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Reviewing for the Constitution Test

Reviewing for the Constitution Test

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Review
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Multiple Choice

 At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which topic was common to the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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Foreign policy agreements
2

Congressional representation

3
Taxation policies
4
Judicial branch structure

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Multiple Choice

Also known as the "Big State Plan" this plan wanted representation to be based on population

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New Jersey

2
Virginia Plan
3
California Plan
4
New York Plan

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Multiple Choice

Also known as the "Small State Plan" this plan wanted representation to be equal for all states

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Virginia Plan
2
Massachusetts Plan
3
Connecticut Compromise
4
New Jersey Plan

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Multiple Select

Which choices accurately identify portions of the Three-Fifths Compromise ratified at the Constitutional Convention? (choose all that apply) Hint: there are 2

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The debate in question related to the congressional representation and the issue of slavery.

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The compromise required the end of the slave trade in the United States by 1808.

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The compromise defined a state’s population to equal the free population plus 3/5 of “all other persons.”

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The compromise required 3/5 of the members of Congress to agree to the end of slavery as an institution in the United States.

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Multiple Choice

Which part of the Connecticut (Great) Compromise benefits states with smaller populations?

1
Proportional representation in the House
2
Representation based on land ownership
3
Representation based on population density
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Each state has two representatives in the United States Senate

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Match

Match the Principles of the Constitution

principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to law

principle that states that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.

System that allows each branch of Government to limit the powers of the other branches

System that divides power among the three branches of Government

Sharing of Power between the Federal Government and State Governments

Rule of Law

Popular Sovereignty

Checks and Balances

Separation of Powers

Federalism

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Match

Match the following Articles of the Constitution with the structure/function of Government it describes 

Congress

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Relationships between states

Amending the Constitution

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

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Multiple Choice

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Based on the quotation above which weakness of the Articles of Confederation is described. 

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Difficult to make changes to the Government

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Overly centralized government
3
Excessive executive power
4
Lack of a national court system

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Multiple Choice

 One reason why the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation was… 

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Lack of support from the states
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Weaker central government and ignored weaknesses of the Articles
3

The Articles gave too much power to the national government.

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Shay's Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following principles of the Constitution is being described in the quote above?

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checks and balances
2
federalism
3
judicial review
4

Popular Sovereignty

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Reorder

Reorder the following major documents

(1 being the oldest to 5 being the document before the US Constitution)

Magna Carta

Mayflower Compact

Common Sense

The Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation

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2
3
4
5

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Multiple Choice

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The above quote came from which document? 

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The US Constitution

2

The Articles of Confederation

3
The Magna Carta
4
The Emancipation Proclamation

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Multiple Choice

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The above quote came from which document?

1
Bill of Rights
2
Constitution
3
Declaration of Independence
4
Magna Carta

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Multiple Choice

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The above quote came from which document? 

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The Gettysburg Address
2
The Emancipation Proclamation
3

The Articles of Confederation

4
The Declaration of Independence

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