Constitution & BOR Quiz

What was America’s first plan of government that gave states too much power and not enough to the national government?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Magna Carta

What is the compromise that decided how states would be represented in Congress (Senate has equal representation and the House has proportional representation)?

• The 3/5th Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Congress Compromise

• The Representation Compromise

What were the people who supported the new constitution called? (They believed in a stronger national government)

• Federalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Anti-Federalists

• Constitutioners

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called what?

• The most important amendments

• Natural Rights

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

What were the people who didn’t support the new constitution called? (They thought a strong national government would take away the rights of the people)

• Federalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Anti-Federalists

• Constitutioners

What does popular sovereignty mean?

• People vote for and elect their representatives

• The power of the government comes from the people

• Personal liberties and privileges guaranteed in the Bill of Rights

• The US government is divided into three branches

Proposal for the new constitution in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress

• The California Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Senate Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

There are ______ main branches of our government

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

The weaknesses of this document included that the nation: could not tax, could not raise an army, had no judicial or executive branch, and no power to trade.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Magna Carta

This is an addition or change to the US Constitution. It must be ratified by three-fourths of the states. There are currently 27 of these in the Constitution.

• Laws

• Rights

• Agreements

• Amendments