Constitution Test

What is the "Supreme Law of the Land?"

• The Constitution

• The President's word

• The Bill of Rights

• All laws

How many senators in each state?

• 435

• 100

• 50

• 2

Which statement describes the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists over ratification of the Constitution?

• They disagreed over whether the national executive should be a single person or a group.

• They disagreed over whether slavery should continue in the new nation.

• They argued over the question of establishing a national bank.

• They disagreed over the distribution of power between the federal and state governments.

At the Constitutional Convention, how did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan?

• The New Jersey Plan favored proportional representation in two houses of Congress.

• The New Jersey Plan proposed the selection of the President by the Electoral College.

• The New Jersey Plan favored equal representation for each state in Congress.

• The New Jersey Plan favored the direct election of the President by the people.

What are Checks and Balances?

• An agreement that allowed slaves to be counted as part of the population of a state

• The "Father" of the Constitution

• Law enforcement can't search and seize your belongings without a search warrant

• The branches of government can check each other from becoming too powerful (ex. vetoes, Congress overruling a veto, etc.)

Who elects the President?

• Electoral College

• citizens

• Congress

• House of Representatives

Which of the following enforces federal laws, is commander in chief, appoints judges and ambassadors?

• Judicial Branch

• The President

• Congress

• Vice President

What conclusion can you draw about the Constitutional Convention from the following newspaper headlines from 1787?

Proposed Congress to Have Two Houses

Each Slave to Count as Three- Fifths of a Person

President to be Chosen by Electoral College

• They made compromises to appeal to the different states.

• They divided the government into 3 branches.

• They divided power between the rich and the poor.

Which branch of government is Congress in?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Who makes the laws?

• Congress

• President

• Judges

• Us, the citizens