Unit 2 AMERICAN GOV TERMS QUIZ

Who were the individuals that supported the ratification of the Constitution?

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Popular Sovereignty

• Articles of Confederation

What was the agreement that stated all “free persons” should be counted and 3/5 of all “other persons” counted for representation?

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Rule of Law

• Implied Powers

Which powers are claimed by Congress as part of its lawmaking responsibility, even though they are not specifically listed in the Constitution?

• Enumerated Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Implied Powers

• Concurrent Powers

What principle states that no one is above the law, not even the government?

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Checks & Balances

What was the first document to establish government, adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution?

• Articles of Confederation

• Great Compromise

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

Which system of government divides the executive, legislative, and judicial powers among three independent and co-equal branches?

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Checks & Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

What agreement established that Congress should be composed of two houses, with equal representation in the Senate and population-based representation in the House?

• 3/5 Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalism

Who were the individuals that opposed the ratification of the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Popular Sovereignty

• Implied Powers

Which powers are specifically listed in the Constitution and delegated to the National Government?

• Reserved Powers

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Concurrent Powers

What system of government divides power between the national government and individual state and local governments?

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Rule of Law

• Checks & Balances