Who wanted strong state government?

What was the name of the papers written to support the Constitution?

Who is the "Father (Writer) of the Constitution"?

What was the name of the compromise that created a bi-cameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?

What is the name for a legislature that has been split into two governing bodies?

Favored large states and representation in Congress would be based on population

Favored small states and each state would receive equal representation in Congress

Which of the provisions below allows the US Constitution to change over time?

Which was the first constitution of the US?

Which were weakness of the first Constitution?

Which compromise addressed slave representation?

Which are true about the Great Compromise?

What power is most essential for the proper functioning of government?

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .

Which is the covenanting of national, state and local governments together to share political power?

The United States is a

The US Constitution aimed to create a

Which is NOT guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

What is the ultimate authority in the United States?

What are the 6 key concepts in the US Constitution ?

In today's US Constitution how are members of congress selected ?

Who was responsible for the Virginia Plan

Explain the purpose of the Constitutional Convention ?

The Virginia Plan was a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.

Under the Articles of Confederation the national government was very weak

What is a constitution?

This document guaranteed the American colonists the same rights as Englishmen

Branch that interprets the laws

Branch whose powers are outlined in Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution

Branch that makes the laws

Branch that carries out the laws

Government with definite restrictions to its power

Government's powers are divided into three branches

This is where the purposes of government are listed

A written change to the Constitution

The First Amendment right to contact public officials to express views

This system prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful

Which level of government sets up schools and conducts election

Which level of government can declare war and regulate trade

Which document sets up today's government

Article 3 of the Constitution outlines the power of this branch of government

Divides the powers of the Constitution between the federal government and the state governments

This term describes powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments

The Three-Fifths Compromise centered around the counting of ______ to determine a state's population. Southern states agreed to count 3 out of every 5 in order to increase their political influence.

I - "I don't think we should ratify this constitution."

II - "The revolution was fought to END tyranny, not start a new one."

III - "I'm against this constitution because our individual rights aren't being protected."

Which of these quotes would be said by a an ANTI-FEDERALIST?

The ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? was an important agreement that combined the Virginia Plan with the New Jersey Plan. It created a BICAMERAL legislature with 2 parts [Senate - with equal representation; House of Representatives - based on population]

STRENGTHS: could declare war, make treaties, and operate post offices

WEAKNESSES: needed 9 out of 13 states approval for congressional decisions, no executive branch, no power to tax

What document is being described here?

A Federalist [wanting a strong central government, and wanting the constitution to be ratified] would support the idea of providing two levels of government protection for every citizen: 1) the federal government, and 2) _?_?_?_.

Each branch of government has power over the other branches. For example: the President [executive branch] can make treaties with the approval of the Senate [legislative branch]. This idea is known as -

Constitutional powers that are NOT given to the national government are reserved for the states and the people. This is known as -

Government power that is divided into three different branches [Article I - Legislative, Article II - Executive, Article III - Judicial] is known as -

People exercising their political power through voting [example: choosing new representatives every few years] is an example of the principle known as -

Who wanted a strong central/federal/national government?

Who wanted strong state government?

What does the executive branch do?

What was the name of the papers written to support the Constitution?