SSCG3 – Constitution Voc & Articles Review

Which principle divides power between the national and state governments?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

At the Constitutional Convention, who were the individuals chosen to represent each state?

• Citizens

• Delegates

• Senators

• Governors

Which compromise settled how enslaved people would be counted toward population for representation?

• Great Compromise

• Bill of Rights

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Commerce Clause

The agreement that created a two-house Congress—House by population, Senate equal—was the:

• Articles of Confederation

• Preamble

• Great Compromise

• Federalist Papers

Which clause gave Congress the power to regulate trade between states and nations?

• Commerce Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Bill of Rights

What was the United States’ first system of government that gave most power to the states?

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Which group supported ratification of the Constitution and a strong central government?

• Anti-Federalists

• Delegates

• Federalists

• Militia

Which group opposed ratification of the Constitution, fearing too much central power?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Delegates

• Congress

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation as the framework of U.S. government?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

What is the opening statement of the Constitution, beginning “We the People”?

• Articles

• Preamble

• Amendment

• Federalism