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100
The plan, written by Madison and read by Randolph at the Constitutional Convention, would have given more populated states more representatives and senators in congress
What is the Virginia Plan?
100
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, proposed in 1789, are known as:
What is The Bill of Rights?
100
The courts can check Congress by:
What is declaring acts of Congress to be unconstitutional Can interpret the application of laws passed by Congress
100
The top attorney for the Commonwealth of Virginia, who advises state government on legal matters (the position, not the name)
What is The Attorney General of Virginia?
100
The written laws of Virginia are compiled into one document.
What is the State Constitution of Virginia?
200
The plan, introduced by William Paterson, gave equal power to all states in congress. This was favored by the states with smaller populations.
What is The New Jersey Plan?
200
Name at least three rights enumerated in the First Amendment.
What is Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, the Right to Assemble and the Right to Petition the Government?
200
Congress can check the courts by:
What is refusing to confirm judges impeaching and convicting judges proposing constitutional amendments
200
The position of the person second in the executive branch of Virginia government (position, not name)
What is Lieutenant Governor of Virginia?
300
Otherwise known as The Great Compromise, this plan, introduced by William Sherman, gave an equal number of senators for each state in the Senate (2) and gave each state a proportional number of representatives in the House of Representatives according to population.
What is The Connecticut Compromise?
300
The Three Branches of the U.S. Government are:
What are the Executive Branch (President), the Judicial Branch (The Federal Courts), and the Legislative Branch (The House of Representatives[435] and the Senate[100])?
300
The President can check the courts by:
What is Appointing new judges and justices Granting pardons and reprieves
300
The head of the executive branch of Virginia state government is:
Who is The Governor of Virginia?
400
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Religious Freedom?
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
400
The President checks congress by:
What is proposing new laws vetoing laws proposed by congress preparing the budget Calling special sessions of congress
400
The Courts can check the President by:
What is declaring executive actions to be unconstitutional
400
The name of the legislative branch of Virginia government
What is The Virginia General Assembly?
500
Who wrote The Virginia Bill of Rights which was an inspiration for The Bill of Rights?
Who was George Mason?
500
Congress checks the president by:
What is overriding a presidential veto? Impeaching and convicting a president Approving presidential nominees. Approving the president's budget
500
The powers each branch of government has over the other constitutes:
What are Checks and Balances?
500
The legislative branch of Virginia state government consists of two parts. Name them.
What are The House of Delegates and the Senate?
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