From Confederation to Constitution

Who were the people who met at the Constitutional Convention?

• Framers
• Presidents
• Generals
• Bankers

What system of government is where local, state and federal governments share power?

• Mercantilism
• Socialism
• Communism
• Federalism

What idea is that government power should be shared equally between three branches of government?

• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers
• Rule of Law
• Eminent Domain

What idea is that each branch of government should have the power to limit the actions of another?

• Separation of Powers
• Rule of Law
• Checks and Balances
• Eminent Domain

What was the armed conflict in which farmers who couldn't pay their debts rebelled against the government?

• Shays' Rebellion
• War of 1812
• Dunmore's Rebellion
• The Trail of Tears

The word federal is another word for what level of government?

• National
• State
• Local
• Township

What is a constitution?

• A strategy for war
• A plan for government
• An economic system
• A type of philosophy

The privilege of buying something and paying the cost back over time is known as _.

• Mortgage
• Grant
• Lean
• Credit

Which of these words means self-governing?

• Plaintiff
• Certiorari
• Sovereign
• Defendant

Which plan wanted representation in the legislative branch to be equal for every state?

• Virginia Plan
• Washington Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Marshall Plan