Constitution Review

What was the name of the first governing constitution that was weak?

• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution of 1787
• Magna Carta

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Washington D.C.
• Philadelphia
• Boston
• New York

What does "ratified" mean?

• To reject or deny something, such as a treaty or amendment.
• To formally approve or confirm something, such as a treaty or amendment.
• To create a new law or regulation without approval.
• To discuss or debate the terms of an agreement.

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The lack of a strong central government.
• The ability to levy taxes was strong.
• Each state had equal representation regardless of size.
• The federal government could easily regulate trade.

The sharing of powers between the federal and state governments

• Shared Powers

• Limits on Government

• Federalism

• The Constitution

The 3 branches of government is an example of what constitutional principle?

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

What is the federal government?

• State, Austin

• County, El Paso

• National, Washington D.C.

• Other

The purpose of Separation of Powers is to...

• Not allow any one person or group to have too much power
• Allow one branch to check or stop the other branches from gaining too much power
• Only allow the Federal government to do what the Constitution allows
• Allow the citizens to vote for the officials that do what the citizens want

To change or add

• Ratify

• Amend

• Veto

• Impeach

Federalism _________ the power of government by separating powers and forcing state and national governments to share powers

• ratifies

• expands

• limits