Constitution Quiz

Under the first plan of national government, which governing body had most power?

• state governments

• National government

• Local governments

The first plan of national government in the U.S. was called the

• U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

A law that organized the land in the Northwest bordering the Great Lakes, and created guidelines for new states to form was called the

• The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• The Land Ordinance of the Northwest

• The Articles of Confederation

The Great Compromise created a

• system of federalism

• Virginia Plan

• bicameral legislature

The slavery compromise made at the Constitutional Convention pleased the

• Northerners

• Southern slaves

• Southern state leaders

The 3/5 Compromise was made to solve the issue of

• Separation of Powers

• Slavery and Representation

• Senate positions

The system in which the national government is divided into 3 branches that have their own powers (responsibility) is called

• checks and balances

• federalism

• separation of powers

In order to keep one branch in the National government from becoming tyrannical, the Constitution includes

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

The President and Vice President are part of the

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

The U.S. Congress(Senate and House of Representatives) makes up the

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch