Full review for the Constitution

U.S. Constitution Review

The test is on Friday, October 25.

Remember, this is a State required test for graduation. Please use these slides to study!

Multiple Choice

I have to pass this test to graduate from Republic High School.

• True

• False

You will need to be able to answer the short answer about the Virginia Plan, the Jersey Plan and the Great Compromise.

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Do you remember...

Multiple Choice

This plan favored large states. Representation would be based on population.

• New Jersey Plan
• Connecticut Compromise
• Virginia Plan
• Articles of Confederation

Multiple Choice

This plan favored small States. Representation would be equal for the States.

• New Jersey Plan
• Massachusetts Plan
• Connecticut Compromise
• Virginia Plan

Multiple Choice

Created a bicameral legislature. The House of Reps would have representation based on population. The Senate would have equal representation with two Senators from each State.

• The Articles of Confederation
• The New Jersey Plan
• The Virginia Plan
• The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

Multiple Choice

What is Article I of the Constitution?

• Article I of the Constitution creates the legislative branch of the U.S. government.
• Article I is about the rights of the states.
• Article I establishes the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
• Article I outlines the powers of the executive branch.

Multiple Choice

What is Article II of the Constitution?

• Article II outlines the legislative branch and Congress's powers.
• Article II addresses the judicial branch and the Supreme Court's authority.
• Article II describes the rights of citizens and the Bill of Rights.
• Article II of the Constitution defines the executive branch and the powers of the President.

Multiple Choice

What is Article III of the Constitution?

• Article III creates the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
• Article III addresses the rights of citizens in the states.
• Article III defines the executive branch of the U.S. government.
• Article III outlines the legislative powers of Congress.

Multiple Choice

What is Article IV (4) of the Constitution?

• Article IV outlines the rights of citizens in the states.
• Article IV defines the structure of the federal government.
• Article IV establishes the process for amending the Constitution.
• Article IV outlines the powers and responsibilities of states and their interaction with the federal government.

Multiple Choice

What is Article V (5) of the Constitution?

• Article V defines the powers of the President.
• Article V establishes the process for amending the Constitution.
• Article V outlines the structure of the judicial system.
• Article V lists the rights of citizens.

Multiple Choice

This is a way to make sure that a Branch of government does not become too powerful.

• Separation of powers
• Judicial review
• Executive orders
• Checks and balances

Multiple Choice

The Tenth Amendment states that:  "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."
The Tenth Amendment is important because it reflects the constitutional principle of

• anarchy
• monarchy
• federalism
• centralization

Multiple Choice

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional even though the Constitution did not specifically grant Congress the power to establish a bank. Which statement BEST describes the significance of this ruling?

• The use of the implied powers was upheld.

• Congress could only use expressed powers.

• The Supreme Court used judicial review.

• The national bank was found unconstitutional.

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?

• Representation in Congress
• Voting rights for women
• Separation of powers
• The Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

What did the Anti-Federalist want added to the Constitution?

• The abolition of the Electoral College
• A stronger central government
• A system of checks and balances
• A Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

• To establish a national religion and promote unity.
• To ensure the government could collect taxes effectively.
• they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government

• To limit the power of the President only.

Multiple Choice

Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
                                                                                                                                                                                   Article I, Section 8, U.S. Constitution
This Constitutional clause concerns the

• Elastic Clause
• Supremacy Clause
• Commerce Clause
• "clear and present danger" clause of civil liberties.

 James Madison, Federalist 10, The Federalist Papers

"By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community. There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.'

Multiple Choice

In Federalist 10, the factions James Madison refers to would most likely be..

• Political Parties

• MIlitias

• States

• Slaves

Multiple Choice

At the Constitutional Convention, what was the reason for the conflict between states with large populations and states with small populations?

• The conflict was about the number of states allowed in Congress.
• The conflict was over the location of the capital city.
• The conflict was regarding the length of congressional terms.
• The conflict was over representation in Congress based on population versus equal representation for all states.

Multiple Choice

Where does government power come from?

• Inherited power from ancestors.
• Power derived from military strength.
• The consent of the governed.
• Divine right of kings.

Multiple Select

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

• The debate in question related to the compromise concerned the issue of slavery.

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

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

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

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson's statement about unalienable rights would MOST likely have been influenced by the writings of...

• John Locke
• Karl Marx
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Thomas Hobbes

Multiple Choice

Which government has the power to create a military?

• The Federal government

• International organizations
• Local municipalities
• State governments

Multiple Choice

Which government has the power to raise sales tax to fund schools

• Federal government
• Local government
• Private organizations
• State government

Multiple Choice

What is an example of Concurrent Powers?

• Funding and building roads and bridges

• The power to declare war
• The power to regulate immigration
• The power to issue currency

Multiple Choice

Which government has the power to sign a trade agreement with another country

• Federal

• State

• Concurrent

• Local

Match

Match each of the following aspects of the Articles of Confederation with the effect it had on the country. 

• Government could not enforce its own laws

• Government could not not easily adapt to challenges

• Government could not carry out basic responsibilities

• The Government could not settle disputes between states

No national Executive Branch

Unanimous vote required to change

National Government with no power to tax

No National Judicial Branch

• No national Executive Branch

• Unanimous vote required to change

• National Government with no power to tax

• No National Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

Read the quotation from Isaac Wilkins.  Based on the quotation Wilkins was likely a

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Multiple Choice

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

• Excessive taxation powers.
• Lack of state sovereignty.
• Inability to regulate trade.
• Difficult to make changes to the Government

Reorder

Put these documents in order starting with the oldest (1) to (5) is the one before the U.S. Constitution.

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact 

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

The above quote came from which document? 

• The Bill of Rights
• The Constitution
• The Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

Multiple Choice

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

• Justice System
• Rule of Law
• Legal Precedent
• Constitutional Law

Multiple Choice

System that divides power among the three branches of Government

• Checks and balances
• Judicial review
• Federalism
• Separation of powers

Multiple Choice

System of Federalism where responsibilities are shared between Federal, State, and Local Government

• Centralized Federalism
• Confederate Federalism
• Cooperative Federalism (Marble Cake)

• Dual Federalism

Multiple Choice

System of Federalism where Federal and State Governments have a clear division of power and responsibility.

• Cooperative Federalism
• Centralized Federalism
• Dual Federalism (Layer Cake)

• Confederalism

Multiple Choice

Powers specifically listed in the Constitution

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers (Expressed)

• Concurrent powers shared by federal and state governments

Multiple Choice

Powers the Government has that are not specifically listed in the Constitution.

• Concurrent powers
• Reserved powers
• Enumerated powers
• Implied powers

Multiple Choice

Powers not given to the Federal government that only the State Government has

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers (Expressed)

• Reserved Powers

Poll

After this lesson, how do you feel about the upcoming test?

• I'm ready!

• I'm struggling

• I need to practice more