey Plan want for representation?

• Delegates based on equal number per state.

• Delegates based on population.

• 2 Delegates per state.

Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the

• States

• People

• Congress

• Federal Government

Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion over taxes

• Daniel Shays

• Mrs. Sympson

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

The meeting that the delegates worked on a new document for the government was called

• Constitutional

  Convention

• State of the Union

• First Continental Congress

• Union Meeting

The document that created a written plan for government and still exists today is called the...

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• None of the above

Legislative Branch is made up of

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• President

• Judges

The US government is divided into these

• branches

• sticks

• arms

• divisions

The three branches of government created by the Constitution are called:

• Legislative

  Judicial

  Executive

• Congress

  President

  Senate

• None of these

• Parliament

  Executive

  Legislative

The separation of powers that limit each branch of government from becoming too powerful is...

• Checks and Balances

• Veto

• Compromise

• Rule of Law