Unit 1 Ch 2 Quiz BB

The document that organized the first version of the United States government was the

• Bill of rights

• Articles of Confederation.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

According to James Madison, the main flaw with the original U.S. central government was that Congress did

• Congress did not have sufficient power.
• Congress was too focused on state issues.
• Congress was not representative of the people.
• Congress had too much power.

James Madison is given most credit for writing the

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

The Virginia Plan proposed several ideas:

• The central government should provide for the people’s welfare.

• The central government should protect against foreign enemies.

• The central government’s powers should be divided among three branches.

• The central government should have more power than under the Articles of Confederation.

A federal system of government is one in which power is divided between the

• local government and private entities
• state government and international organizations
• municipal government and non-profit organizations
• central government and states

The Constitution drafted at the Constitutional Convention specified:

• The process of electing leaders.

• The structure of the central government.

• process of liberty

• first president

The Amendment that gives you the right to say what you think without government interference is the

• Tenth Amendment
• Second Amendment
• First Amendment
• Fifth Amendment

The Constitution calls for separation of powers to

• prevent a single branch from being too powerful

• allow for unlimited power in one branch
• promote collaboration between branches
• increase government efficiency

If a state law disagrees with the Constitution, then the Constitution is

• equal to state law
• valid only if approved by the state
• overruled by state law
• followed

In the Preamble to the Constitution, the phrase that tells the reader that the government gets its power from the people is

• We the People
• We the Leaders
• We the States
• We the Government