Unit 4: Constitution Exam Review

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Which of the following is the BEST title for the information above? Options: Constitutional Amendment Process, Procedures for Impeaching the President, Procedures for Appointing Federal Judges, President’s Role in the Legislative Process

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Constitutional Amendment Process

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What principle of government gives the American people the right to elect their leadership every four years?

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popular sovereignty

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Why would slave states be in favor of counting slaves as part of their total population?

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to have more representation in the Legislative Branch

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The Northwest Ordinance was an act that provided rules for governing the Northwest Territory and paved the way for -

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admission of new states to the Union

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George Mason and the Anti-Federalists were unwilling to ratify the Constitution before it contained a bill of rights because:

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They wanted to ensure individual liberties were protected.

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The list below is in response to issues that arose under the -

• Congress has the power to collect taxes
• President has the power to make treaties
• Principle of checks and balances incorporated

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Articles of Confederation

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The information contained in the graphic organizer above supports the creation of which constitutional amendment?

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Sixth Amendment

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How did the Articles of Confederation ensure that state governments would have more power over the national government?

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Congress needed the approval of all states to pass amendments.

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"I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Virginia, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire." Why would an Anti-Federalist have supported the above statement?

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Anti-Federalists believed in a strong state government.

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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution... are reserved to the States respectively.” - Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The ideas outlined in the amendment above reflect which principle of government?

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Federalism