Unit 3 Test (Gilroy)

Below are views for and against ratification of the Constitution. What conclusion can be drawn from these views?

• The proposed Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights
• The proposed Constitution guaranteed free speech
• The proposed Constitution had no national executive
• The proposed Constitution strengthened state governments

Which statement supports the Anti-Federalists in the struggle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

• They wanted a strong central government. 1
• they opposed limiting power of the states
• Strong central government is necessary if the states were going to form a cohesive nation
• a strong central gov't. is best to represent our nation to other countries

Which was an important weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It was based on the principle of limited government
• There was no national executive to supply leadership
• It gave the central government too much power over the states
• It maintained a form of association between the former colonies

With the addition of the Executive and Judicial branches, what Enlightenment concept was added into the Constitution?

• Social Contract
• Tabla Rasa
• Separation of Powers
• Liberty

How many States were needed to approve any changes to the Articles of Confederation?

• 5
• 7
• 9
• 13

Congress will get two chambers (houses), the Senate and the House of Representatives. This was known as the ________________________________.

• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Bill of Rights
• Great Compromise

The passage below is from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. In 1957, President Eisenhower sent the National Guard into Little Rock, Arkansas, in order to prevent violence. Which goal of government, listed in the Preamble, did this action illustrate?

• to secure domestic tranquility
• to form a more perfect Union
• to secure the blessings of liberty
• to provide for the common defense

Suppose the following sequence of events occurs in our federal government: *Congress passes a bill and sends it to the President *The President vetoes the bill and returns it to Congress *Both houses of Congress override the veto *The bill becomes a law Which two constitutional principles do these events illustrate?

• federalism and limited government
• federalism and checks and balances
• individual rights and popular sovereignty
• separation of powers and checks and balances

How did Americans' experience under British rule influence the form of government they established under the AOC?

• The new legislature had two houses, just like the British Parliament
• The states were sovereign, just as the colonies had been under British rule
• The new central government was not given any power to direct the military
• The new central government was not able to tax citizens as the British government had tried to do

Why did members of the Constitutional Convention decide to create a national government with three separate branches?

• This system made it easier for government officials to specialize
• This was a compromise since some delegates wanted four branches
• This structure would prevent any one branch of government from becoming too strong
• Having separate branches gave the government greater flexibility in wartime