Unit 1 Quiz Review

The principle that governmental authority is derived from the people and that the government governs only through the consent of the governed is known as

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

 Federalism is one of the basic principles established in the US Constitution.  The government of the United States reflects this principle in

• The Democratic Process

• Division between the 3 Branches of Government

• Division of Power between the Federal and State Governments

• Division of Power between President and Congress

How many articles are there in the US Constitution?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 13

 The system by which each branch of government restrains or prevents certain actions from the other branches is known as

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

The Great Compromise (otherwise known as the Connecticut Compromise) solved a major dispute at the Constitutional Convention.  This dispute was largely between which two groups?

• Congress and the President

• Rich States and Poor States

• Northern States and Southern States

• Large States and Small States (Based on Population)

Today, in the Senate, each State has equal representation (2 Senators).  This idea of equal state representation was first presented in the 

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Connecticut Plan

• The Madison Plan

The original intention/plan of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

• Elect George Washington as the first President of the United States

• Arrange a compromise between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Draft a new Constitution for the United States

• Revise and improve the Articles of Confederation

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the 3/5's Compromise solved the issue of

• How Senators would be elected

• How slaves would be counted toward a state's population

• How the first Presidential election would be carried out

• How the Constitution would be ratified

The Magna Carta was important for developing the founding principles of American Government because

• It established the principle that the power of the monarchy/king was not absolute

• It created a strong democracy in England which would later spread to the United States

• It granted King George immense power, which ultimately forced the states to rebel

• It separated the powers of the British Crown between Parliament and the people of Great Britain

Today we see a bicameral legislature in

• The Presidency

• The Supreme Court

• The Governor of Ohio

• Congress