American Gov't Review

This branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws. Which branch is it? 

• Executive branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• U.S. Senate

The ​ (a)   was replaced with ​ (b)   , it is still the supreme law of our country today.

• Articles of Confederation
• U.S. Constitution

Match the following terms to their correct definition

• Bill of Rights  

•  This concept allowed all branches of the federal government to maintain equal power between them; it ensured that no one branch becomes too powerful

•  Checks and Balances

•  The compromise that took a portion of a state’s enslaved population and counted it towards representation in Congress

• Virginia Plan

• Also known as the Connecticut Compromise, this led to the creation of a bicameral legislature with different rules for representation

• Great Compromise

• The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, secured individual rights for all

• Three- Fifths Compromise  

•  The compromise that took a portion of a state’s enslaved population and counted it towards representation in Congress

The ​ (a)   , like James Madison, believed that majority of the power should be with the central government.

• Federalists
• Anti Federalists
• Jeffersonians
• Patriots

Label the Venn Diagram with the correct "powers" seen below.

a

Delegated Powers

Shared powers

Reserved powers

Why were the Articles of Confederation deemed a failure?

• It did not pay the debts to France and Spain.

• It gave little power to the National Government to enact its power over the state governments.

• It made the state governments collect taxes.

• To expand the practice of slavery.

1. An official change, correction, or addition to the Constitution.

• a. Ratification
• b. Amendment
• c. Bicameral
• d. Veto

2. Latin word meaning "One Chamber" or "One House"

• a. Unicameral
• b. Bicameral
• c. Constitution
• d. Antifederalism

3. Method of including 60% of a state’s enslaved population for representation in Congress.

• a. The New Jersey Plan
• b. The Virginia Plan
• c. The Great Compromise
• d. Three-Fifth's Compromise

4. The supreme law of the United States of America. Structures how the U.S. government works.

• a. The English Bill of Rights
• b. The Declaration of Independence
• c. the Constitution
• d. The Magna Carta