level 3 Understanding the U.S. Constitution

Analyze the debates during the drafting of the Constitution. How did the Three-Fifths Compromise address the issue of representation in Congress?

• It allowed all slaves to be counted as full persons for representation.

• It counted three out of every five slaves for representation and taxation purposes.

• It excluded slaves entirely from the population count.

• It gave each state equal representation regardless of population.

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GA.SSCG3.a.

Evaluate how the Great Compromise resolved the conflict between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention.

• By establishing a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states.

• By creating a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in both houses.

• By creating a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House.

• By allowing states to choose their own method of representation.

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GA.SSCG3.a.

Discuss how the Commerce Clause was a response to the economic weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation.

• It allowed states to impose tariffs on each other.

• It gave Congress the power to regulate interstate and international trade.

• It restricted Congress from interfering in state commerce.

• It allowed states to print their own currency.

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GA.SSCG3.a.

Analyze how the Constitution addressed the lack of a strong central government under the Articles of Confederation.

• By maintaining a loose confederation of states.

• By establishing a strong federal government with separate branches.

• By allowing states to retain all powers.

• By eliminating the need for a national government.

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GA.SSCG3.b.

Evaluate the ways in which the Constitution addressed the issue of taxation, which was a weakness under the Articles of Confederation.

• By allowing only states to levy taxes.

• By granting Congress the power to levy taxes directly on individuals.

• By prohibiting any form of taxation.

• By requiring unanimous consent from states for taxation.

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GA.SSCG3.b.

Explain how the principle of federalism is reflected in the U.S. Constitution.

• By centralizing all powers in the national government.

• By dividing powers between the national and state governments.

• By allowing states to override federal laws.

• By granting all powers to the states.

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GA.SSCG3.c.

Discuss the role of checks and balances in preventing any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

• By allowing the executive branch to have complete control over the legislative branch.

• By enabling each branch to limit the powers of the other branches.

• By giving the judicial branch authority over all government decisions.

• By ensuring that the legislative branch has the final say in all matters.

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GA.SSCG3.c.

Analyze how the principle of popular sovereignty is embodied in the U.S. Constitution.

• By allowing the government to operate without input from the people.

• By ensuring that all government power is derived from the consent of the governed.

• By granting the president the power to make unilateral decisions.

• By allowing only the elite to participate in government.

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GA.SSCG3.c.

Describe the structure of the legislative branch as outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

• A unicameral body with equal representation for each state.

• A bicameral body consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• A tricameral body with representation based on population.

• A single body with members appointed by the president.

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GA.SSCG4.a.

Evaluate the powers and limitations of the executive branch as described in the Constitution.

• The president has unlimited power over all branches of government.

• The president can make laws without congressional approval.

• The president can veto legislation, but Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds majority.

• The president can declare war without congressional consent.

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GA.SSCG4.a.