Federal Structure & the U.S. Constitution: Main Ideas

The President using his power to veto legislation (laws) passed by Congress is an example of which of the following?

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• republicanism

• individual rights

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution" for playing a key role in the drafting of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• John Jay

• Abraham Lincoln

According to Article VII, how many of the 13 states had to ratify the Constitution before it became law?

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

The Founding Fathers created a government system characterized by checks and balances in order to...

• ensure political change came slowly.

• protect against one branch becoming too powerful.

• concentrate power in an executive branch.

• make elected officials accountable to voters.

Who determines if a law is unconstitutional?

• The President

  (Executive branch)

• The Supreme Court

  (Judicial branch)

• The Congress

  (Legislative branch)

• the smaller states

The meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where the founders wrote the Constitution was called the __________________.

• Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Second Continental Congress

Which man led the meetings at the Constitutional Convention and was the first president of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

Who has the power to declare war?

• Congress

  (legislative branch)

• President

  (executive branch)

• the citizens

• Supreme Court

  (judicial branch)

Who has the power to print and coin money?

• President

  (executive branch)

• Congress

  (legislative branch)

• Federal Courts

  (judicial branch)

• state banks

Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military forces?

• Congress

• Vice President

• President

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court