Constitution Test 2023

Label all of the parts of the 3 Branches of Government.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

President

Vice President

Cabinet

Senate

Supreme Court

Other Lower Federal Courts

House of Representatives

Put the following events in order.

• Shay's Rebellion

• Articles of Confederation are ratified.

• New U.S Constitution is ratified.

• Delegates meet at the Constitutional Convention.

• The Confederation Congress struggles with debt, inflation & too much state power.

The 3/5ths Compromise was included in the U.S Constitution in order to resolve a conflict over the

• number of votes needed to approve a treaty in the Senate.

• Number of states needed to ratify a proposed amendment

• Reimbursement of plantation owners for runaway slaves

• counting of enslaved persons for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress.

The purpose of the amending process in the U.S Constitution was to allow the Constitution to ​ (a)   for ​ (b)   times.

• adjust
• changing
• stay the same
• stagnant

Which weaknesses are associated with the Articles of Confederation?

1.​ (a)  

2. 2.​ (b)  

• 1.All states had to approve amendments
• 2.States coined (printed) their own money
• 1.The legislature was based on population
• 2.The central government held too much power
• 2.Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory

Determine which federal powers were included under the Articles of Confederation and which federal powers were absent.

There will be 2 under each category.

Groups:

(a) Powers included

,

(b) Powers absent

• The Federal government could impose tariffs and collect taxes.

• Federal government could settle arguments between the states.

• The Federal government could force the states to provide soldiers for the war effort.

• The Federal Government could make treaties.

Determine the role each branch of government was assigned in the U.S Constitution, which demonstrated the government principle of separation of powers.

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

,

(b) Executive Branch

,

(c) Judicial Branch

• Interprets laws

• Makes laws

• enforces laws

The principle outlined in this diagram is the ​ (a)   and its purpose is to ​ (b)  

• system of checks & balances
• make sure no one branch would be too powerful.
• federalism
• separation of powers
• to divide the state and federal governments

The constitutional organization shown in the diagram was directly influenced by the ideas of ​ (a)   . He argued that the three branches were important because they prevented ​ (b)   in the government.

• Charles de Montesquieu
• unlimited power
• John Locke
• a monarchy

Which arguments were made by Anti-Federalists during the debates over ratification of the U.S Constitution. Select 3 correct answers.

• "A Bill of rights is unnecessary. We could not possibly list all the rights people have. "

• "A strong central government is needed to maintain order."

• "Giving too much power to a central government will lead to tyranny."

• "A Bill of Rights is needed to protect people from the abuses of government."

• "Power must remain with the states as in the Articles of Confederation."