New Nation Study Guide

The Constitution includes the ______________________, which is a list of the first ten amendments.

• Bill of Rights
• Popular Sovereignty

• Republic

• Balances

The President is a member of the ____________________ branch.

• executive
• legislative

• judicial

• constitution

Congress makes up the ____________________ branch.

• legislative
• executive

• judicial

• constitution

The ____________________ branch includes the Supreme Court.

• judicial
• executive

• legislative

• constitution

In order to avoid one branch of government from becoming too powerful, the Constitution uses a system of ______________________________.

• checks and balances
• Bill of Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Supreme Court

The number of representatives for each state in the House of Representatives is determined by the states’ _______________.

• population
• President

• 3/5 Rule

• The Great Compromise

A system of government in which people elect others to represent them is a _______________.

• republic
• Constitution

• checks and balances

• population

The U.S. ________________ is the set of laws and rights that govern the United States.

• Constitution
• executive
• checks
• Supreme Court

The ____________________ was the compromise made on how many slaves should be counted in the population of each state.

• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• 3/5 rule
• republic

In a __________________________ your voice is heard through elected officials.

• republic
• popular sovereignty
• population
• President