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Worksheets2.2 & 2.3 Notes Check
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which of the following best describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
It allowed three-fifths of the slave population to be counted for representation and taxation.
It required three-fifths of states to approve any new amendments.
It established a three-fifths majority for passing laws in Congress.
It allowed three-fifths of the population to vote in federal elections.
Explain how the Great Compromise addressed the issue of representation in Congress.
It created a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states.
It established a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in both houses.
It created a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and population-based representation in the House.
It allowed states to choose their own method of representation.
Identify one power that is shared between federal and state governments.
Declaring war
Issuing currency
Taxation
Conducting foreign policy
Analyze the impact of the Three-Fifths Compromise on political power in the early United States.
It decreased the political power of slaveholding states.
It increased the political power of slaveholding states by allowing them more representation.
It had no significant impact on political power.
It led to the immediate abolition of slavery.
Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Administrative
Discuss how the separation of powers is designed to prevent tyranny in the U.S. government.
By allowing the President to have ultimate authority over all branches
By dividing government responsibilities among three branches to ensure no single branch has all the power
By requiring all branches to operate independently without any interaction
By giving the legislative branch the power to override all decisions
Which of the following is an example of a delegated power?
Only federal powers can regulate education.
Only state powers can declare war.
Only states can set speed limits
Only the federal government can coin money
How are the number of electoral votes for each state determined?
By the total number of Senators and Representatives a state has in Congress
Which of the following is an example of a check the legislative branch has over the executive branch?
The ability to declare executive orders unconstitutional
The power to veto legislation
The authority to impeach the President
The power to appoint federal judges
What role does the judicial branch play in the system of checks and balances?
It can veto laws passed by Congress.
It can declare laws or executive actions unconstitutional.
It can appoint members of the executive branch.
It can pass new legislation.
What was the primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
To draft the Declaration of Independence
To revise the Articles of Confederation
To establish the Bill of Rights
To create the Federal Reserve
How did the Great Compromise resolve the issue of representation in Congress?
Bicameral legislature with House based on population and Senate providing equal representation for each state
Creating a system where only the wealthy landowners had representation in Congress
Abolishing the Senate and giving all representation based on population
Unicameral legislature with House based on population and Senate providing equal representation for each state
What powers were granted to the national government under the Constitution?
Print money, regulate trade, negotiate treaties, and declare independence
Raise an army, establish a national religion, control state laws, and appoint state judges
Regulate commerce, coin money, declare war, and make treaties
Levy taxes, establish a national bank, control immigration, and appoint state governors
The best definition for Federalism is...
Power split between states and federal government
All power in one place
Loose union of independent states
No Power
Representatives
What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called that give us individual rights?
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Federalism
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
legislative branch
executive branch
judicial branch
parliamentary branch
Which branch of government interprets the laws, lets us know if they are unconstitutional or not?
legislative branch
executive branch
judicial branch
parliamentary branch
Most Federalist favored...
There are two right answers.
A strong Central government that favored international trade
The Articles of Confederation as a government System
a country of small farmers and a bill of rights.
A national bank with a national currency with international factories.
Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?
The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens.
A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states.
The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.
A republican system of government will better represent large states.
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were....
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were...
Federalist
Anti-Federalists
How did Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S. Constitution?
they added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)
ensured due process of law
they outlawed cruel and unusual punishment
the Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists with war
The Federalist Papers were a series of newspaper articles published in 1787 to 1788 to win support for the
construction of an interstate canal system
ratification of the United States Constitution
right of the colonies to rebel against Great Britain
right of a state to succeed from the Union
