unit 3

The legislative branch

• can make laws, control the money and impeach the president

• veto laws

• call laws unconstitutional

• do whatever it wants

The people of the US believed everyone had a right to

• hurt other

• life, liberty and property

• life and houses

• riches and freedom

The three-fifths compromise settled a debate between northern and southern states by

• counting all slaves in the population

• counting no slaves in the population

• county three out of every five slaves in the population

• ending slavery

When the constitution says "congress shall make no law pertaining to ..," this is an example of

• popular sovereighnty

• limits on the government

• consent

• power

Schools are an example of:

• public service

• economic decisions

• healthcare

• national defence

The people feared a

• strong state government

• strong national government

• people

• the country

The preamble

• told us what the laws were

• told us the goals and purpose of the constitution

• helped us understand the laws

• confused them

They wanted a stronger bond between states. In the preamble they showed this by saying "in order to form a more perfect union."

• true

• false

Checks and balances keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.

• true

• false

The right to meet together and discuss things (like a problem with the goverment) is called the freedom

• to express yourself

• to petition

• of the press

• of assembly