Topic 2 Quiz

Which group feared that new government had too much power and the people too little?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Power distribution among the three branches of government is referred to as

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Bicameralism

• Supremacy

What branches exist under separation of powers in the Constitution?

• Legislative, executive, supreme

• Legislative, supreme, authoritarian

• Legislative, executive, judicial

• Democracy, Oligarchy, Tyranny

The system that allows each branch of government to prevent others from gaining too much power

• Federalism

• Unicameralism

• Bicameralism

• Checks and balances

Fill in the blank........ the unalienable rights in the Declaration of independence include life, liberty, and _____________

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

• Justice

• Ferderalism

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress lacked the power to tax.

• Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy.

• The president had too much power.

According to the Three-Fifths Compromise, three-fifths of a state’s slave population would be

• ignored when determining representation in Congress.

• subtracted from a state’s population to determine representation in Congress.

• counted when determining representation in Congress.

• added to the slave population to determine representation in Congress.

The first ten amendments to the constitution are traditionally called the

• Petition of Right.

• Bill of Rights.

• Great Compromise.

• Three-Fifths Compromise.

In what part of the Constitution is the Executive Branch created?

• Preamble

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

A change to the constitution is also called a(n)...

• Amendment

• Branch of Government