The New Nation Unit Check

-President can veto an act passed by Congress

-Congress can override a veto by the President

-Courts can declare a law unconstitutional

These powers are a result of:

• suggested amendments to the Articles of Confederation

• a system of constitutional checks and balances

• foreign influences on the colonies and territories

• an idea taken from the Articles of Confederation

Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States was directly influences by the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

-Opposed the Bank of the United States

-Opposed the Jay Treaty with Great Britain

-Favored an economy based on agriculture

Which early United States political party believed in these positions?

• Federalists

• Whigs

• Know-Nothings

• Democratic-Republicans

1. Patrick Henry

2. George Mason

3. James Madison

4. George Washington

Which leaders opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787?

• 1 and 2

• 3 and 4

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

A strong national government is needed to facilitate commerce, manage foreign trade, provide for the national defense, and conduct foreign relations.

A person making such statement would most likely favor the:

• Treaty of Paris

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

John Marshall was instrumental in strengthening the:

• State Department

• Electoral College

• Federal Reserve

• Supreme Court

Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which principle is shared by the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?

• Judicial Review

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

"It is emphatically [unquestionably] the province and duty of the justice department to say what the law is." -Chief Justice John Marshall

This quote is referencing the decision of which court case?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Cohens v. Virginia

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• McCulloch v. Maryland

Which diagram correctly represents the influence of one of these documents on another?

• Declaration of Independence -----> Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Bill of Rights -----> Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom -----> Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom -----> Bill of Rights