S.S. Final Review

Which of the following was the first national constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

The Three-Fifths Compromise was adopted to solve the problem of how to

• divide Congressional representation of small and large states

• count the slave population toward representation

• tax the exportation of agricultural products

• amend the Constitution

The purpose of checks and balances in the Constitution is to

• explain the President’s treaty-making powers

• prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

• list the procedures for introducing bills into Congress

• allow each branch of government to veto laws it objects to

The “Great Compromise” concerned

• each state’s representation in Congress

• the powers of the President

• how to count slaves for representation in Congress

• foreign trade

The Constitution gives Congress power to pass laws, the President the power to veto laws, the Supreme Court power to declare laws unconstitutional, and Congress the power to begin the amendment process. These powers are examples of

• representative government

• federalism

• separation of powers

• anti-federalism

In our system of democracy, final political power rests with the

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Congress

• President of the United States

• people of the nation

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution were added to

• provide a strong judiciary

• protect the rights of individuals

• assure citizens of fair elections

• maintain a powerful army

The Iroquois and Algonquians are names that would most likely appear in an essay discussing

• famous American inventions

• Native American Indian tribes

• European explorers

• colonial religious beliefs

During the colonial era, the creation of colonial assemblies represented

• attempts to build a strong national government

• British efforts to strengthen their control over the colonies

• a step in the growth of representative democracy

• the sharing of power by the national and state governments

What does the legislative branch of government do?

• interprets laws

• carry out laws

• makes laws

• take out the garbage