Quiz # 10 Legislative Branch

In America’s earliest days, the Founders experimented with several types of government. The first one was organized under an agreement called ...

• The Republic

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Monarchy

The Articles of Confederation created a central government that had ...

• been irrelevant.

• a lot of power.

• governed successfully.

• very little power.

The Founders wrote _______________. Signed by representatives from every state, it created a stronger central government that shared power with the states.

• The Bill of Rights

• Ten amendments

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

Who Would Say That: "The Constitution gives the federal government enough power to overpower the states"?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Who Would Say That: "A strong President is necessary to protect the country against foreign attack and make sure laws are carried out properly"?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Federalists agreed to add _______________ , or changes, to the Constitution

• the Bill of Rights

• ten amendments

• the Federalist Papers

• the Articles of Confederation.

It guaranteed a list of rights to citizens

• the Bill of Rights

• the Federalist Papers

• ten amendments

• the Articles of Confederation.

What does bicameral mean?

• A legislative body that has one chamber

• A legislative body that has two chambers

• A legislative body that has three chambers

• A legislative body that has four chambers

Senators represent their ___ while Representatives represent their ___.

• nation; country

• country; nation

• district; state

• state; district

There are ___ senators and ___ representatives.

• 200; 345

• 345; 200

• 100; 435

• 435; 100