Unit 2 - Early Government Quiz Review

Which example best shows the idea of "promote general welfare" as described in the Preamble?

• To borrow money and raise taxes.

• The great compromise

• The slave population

• Public schools for all to attend.

Which branch of the government has the responsibility of making sure the laws are enforced and is led by the president?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• The Legislative Branch

• Executive

Why is there a system of checks and balances in the Constitution?

• To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

• Outlines the purposes of government

• The farmers were losing their farms due to lack of money and high debts.

"Ensure domestic tranquility" is a phrase from the preamble to show what?

• The Constitution is an agreement between the people and the government they created.

• The Bill of Rights

• An urge to provide peace, law, and safety for the people within the U.S

• To restore order when debates became out of control

The President vetoing a bill from Congress is an example of

• The balance of power between branches.

• The limitations of the supreme court's power.

• The system of checks and balances.

• The principle of judicial review.

If the Bill of Rights outlines the rights of individuals, what does the Preamble do?

• Federal power

• Outlines the purposes of government

• The slave population

• The bill of rights

Congress dividing into the House of Representatives and Senate, each state getting 2 votes in the senate, and each state having different number of representatives in the House based on their population size is describing what?

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-fifths Compromise

• Separation Of Powers

• The Legislative Branch

Declaring war, admitting new states into the union, and distribution of coin money are what kind of powers as outlined in the U.S constitution?

• Local power

• Concurrent power

• Federal power

• State power

What was the main cause of Shays' Rebellion?

• The legislative branch

• They did not want to be ruled by another oppressive government like they had with Britain.

• The farmers were losing their farms due to lack of money and high debts.

• The slave population

The Anti-Federalists wanted strong state governments and what else?

• George Washington to rule

• More Federal Power

• The US and Texas to get along

• Bill of Rights for individuals