Constitution Assessment

Question 1

New Jersey Plan

Answer 1

Small state plan; 2 representatives per state in the house

Question 2

Virginia Plan

Answer 2

Large state plan; representative were decided based on the population

Question 3

Great Compromise

Answer 3

Combining of the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan; 2 representatives per state in the Senate and a number of representatives in the House of Representatives

Question 4

3/5 Plan

Answer 4

Combining of the North beliefs and the South beliefs; counting each slave as 1 for taxation and representation and not counting any slaves for taxation or representation; each slave was counted as 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes only

Question 5

Popular Sovereignty/Consent of the Governed

Answer 5

The authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power

Question 6

Checks and Balances

Answer 6

Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

Question 7

Separation of Powers

Answer 7

A state’s government is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches

Question 8

Federalism

Answer 8

Combining a central government (federal) with regional governments (state) in a single political system

Question 9

What was the job of the Preamble?

Answer 9

To introduce the Constitution and briefly explain the principles that it would cover

Question 10

What are the three branches of the government?

Answer 10

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 11

What do each of the branches of government do?

Answer 11

Legislative - Makes Laws
Executive - Carries Out Laws
Judicial- Interprets Laws

Question 12

Who heads each of the branches of government?

Answer 12

Legislative - Congress
Executive - President
Judicial - Supreme Court

Question 13

What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer 13

The first ten amendments in the Constitution

Question 14

What are the two houses of Congress?

Answer 14

The House of Representatives and the Senate

Question 15

What is the greatest achievement of the Constitution?

Answer 15

That we are able to modify it based on the needs of our country (adding, subtracting, or renaming laws or amendments)

Question 16

Who gives the government its power?

Answer 16

The people

Question 17

What are the two principles of government that balance its power?

Answer 17

Separation of Power and Checks and Balances

Question 18

What principle appears in both the DoI and the Constitution?

Answer 18

Popular Sovereignty/ Consent of the Governed

Question 19

What are the differences between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

Answer 19

Federalists wanted a strong government and supported the Constitution; Anti-Federalists wanted a loose government because they feared tyranny and therefore, did not support the Constitution

Question 20

How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 20

Ten

Question 21

What is the Constitution often referred to as?

Answer 21

A bundle of compromises

Question 22

Who was the Father of the Constitution?

Answer 22

James Madison

Question 23

What rights were protected under the 1st Amendment?

Answer 23

Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Right to assembly
Right to petition

Question 24

Who promised that a Bill of Rights would be added at the first session of Congress?

Answer 24

James Madison

Question 25

Define amendment

Answer 25

A minor change or addition designed to improve a text

Question 26

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 26

The main purpose of the U.S. Bill of Rights is to define the civil liberties of American citizens