LCES Constitution Test

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to 

• Write a new constitution

• Fix the articles of confederation

• eliminate states rights

Which of the following was one reason the Articles of Confederation had to be revised?

• The federal government had no army to put down rebellion.

• The states no longer had any power.

• The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

How was the issue of representation between the small states vs. big states solved in the Constitution's new government?

• The big states won.

• Two houses were created, one where the total state population decided the number of votes and one where each state had two votes.

• Three braches of government were created.

• The small states won.

What are the corrections, revisions, or improvements to the Constitution called? 

• Ratifications

• Amendments

• Editions

Which of these keeps each of the three branches from becoming too powerful?

• stops

• checks and balances

• checks and blocks

Which of the following is NOT protected by the First Amendment?

• freedom of speech

• freedom of assembly

• freedom of voting

• freedom of religion

Who heads the executive branch of the federal government?

• President

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

Which of the following is the way the executive branch can check on the legislative branch?

• The Supreme Court can find a law unconstitutional.

• The President can veto a law passed by Congress.

• The President appoints the Supreme Court Justices.

What would be the BEST title for this group of individuals? 

• Framers of the Constitution

• Organizers of the Bill of Rights

• Three members of government

• Three authors of the Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation were considered weak and a new set of laws needed to be created. What is one of the ways the constitution helped guarantee that one branch would not have too much power?

• It created a system of checks and balances where power is shared between the branches.

• It created a system of checks and balances where all the power is held by the President.

• It created a system where power is divided and one branch still has more power than the others.