Mr. McEwen Chapters 5/6 Sections 3,4,5

Question 1

Start of the Constitutional Convention

Answer 1

1787

Question 2

What branch is Congress a part of?

Answer 2

Legislative Branch

Question 3

When was the Bill of Rights added?

Answer 3

1791

Question 4

What branch is the Supreme Court a part of?

Answer 4

Judicial branch

Question 5

When was the constitution approved?

Answer 5

1790

Question 6

One-house Congress

Answer 6

Unicameral

Question 7

Who helped the Federalists get the constitution ratified?

Answer 7

George Washington

Question 8

Who was barred from the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 8

Sam Adams

Question 9

Who was the author of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 9

James Madison

Question 10

Two-house Congress

Answer 10

Bicameral

Question 11

Author of the Federalist Papers who was killed in a gun fight

Answer 11

Alexander Hamilton

Question 12

Power to put the President on trial

Answer 12

Impeach

Question 13

State and national governments share power with the national government being supreme

Answer 13

Federalism

Question 14

Group of people chosen by each state to meet and elect the President

Answer 14

Electoral College

Question 15

Additional or change to the constitution

Answer 15

Amendment

Question 16

Division of power among the 3 branches of government

Answer 16

Separation of powers

Question 17

Number of people needed to conduct legal business

Answer 17

Quorum

Question 18

President’s power to forgive a criminal of their crime

Answer 18

Pardon

Question 19

The power of one branch to act as a check on the other two branches

Answer 19

Checks and balances

Question 20

First 10 amendments of the constitution

Answer 20

Bill of Rights

Question 21

President’s power to reject legislation

Answer 21

Veto

Question 22

Allowed southern states to partially include slaves as part of their population count

Answer 22

3/5 Compromise

Question 23

Series of newspaper essays defending the constitution

Answer 23

Federalists Papers

Question 24

Favored a strong national government

Answer 24

Federalists

Question 25

Last state to approve the constitution

Answer 25

Rhode Island

Question 26

Proposed by Connecticut

Answer 26

Great Compromise

Question 27

Supported states' rights

Answer 27

Anti-Federalists

Question 28

To approve legislation

Answer 28

Ratify

Question 29

First state to approve the constitution

Answer 29

Delaware

Question 30

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

Answer 30

Philadelphia

Question 31

Ben Franklin was a

Answer 31

Federalist

Question 32

1st amendment

Answer 32

Religious and political freedom

Question 33

2nd amendment

Answer 33

Right to bear arms

Question 34

3rd amendment

Answer 34

No quartering of soldiers

Question 35

4th amendment

Answer 35

Search and seizures

Question 36

5th amendment

Answer 36

Life, liberty, and property

Question 37

6th amendment

Answer 37

Rights of the accused

Question 38

7th amendment

Answer 38

Trial by jury

Question 39

8th amendment

Answer 39

Bail and punishment

Question 40

9th amendment

Answer 40

All other rights

Question 41

10th amendment

Answer 41

Rights of the state's

Question 42

What can the President do?

Answer 42

Make treaties

Question 43

Two ways to propose an amendment

Answer 43

1. 2/3 of state legislatures call a convention | 2. 2/3 of Congress approves

Question 44

Two ways to approve an amendment

Answer 44

1. 3/4 of state legislatures approve | 2. 3/4 of states

Question 45

How many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 45

55

Question 46

What is the upper house in Congress?

Answer 46

Senate

Question 47

What type of Congress does the United States have?

Answer 47

Bicameral

Question 48

How many terms can a president serve?

Answer 48

2 consecutive terms

Question 49

What branch makes the laws?

Answer 49

Legislative branch

Question 50

How can the President be impeached?

Answer 50

2/3 majority vote of Congress

Question 51

Patrick Henry was a

Answer 51

Anti-Federalists

Question 52

What did the anti-Federalists want?

Answer 52

A bill of rights

Question 53

How many states were needed to approve the constitution?

Answer 53

9 out of 13

Question 54

What power does the state and federal government share?

Answer 54

Power to tax

Question 55

What power does the federal government have?

Answer 55

Regulate trade

Question 56

What can state governments do?

Answer 56

Conduct elections

Question 57

What is needed to override a presidential veto?

Answer 57

2/3 vote in Congress

Question 58

What can Congress reject?

Answer 58

A president's appointments to the courts

Question 59

The number of representatives in the House of Representatives depends upon what

Answer 59

The state's population

Question 60

Executive branch powers

Answer 60

Carries out the laws | Makes treaties

Question 61

Legislative branch powers

Answer 61

Makes the laws

Question 62

Judicial branch powers

Answer 62

Interprets the laws

Question 63

Executive branch checks and balances

Answer 63

Override a veto | Approve treaties

Question 64

Legislative branch checks and balances

Answer 64

Veto by President

Question 65

Judicial branch checks and balances

Answer 65

Pass an amendment | Can impeach

Question 66

How many members are in the Electoral College?

Answer 66

100 Senate 3 Washington, D.C. 435 House of Reprentatives 538 Total

Question 67

Branch controlled by the President

Answer 67

Executive branch