Unit 3 Test Review

At the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise settled the dispute over

• Presidential Veto Power

• Representation in Congress

• Judicial Review

Following the Revolutionary War, what did Congress fear about a strong central Government?

• States would have too much power

• Rights for which people fought would be lost

• Another war would occur between Great Britain and America

The Preamble of the United States Constitution says that the power to govern originates with the

• people

• Supreme Court

• president

During the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Anti-federalists disagreed mainly over the

• wisdom of maintaining friendship with England

• need for the continuation of slavery

• division if power between the national government and the states

Which statement illustrates the system of checks and balances at work?

• The president sends American troops on peacekeeping mission to Europe

• Congress passes a law regulating the sale of handguns

• The Senate refuses to approve the president's choice for a Supreme Court justice

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 wrote a new constitution because

• they believed that a stronger central government was necessary

• the Revolutionary War was over

• the Articles of Confederation were about to expire

Which was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could not declare war

• Congress could not impose taxes

• Congress could not set up a postal system

The president appoints new members to the Supreme Court The Senate must approve presidential appointments to the Supreme Court The Supreme Court can declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional

Which constitutional principal do these statements illustrate?

• Flexibility

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

The Constitution of the United States was considered an improvement over the Articles of Confederation because the Constitution changed the

• balance of power between national and state Governments

• status of slavery

• civil rights of minorities

Which provision was included in the United States Constitution to allow it to adapt to changing time?

• an amendment process

• an electoral college

• a federal system