U.S. Constitution Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:

• One vote per state

• The state's size

• The state's total population

• The state's voting population

Why did our founding fathers originally not want a strong government?

• They wanted a government similar to that of Britain

• They were all Federalists

• They were anarchists

• They were afraid of creating another king-like government

The Articles of Confederation included all of the following weaknesses EXCEPT:

• The lack of an executive or president

• The inability to tax the states

• The power to regulate commerce

• The provision for unanimous consent to amend the Articles of Confederation

The ____________ combined both the plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.

• 3/5 Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Compromise of 1775

• Constitutional Compromise

Supporters of the Constitution called themselves

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Aliens

• Impressionists

Passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, the Bill of Rights are the

• Pre-Amble

• Articles of Confederation

• First 10 amendments of the Constitution

• Reasons the Constitution was written

The __________ branch has the power to make laws.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Senate

Each of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights except the right to:

• Vote

• Assemble

• Be tried publicly

• Voice an opinion

The "supreme law of the land" in America is:

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Preamble

The three main branches of the U.S. government are:

• The House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court

• The president, Senate, and Supreme Court

• executive, legislative, and judiciary

• state, local, and federal