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The first state to ratify the Constitution was (a)
The Bill of Rights consists of (a) amendments.
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
What is the belief that government is created by the people to serve the people?
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Combined two compromises
Great Compromise -
Three-Fifths Compromise -
Connecticut Compromise -
(a)
What established a bicameral legislature in Congress?
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
What branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Federal Branch
What branch of government carries out the laws?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Federal Branch
What branch of government interprets the laws?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Federal Branch
What was a primary weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Too much power to the states
Lack of judicial and executive branches
No power to tax
All of the above
Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?
George Washington
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
What was the outcome of Shays’ Rebellion?
It led to the drafting of the Constitution
It was a successful uprising
It had no significant impact
It resulted in the Articles of Confederation being strengthened
What did the Virginia Plan propose?
A unicameral legislature
An executive and judicial branch
A bill of rights
A federal system of government
What was the main source of debate at the Constitutional Convention?
Slavery
Representation
Trade
Foreign policy
The Great Compromise addressed (a)
What was the outcome of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Slavery was abolished
Enslaved people counted as three-fifths of a person
States had equal representation
None of the above
What is the next step to best complete this process?
Citizens voted for officials who were in favor of ratifying the constitution.
The states sent edits to the document in order to support ratification.
Citizens signed petitions in their states for ratifying the constitution.
The constitution was adopted when nine states voted in favor of ratification.
Which Branch is responsible for interpreting the laws in the U.S. Constitution?
How many Branches of Government are there?
3
4
5
6
Official name for a system of government in which power is shared / distributed between a central government and individual states, is called (a)
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Federalism
Checks and Balances
The Articles of (a)
Conferdation
Declaration
Federation
Alliance
Charter
Constitution
The Articles of Confederation was important because it –
created a means for establishing the executive branch
provided every citizen in America the right to vote
enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nations
was the first form of government for America
Where did state delegates meet for the Constitutional Convention?
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Vast region that included present day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
New England
Northeast Territory
Louisiana Territory
Northwest Territory
Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against...
unfair taxes and farmer debt
the death penalty
no judicial system
debtors' prisons
Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?
The national government lacked the power to regulate trade.
The national government lacked a national court system.
The national government lacked central leadership
The national government lacked the power to tax
What was the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution?
Ratification Convention
Constitutional Convention
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
What was the first form or government of the United States?
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Reorder the following
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
were the last to states to ratify the U.S. Constitution
(a)
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
Bill of Wrongs
Declaration of Independence
Jill of Rights
Bill of Rights
Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Which amendment protects the right to not self-incriminate?
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Which amendment states that citizens have rights other than those stated in the Bill of Rights?
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Which amendment protects people accused of crimes?
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Which amendment prevents the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers?
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Which amendment protects the freedom of speech, press, assembly, etc.?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure?
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Which amendment protects the right to trial by jury in a civil case?
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Which amendment says that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states?
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Which amendment protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment?
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
Mass. Plan and Quaker Plan
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
population
state size
equality for every state
Natural borders
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
Immigrant population
equality for every state
State size
Money
What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?
Unicameral
Tricameral
Bicameral
Congress is made up of two houses, which one is based on population?
Senate
House of Burgesses
fundamental orders of Connecticut
House of Representative
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
How slaves should be counted for representation
How states should be represented
Representation in the Senate
How state borders should be protected
In the (a) each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for (b) and representation purposes.
A constitution compromise that would have given each state two votes in a new congress
House of Representative
Senate
Virginia plan
Civic Duty
What event "showed congress how weak the Articles of Confederation was?
Bacon Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion
American Revolution
Constitution
The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for
statehood
infrastructure grants
federal funding
westward expansion
Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of:
The U.S. Constitution 1787
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The Declaration of Independence
The Affordable Care Act
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram below?
Missouri Compromise
Great Compromise
Checks and balances
Direct democracy
Which of these compromise gave the states the ability to count a portion of their enslaved people into the overall state population?
Articles of Confederation
The Great Compromise
Missouri Compromise
3-5 Compromise
What is the name of the agreement that created a bicameral legislature with the lower house being based on population and upper house with each state have equal number of representatives?
Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
3/5 Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Which is the best term matches the idea that government is not above the law?
Tyranny
Limited government
Federalism
Republicanism
This Federalist is know as the "Father of the Constitution"
Thoas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Who would say: a strong president is necessary to protect the country against foreign attack and make sure laws are carried out properly.
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights?
they wanted to keep the government small
they wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday
they wanted to keep the government big and strong
they wanted to make sure individual states rights were protected
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
They thought the Constitution gave the national government too much power.
federalist
antifederalist
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
Who would say: The President created by the Constitution is really just a king.
federalist
antifederalist
What was the antifederalists' greatest concern about ratifying the United States Constitution?
lack of a bill of rights
lack of a federal court system
lack of legislative veto power
lack of a strong military
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were...
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Who would say: I believe that laws should come from a strong national government.
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Patrick Henry and George Mason were part of this political party
Federalists
Anti-federalists
Which party would believe this statement : "A strong central government is essential to the survival of our nation"
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Which party would believe this statement : "A strong central government would becoming just like a king, taking away people's individual rights"
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Articles of Confederation
First government, Congresscan negotiate treaties and declare war, noe executive branch.
Unalienable Rights
Rights that all people have from birth: life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Three Fifths Compromise
Agreement over how slaves would count for representation purposes
Great Compromise
Agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states woul.d have in Congress
