Unit 3 Assessment Review

What type of states favored the Virginia Plan?

• Large states with a strong central government
• States with no preference for government size
• Small states with a weak central government
• Large states with a weak central government

What is the three-fifths compromise do?

• It counted three-fifths of the slave population for the purpose of representation and taxation.
• It granted full voting rights to all citizens
• It abolished slavery completely

What is popular sovereignty?

• The concept that a state's government is determined by its geographical location
• The idea that a state's authority comes from its military power
• The belief that a state should be ruled by a single individual
• The authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people

What are separation of powers?

• Combining all government responsibilities into one branch
• Having no distinct branches in the government
• Allowing one branch to have complete control over all government responsibilities
• Division of government into branches

What are checks and balances?

• A system in which each branch of government has no influence over the other branches
• A system in which only one branch of government has complete control over the others
• A system in which the branches of government do not interact with each other
• A system in which each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches.

Who is in the Judicial Branch?

• Senators and the President
• Teachers and the Police
• Judges and the Supreme Court

Who is in the Executive Branch?

• The Supreme Court justices
• The Senate Majority Leader
• The Speaker of the House
• The President, Vice President, and the Cabinet

Who is in the Legislative Branch?

• Supreme Court, District Court, Appeals Court
• President, Vice President, Cabinet
• Governor, Mayor, City Council
• Congress, Senate, House of Representatives

What is the Judicial Branch's main power?

• Interpreting the law and settling conflicts

• Issuing presidential pardons
• Enforcing the law through police actions

What is the main power of the legislative branch?

• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws
• Execute laws
• Make laws