Constitution Review 2

Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by the

• Articles of Confederation
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact
• Bill of Rights

The Constitutional Convention met in

• Philadelphia
• New York
• Boston
• Trenton

Which of the following is *not* included in the Preamble?

• to form a more perfect union
• to promote the pursuit of happiness
• to provide for the common defense
• to establish justice

Congress is divided into

• two branches
• three branches
• two houses
• three houses

The total number of members in the House of Representatives is

• 435
• 453
• 100
• 50

The judicial branch

• makes laws
• judges laws
• enforces laws
• vetoes laws

Bicameral means having ___________ houses

• one
• two
• three
• four

The legislative branch checks the executive branch by

• using the veto
• reducing the executive's salary
• declaring laws unconstitutional
• passing laws over a veto with a two-thirds vote

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called

• the Bill of Rights
• the Civil Amendments
• the Preamble
• the bill of attainder

The number of members in the House of Representatives is based on__________, while the Senate is based on __________.

• population/equality
• population/population
• equality/population
• equality/equality