Chapter 7 Constitution

Which of these is an example of an Anti-Federalist position?

• The president should have power over the laws passed in Congress.

  
  

• The state governments should not be able to pass their own laws.

  
  

• The national government should be broken into three different branches.

  
  

• The Constitution places too much power in the central government.

  
  

Which of these statements is true regarding the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States?

• It establishes the three branches of government.

  
  

• It explains the purposes of the constitution.

  
  

• It defines the role of the states to the federal government.

  
  

• It sets up the power of the states over the people.

  
  

• The President is Commander and Chief of the military.
• Congress passes laws and propose amendments to the Constitution.
• The Supreme Court can rule that a law is unconstitutional.

The facts above are all examples of the _______ principle in the U.S. Constitution.

• separation of powers

  
  

• popular sovereignty

  
  

• habeas corpus

  
  

• limited government

  
  

The phrase "establish justice" in the Preamble can be linked to the Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process. How did the Constitution establish justice in the United States?

• It limited the power of the state courts.

  
  

• Every person is equal under the law.

  
  

• It took away citizens' rights to have a trial by jury.

  
  

• It established the Supreme Court.

  
  

The Preamble includes the phrase "to form a more perfect union." Why is this reason listed for creating a new Constitution?

• because the new government was meant to be ruled by the people

  
  

• because the United States would unite all of North America under one government

  
  

• because the people believed that the British had been unfair rulers

  
  

• because the government under the Articles of Confederation had not been effective

  
  

How is the principle of federalism reflected in the U.S. Constitution?

• The Constitution includes provisions regarding the amendment process, acknowledging that there would be changes.

  
  

• The Constitution includes a "necessary and proper" clause, which allows for a broad reading of the powers of Congress.

  
  

• The Constitution acknowledges state governments, which must share power with the federal government.

  
  

• The Constitution sets minimum age requirements for serving as a representative in Congress.

  
  

Patrick Henry was a leading Anti-Federalist who was against the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. He believed the new federal government would be too powerful. Patrick Henry was influential in the adoption of which of these pieces of legislation?

• the Alien and Sedition Acts

  
  

• the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

  
  

• the Bill of Rights

  
  

• the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  
  

How did the Great Compromise help alleviate tensions between the Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?

• by allowing only some states to count slaves as part of their population

  
  

• by establishing three independent branches of the federal government

  
  

• by decreasing the total number of representatives in Congress

  
  

• by providing for equal and proportional representation in Congress

  
  

Made up of 100 members, two from each state.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• Legislative Branch

A system in which no one branch of government has too much power.

• Articles of Confederation

• Checks and Balances

• Congress

• Bill of Rights