Constitution - Review

The FIRST official government of the United States following the Revolutionary War was known as ___________________.

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

Which words BEST describe our first government?

• Weak and ineffective

• Strong and effective

• Strong but poor

• Weak but wealthy

One problem with the first government was that each state was too ______________.

• Dependent

• Independent

• Needy

• Reliant

Correctly finish this statement: The first U.S. government had many flaws, such as __________________."

• No legislative branch and no power to create a military

• No Congress and the states had no independence or power

• No President, no way to collect taxes, & no way to pay the military

What were the two main issues states argued about at the Constitutional Convention?

• Slavery and war debt

• Debt and Shay's Rebellion

• Slavery and Representation

• Representation and Shay's Rebellion

The U.S. Constitution is based on several different principles, including the idea of popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty means that real power belongs to _______________.

• Congress

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• The People

If the President is pulled over for speeding, and tries to use his fame to get out of a ticket, this would violate which principle of the Constitution?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

Anatomy of the Constitution: Any changes or additions to the Constitution are known as _________________.

• Amendments

• Preamble

• Articles

The main body of the Constitution, known as ______________, establishes the branches.

• Amendments

• Preamble

• The Articles

The introduction to the Constitution, known as _____________, begins with "We the People".

• the Amendments

• the Preamble

• the Articles