Constitution questions

"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."

Based on the excerpt, how did the Great Compromise help create this governmental structure?

• By settling the issues over voting rights in the North

• By settling the issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• By settling the issues over taxation

• By settling the issues between large and small states

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

• To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people

• To create a government based on the principle of federalism

• To create a government with a bicameral legislature

The Great Compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by —

• creating a bicameral legislature

• enumerating the powers of the central government

• giving veto power to the executive

• establishing three branches of government

Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Articles of Confederation

Which weaknesses are associated with the Articles of Confederation? Move the correct answers to the box. Not all answers will be used.

• All states had to approve amendments.

• The one-house legislature was based on population.

• The central government held too much power.

• States coined their own money.

• Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory.

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." —Declaration of Independence Which statement shows how this grievance was addressed in the U.S. Constitution?

• Congress may override a presidential veto.

• Congress may ratify amendments.

• The House of Representatives introduces tax bills.

• The Senate may vote to turn down treaties.

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. "He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power." —Declaration of Independence How was this grievance addressed by the Founding Fathers?

• By making the president the commander in chief of the armed forces

• By requiring the president and members of Congress to take the oath of office

• By giving the president and Congress the power to make treaties

• By giving Congress the power to draft civilians into the armed forces

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly."

• "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . ."

• "He has obstructed the . . . Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."

• "For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . . ."

Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?

• Federalism

• Popular sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Separation of powers

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

• The division of power between a federal government and state governments

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional