Constitution and Government

Which branch of government determines if a law is unconstitutional?

• Judicial branch
• Executive branch
• Legislative branch
• Congress

What was the name of the proposal written by James Madison that established a republic with a central government with 2 branches and stated that Congress be should based solely on population?

• The New Jersey Plan
• The Georgia Plan
• The Virginia Plan
• The Great Compromise

What system keeps any one part of the government from becoming too powerful?

• separation of powers
• taxation
• checks and balances
• balance of power

What was the name of the proposal favored by the smaller states that gave all states the same number of representatives in Congress?

• The Virginia Plan
• The Connecticut Plan
• The Georgia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan

What was the name of the proposal presented by Roger Sherman that proposed that the House of Representatives be based on population and the Senate have 2 representatives from each state?

• Great Compromise
• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• The Georgia Plan

What document created a strong national government that still exists today in the US?

• The New Jersey Plan
• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation

What was the name of the meeting of delegates from most of the United States to work on a document that created a stronger government?

• Constitutional Convention
• Great Compromise
• Big Meeting
• Articles of Confederation

The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are the three ___________________________ of our government. 

• divisions
• teams
• branches
• meetings

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• Roger Sherman

What is the name of the compromise that stated that a fraction of the total number of slaves would be added to the population of each state when determining how many representatives that state would have?

• Three-fifths Compromise
• Seven-eighths Compromise
• One half Compromise
• Two-fifths Compromise