US Constitution Test

The _____ branch has the power to make laws.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Senate

• Executive

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

To take full effect the Constitution had to be ratified by:

• seven states (half + one)

• 9 states (3/4)

• eleven states (85%)

• all thirteen states

The president is elected to a term of:

• two years

• four years

• six years

• eight years

Original supporters of the Constitution called themselves:

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Republicans

• Impressionists

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

• Pre-amble

• Articles of Confederation

• First 10 amendments of the Constitution

• Reasons the Constitution was written

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

• the Constitution

• the Bill of Rights

• the Articles of Confederacy

• the Preamble

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

What did Shay's Rebellion show America about its government under the Articles of Confederation?

• States were too weak

• The US Government was too strong

• State's had too much power

• The US Government was too weak

A U.S. senator serves for a term of:

• two years

• four years

• six years

• eight years