Creating the Constitution

Match the following

• Two House Legislature

• Ratified

• approved

• bicameral

• supported a strong national government

• Great Compromise

• North and South each gave up something

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Every 5 slaves were counted as 3 people

• Federalists

Opponents of the Constitution were called (a)   .

Changes to the Constitution

• Amendments

• Federalism

• concurrent powers

• checks and balances

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as:

• Federalist Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Supremacy Clause

Which process allows the Constitution to be formally changed?

• Executive order

• Amendment process

• Judicial review

• Veto power

What is required for an amendment to be added to the Constitution?

• Approval by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states

• Approval by the President

• Majority vote in the Supreme Court

• Unanimous consent of all states

(a)   is to accuse the President of serious wrongdoing.

​ (a)   are powers that the ​ (b)   neither gives to Congress nor denies the states.

• Reserved
• Constitution
• Enumerated, Bill of Rights
• Implied, Federal Government
• Exclusive, State Legislature

Which part of the Constitution outlines the process for making amendments?

• Article VII

• Article III

• Article I

• Article V

How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution as of now?

• 100

• 50

• 27

• 10