Constitution 101 Notes Quiz

What document is the supreme law of the land in the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Who is given credit for writing the Constitution?

• George Mason

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• Samuel Adams

The idea of popular sovereignty means...

• government power should be limited

• governmental powers should be separated

• the power of the government comes from the people

• federal and states share power

Federalism is....

• power between the federal government and states is shared

• government is broken into multiple parts

• governmental power is limited

• courts determine is laws are in agreement with the Constitution

The idea of checks and balances ensures that....

• government is not all powerful

• people are the power of the government

• courts determine if laws are in agreement with the Constitution

• no one part of government becomes too powerful

May 25th to September 17th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was referred to as...

• the Constitutional Convention

• Articles Revision session

• Governmental Gallery

• United States Convention

The Great Compromise was a blend of ...

• New Jersey and Delaware Plans

• Virginia and New Jersey Plans

• Virginia and Delaware Plans

• Delaware and New York Plans

The Great Compromise led to ...

• bicameral legislative branch

• unicameral legislative branch

• bicameral judicial branch

• bicameral executive branch

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because ...

• the Federalists wanted to ensure individual rights

• the Articles of Confederation created a weak central government

• the Anti-Federalists wanted to ensure individual rights

• because the Federalist wanted a strong central government

The introduction to the Constitution is called the...

• preamble

• introduction

• beginning

• the first part