U.S. Constitution Minor Review

The men in Shays' Rebellion were fighting to:

• free the slaves

• unite the states

• keep their homes

• get out of the army

A weakness in the Articles of Confederation was that the central government:

• was too strong

• could not make war

• could not pay its bills

• took power from the states

Why did the states call a Constitutional Convention?

• to write state constitutions

• to organize political parties

• to break away from Great Britain

• to improve the Articles of Confederation

Which delegate from Virginia had a plan for a strong central government?

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Gouverneur Morris

• George Washington

The Great Compromise was an agreement between

• rich and poor states

• large and small states

• northern and southern states

• industrial and agricultural states

Whose main job is to make laws (write bills that become laws)?

• Legislative Branch

• The President

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

A group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive branch

• ambassadors

• cabinet

• court

• Senate

To accuse or charge a government official such as the president with a crime or misconduct.

• impeach

• compromise

• appeal

• veto

The judicial branch can decide whether a law is

• popular

• reasonable

• constitutional

• wise

The system under which each branch of the government limits the powers of the other branches.

• checks & balances

• limited powers

• compromise

• republican government