USH Module 1 Section #8 Bellwork

What does the principle of popular sovereignty mean?

• The government is controlled by the wealthy elite.

• All power rests with the national government.

• Government power comes from the consent of the governed.

• The government controls all aspects of the economy.

What is the principle of federalism?

• Power is divided between the national and state governments.

• Power rests solely with the national government.

• States can override federal laws.

• Only state governments have the authority to create laws.

What issue did the Connecticut Compromise resolve?

• How slaves would be counted for taxation and representation.

• Representation in Congress by combining equal representation in the Senate with proportional representation in the House.

• The division of power between the federal and state governments.

• How the president would be elected.

What was the main concern of the Antifederalists regarding the Constitution?

• It gave too much power to the states.

• It allowed for slavery to continue.

• It supported the separation of powers.

• It lacked a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties.

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• To address Federalist concerns about government power.

• To clarify how Congress would operate.

• To gain support from Antifederalists by protecting individual liberties.

• To establish the electoral college.

Match the principle to its description.

• Checks and Balances

• Division of government into three branches

• Separation of Powers

• Each branch has powers to limit the others

• Popular Sovereignty

• Government derives its power from the people

Match the group to their stance.

Groups:

(a) Federalists

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(b) Antifederalists

• Supported the Constitution without a Bill of Rights

• Opposed the Constitution without protections for individual rights

Match the compromises to match their purpose.

Groups:

(a) Connecticut Compromise

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(b) Three-Fifths Compromise

• Counting enslaved individuals for representation

• Representation in Congress

Drag the principles to their definitions.

Groups:

(a) Federalism

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(b) Checks and Balances

• System where each branch limits the other branches

• Division of power between state and federal governments

The “Necessary and Proper” Clause allows Congress to ​ (a)   to carry out its enumerated powers, often referred to as the ​ (b)   Clause.

• make laws required
• Elastic
• create any laws
• legislate as needed
• Supremacy
• Compromise