Constitution Unit Quiz

Which of these 4 is not a characteristic of the Virginia Plan?

• Three branches of government

• One legislative body

• Two legislative bodies

• Checks and balances

Which choice was a section of the Constitution that permitted slavery to exist

• Article 1, Section 4

  The legislative branch makes laws

• Article 5 section 2

  The states have rights to make laws

• Article 1, Section 9 No law can be passed to ban the slave trade until 1808.

• Article 3 section 2

  The Judicial Branch shall banish slavery

What powers does the Executive Branch have?

• To make the laws

• To enforce the laws

• To interpret the laws

• To carry out the laws

Match the main ideas of each section of the Constitution

• Introduction

• Article 2

• States

• Article 4

• Judicial Branch

• Article 1

• Legislative Branch

• Preamble

• Executive Branch

• Article 3

What power does the Judicial Branch have?

• To carry out the laws

• To enforce the laws

• To make the laws

• To interpret the laws

What power does the Legislative Branch have?

• To interpret the laws

• To make the laws

• To enforce the laws

• To carry out the laws

What is an exclusive power the US Federal government has?

• Create laws

• Conduct elections

• Coin money

• Charter Banks

What is an exclusive power the state governments have?

• Declare War

• Raise armies

• Borrow money

• Conduct elections

What is a shared power the Federal government and the state governments have?

• Regulate trade between states

• Tax Citizens

• Conduct elections

• Regulate mail

Which argument below is a Federalist argument?

• The country is far too large for a national government to be effective

• A national government can work if it has separation of powers and checks and balances

• The Constitution will not protect our rights because it doesn't have a Bill of Rights

• A strong executive leader could turn into a king or tyrant