GOV Final Exam Quizizz

Which basic principle of government means that individuals have basic rights that government cannot take away?

• representative government

• ordered government

• imperial government

• limited government

What finally solved the conflict at the Constitutional Convention over representation in Congress?

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the New Jersey and Virginia Compromise

• the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

• the Great Compromise setting up two houses.

What did the Federalists agree to/compromise in order to gain support for the new Constitution?

• putting the capital in Richmond, Virginia

• adding amendments to protect basic rights

• making John Adams the first President

• allowing the states to control foreign trade

Which article of the United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the government?

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

• Article I

Why did smaller States favor the New Jersey Plan over the Virginia Plan?

• The New Jersey Plan called for equal representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress.

• The New Jersey Plan called for population-based representation in a unicameral Congress.

• The New Jersey Plan called for both equal and population-based representation in a bicameral Congress.

• The New Jersey Plan called for equal representation in a unicameral Congress.

Which amendment of the United States Constitution grants the right to bear arms?

• 5th

• 8th

• 2nd

• 3rd

Which unwritten custom did the 22nd Amendment establish as law?

• Limiting the President to two terms in office

• Allowing the President to serve unlimited terms

• Requiring the President to be a natural-born citizen

• Mandating the President to be at least 35 years old

How long is the term of office for federal judges, as specified in Article III?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• For life, unless they choose to retire or are impeached and removed from office

How is the Constitution organized?

• a Bill of Rights, 7 articles, and 27 amendments

• 7 articles, 27 amendments, and the Declaration of Independence

• a Preamble, 7 articles, and 27 amendments

• 27 articles, a Preamble, and the Bill of Rights

Which of the following is part of the role of the judicial branch?

• to propose amendments

• to interpret and apply the Constitution

• to make executive agreements

• to edit parts of the Constitution for Congress