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Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which component ensures that the power of our government will not turn into a monarchy?
state constitutions
separation of powers
allowing women to vote if they own land
allowing men to vote if they own land
The part of the government in charge of making laws is called ______.
magistrate
a trial
legislative
senate
Every state had different ideas about how the new country should be run. What was done by the framers to ensure that all people and points of view were represented?
They made sure that voters owned land.
They asked the colonies to elect a governor from each state.
They asked each colony to write their own state constitutions.
The representatives decided who voted and who did not
The process by which a person is determined to be guilty or innocent is called ________.
the government
legislative
a trial
unicameral
Why was Edmund Randolph’s Virginia Plan not chosen?
He suggested the executive branch be based on states’ populations.
Small states believed they would have less representation.
The plan called for three branches of government
Large states worried they would not have enough representation.
The __________________ system helps empower the central government and limit it at the same time.
bicameral legislature
Three-fifths Compromise
checks and balances
Electoral College
Federalists believed in all of the following except ___________.
states’ rights are not as important as national power
the government should have more power than the people
the central government should not be too strong
only a few people should be in charge of the government
The framers of the Constitution agreed the government should get its power from ____________________ and individual ___________ should always be the first consideration.
representatives; rights
the king; ideas
the people; liberty
the states; goals
The special group of representatives responsible for electing our presidents is called the ____________________________.
POTUS
Federalist
legislature
Electoral College
