USI 7B

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Comrpomise

• Checks and balances

• Missouri Compromise

The U.S. Constitution organized our government fairly by creating: 

• Fair laws

• 3 separate branches

• Splitting Congress into 2 houses

• Federal taxes

What is the branch of the government that interprets the laws and includes the supreme court?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature

• Postponed the conversation about slavery

• Added the Bill of Rights 

• Created a two house legislature

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

• 13 out of 13

• 10 out of 13

• 9 out of 13

• 7 out of 13

This amendment guarantees the right to jury trial in civil suits.

• 5th

• 7th

• 8th

• 9th

What is the name of the document which is still in use today, that established the organization and rules of the United States government.

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The United States Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

What happened as a result of the multiple weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation were revised

• The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the United States Constitution

• The Bill of Rights was added to the Articles of Confederation

• The Articles of Confederation remained the same

The issue of representation in the legislature led to which of the following decisions to be made at the Constitutional Convention (pick 2)

• 3/5ths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Separation of Power

• Creation of the Bill of Rights

How many of the 13 states needed to agree to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

• 7

• 9

• 13

• 5