Final Exam Review Part 3 2024

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New York Plan
• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

At the Constitutional Convention large states aka Virginia Plan and small states aka New Jersery Plan were arguing about......

• power in congress.

• how to pay off debt.

• what do do about Shays.

• the cause of the war.

Why did the founding fathers structure the government in this manner? Refer to the diagram below.

• to divide power among three levels of government

• to allow for changes to the Constitution as time passes and the country grows

• to establish a bicameral government

• to prevent any one branch from becoming more powerful than the others

Which of the following examples illustrates the system of checks and balances?

• The President calls for a special meeting of the Cabinet.

• The President signs a tax bill, even though the Congress recommends that he not sign it.

• The President entertains the Queen of England.

• The President vetoes a bill, but Congress overrides his veto.

How does the judicial branch check on the power of Congress and the President?

• vetoing legislation (law) that is passed by Congress and signed by the President

• declaring acts of Congress (legislation) or presidential actions (executive orders) to be unconstitutional

• issuing warrants

• issuing court restraints

What is Federalism

• A government principle in which, the people share the power

• A government principle in which, the national government has most of the power

• A government principle in which, power is shared between the national and state governments

• A government principle in which, the state government has most of the power

Why is the constitution considered a living document?

• It eats pizza on the reg

• It has survived for over 200 years

• It can be changed and adapted

• It can walk on its own

What does an amendment mean?

• A change to the document

• Keep the same

• Bend it

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Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition are granted to citizen in the Bill of Rights. Which amendment is this?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

What was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government was weak.

• State governments were weak.

• It was written in cursive.