Government Unit Study Guide

What are the names of the 3 branches of government?

• Financial, Judicial, Executor

• Legislative, Judicial, and Executor

• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

• American, State, Federal

A change or addition made to the constitution is an ___________.

• Constitituion

• Law

• Bill

• Amendment

How many total amendments are there in the United States Constitution?

• 24

• 18

• 10

• 27

When the number of representatives or votes given in the legislative house is based on the number of people in the population it is __________________________. (Ex. House of Representatives). 

• Representative

• Fractional

• Proportional

• Even

Individuals who supported the Constitution and wanted a strong central government. (ex. Alexander Hamilton)

• Anti - Federalists

• Federalists

• Democrats

• Republicans

The balance and saperation of power between state governments and the federal (or central) government is called . . .

• The Great Compromise

• Federalism

• The Three - Fifths Compromise

• Constitutional

An important turning point in history led by angry farmers. It convinced the founding fathers that the Articles of Confederation was too weak and needed to be changed.

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Whiskey Rebellion

• The Revolution

• The Boston Tea Party

A period of time where business activity slows and unemployment rises is an _______________.

• Government

• Bank Failure

• Economic Boom

• Economic Depression

A bicameral legislature is made up of . . .

• One House

• Two Branches

• Two Houses

• Three Houses

What plan was introduced by James Madison, favored larger states, and wanted representation in both houses of Congress to be based on population size (proportional)?

• The Bill of Rights

• New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise