Vocabulary
A refusal to sign a bill into law
A. Veto
B. Delegate
Veto
What is the Constitution?
A plan of government, usually written, but may be oral.
How many amendments were there in the Bill of Rights when it was first ratified?
10 amendments
What did the Federalists support?
The Constitution
What are the names of the three branches of government?
Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
Peace and quiet at home in America
A. Checks and Balances
B. Domestic tranquility
Domestic tranquility
Delegates met at the Constitutional Convention to create a plan for ___________.
A. Independence
B. Government
B. Government
Which of the following best summarizes what the Bill of Rights does for all citizens.
A. It guarantees basic rights
B. It protects freedom of speech
It guarantees basic rights
What did the Anti-Federalists support?
The Articles of Confederation
What is the legislative branch responsible for?
Writing the laws
A system where each branch of government has ways of limiting the powers of the other branches
A. Checks and Balances
B. Separation of powers
A. Checks and Balances
Where was the Constitution signed?
A. New York City, New York
B. Boston, Massachusetts
C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D. Red Bank, New Jersey
C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
How many out of the 13 states had to approve the Bill of Rights for it to be ratified?
9 states
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they did not give enough _________ to the federal government.
A. money
B. people
C. power
Power
What is the executive branch responsible for?
Enforcing the laws
The idea that the government gets its power from the people and needs their consent to make laws.
A. Domestic Tranquility
B. Popular Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty
Why was incorporating a system of checks and balances important to the framers of the Constitution?
A. They did not want any one branch to have too much power because of their experience as colonists under British rule
B. They did not want any one branch of government to be larger than the other branches
A. They did not want any one branch to have too much power because of their experience as colonists under British rule
Adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution gained support for ratification from ___________.
A. Federalists
B. Anti-Federalists
Why did the Anti-Federalists argue to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
A. The Bill of Rights reinforced rights that were already state in the Constitution
B. The Constitution did not describe basic rights of citizens that were guaranteed
The Constitution did not describe basic rights of citizens that were guaranteed
How long do Supreme Court Justices in the Judicial Branch serve for?
For life
The idea that the powers and duties of government are divided among separate branches.
A. Separation of Powers
B. Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
DAILY DOUBLE
Describe one of the challenges of writing the Constitution.
- Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
- One idea had the bigger states holding more power than smaller states
- Deciding if there should be a central government or not
How many original amendments were there before the 10 were ratified?
A. 15
B. 11
C. 14
D. 12
D. 12
Where did Anti-Federalists have the opportunity to oppose the Constitution?
A. at state conventions
B. at the Constitution Convention
at state conventions
Which of the following was a branch of government under the Articles of Confederation?
A. executive
B. legislative
C. judicial
legislative