Study Tool for Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, and Branches of Gov't - Browning 2019

Question 1

What TWO POINTS, did the LAND ORDINANCE OF 1785 and the NORTHWEST ORDINANCE OF 1787 deal with?

Answer 1

Creating new states and settling new lands

Question 2

What LAW helped stop the spread of SLAVERY in the West?

Answer 2

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 3

What was the BIG WEAKNESS of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 3

Its lack of being able to COLLECT TAXES.

Question 4

How many states are needed to ratify the Constitution?

Answer 4

9

Question 5

What PLAN provided for TWO HOUSES with seats awarded to each state on the basis of POPULATION, and larger states having MORE REPRESENTATIVES than smaller states?

Answer 5

The Virginia Plan

Question 6

What is ONE way to put a CHECK on the President’s power?

Answer 6

Limiting the President to TWO, FOUR-YEAR TERMS

Question 7

Which STATE became key (due to its size and power) if it were to reject the Constitution?

Answer 7

Virginia

Question 8

The ___________ branch is a system of COURTS.

Answer 8

The JUDICIAL branch is a system of COURTS.

Question 9

To __________ is an official APPROVAL of a document.

Answer 9

To RATIFY is an official APPROVAL of a document.

Question 10

The ____________ are RULES under which a government will operate.

Answer 10

The CONSTITUTION are RULES under which a government will operate.

Question 11

The act of counting slaves toward a state’s population is known as the ____________________.

Answer 11

The act of counting slaves toward a state’s population is known as the THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE.

Question 12

The powers of government are divided among SEPARATE branches, and this is referred to as __________________.

Answer 12

The powers of government are divided among SEPARATE branches, and this is referred to as SEPARATION OF POWERS.

Question 13

The _______________ is a 1787 law that set up a government for the NORTHWEST TERRITORY.

Answer 13

The NORTHWEST ORDINANCE is a 1787 law that set up a government for the NORTHWEST TERRITORY.

Question 14

The __________________ was a plan that SETTLED DIFFERENCES between large and small states.

Answer 14

The GREAT COMPROMISE was a plan that SETTLED DIFFERENCES between large and small states.

Question 15

The first American Constitution, passed in 1777, was the ________________________.

Answer 15

The first American Constitution, passed in 1777, was the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION.

Question 16

The ________________ provided for 3 branches of government, with single chamber legislation.

Answer 16

The NEW JERSEY PLAN provided for 3 branches of government, with single chamber legislation.

Question 17

A ____________ is a SUPPORTER of a strong Federal government.

Answer 17

A FEDERALIST is a SUPPORTER of a strong Federal government.

Question 18

The right not to be held in prison without being charged a crime is known as _____________________.

Answer 18

The right not to be held in prison without being charged a crime is known as HABEAS CORPUS.

Question 19

The ______________ branch is responsible for MAKING LAWS and CHANGING EXISTING LAWS.

Answer 19

The LEGISLATIVE branch is responsible for MAKING LAWS and CHANGING EXISTING LAWS.

Question 20

The ___________________ has NINE JUSTICES that serve for life.

Answer 20

The SUPREME COURT has NINE JUSTICES that serve for life.

Question 21

The system that ensures that no branch of government has too much power is known as _____________________.

Answer 21

The system that ensures that no branch of government has too much power is known as CHECKS AND BALANCES.

Question 22

The ______________ branch is made up of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet.

Answer 22

The EXECUTIVE branch is made up of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet.

Question 23

The first TEN AMENDMENTS to the Constitution are called the ___________________.

Answer 23

The first TEN AMENDMENTS to the Constitution are called the BILL OF RIGHTS.

Question 24

In the ______________, TWO serve from each state.

Answer 24

In the SENATE, TWO serve from each state.

Question 25

The _________________________ is made up of the number for each state depending on the population of each state.

Answer 25

The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is made up of the number for each state depending on the population of each state.

Question 26

The process to REMOVE A PRESIDENT is known as _______________.

Answer 26

The process to REMOVE A PRESIDENT is known as IMPEACHMENT.

Question 27

To have PEACE AND ORDER within a country is known as ______________________.

Answer 27

To have PEACE AND ORDER within a country is known as DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY.

Question 28

Some of the provisions of the NEW JERSEY PLAN were a ______ house legislature, _______ representation, and the same number of _______ per state.

Answer 28

Some of the provisions of the NEW JERSEY PLAN were a ONE house legislature, EQUAL representation, and the same number of VOTES per state.

Question 29

Why did people call for changes to the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 29

They believed that a weak central government was ineffective.

Question 30

Why did the U.S. Constitution establish THREE branches of government?

Answer 30

So that no part of government has TOO MUCH POWER.

Question 31

Which group can IMPEACH the President?

Answer 31

Congress

Question 32

What was the name of the agreement that resolved the conflict between the VIRGINIA PLAN and the NEW JERSEY PLAN?

Answer 32

The Great Compromise

Question 33

What did the FEDERALISTS want the states to do with the Constitution?

Answer 33

Ratify it

Question 34

WHO does the Constitution get its authority from?

Answer 34

The Constitution gets its authority from the CITIZENS because the opening phrase of the Constitution starts, “WE, THE PEOPLE”

Question 35

The fact that CABINET MEMBERS must be approved by the SENATE is an example of what?

Answer 35

The LEGISLATIVE BRANCH limiting the EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Question 36

Under the Bill of Rights, what THREE RIGHTS does the First Amendment guarantee?

Answer 36

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of press

Question 37

Which BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT existed under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 37

Legislative branch

Question 38

What AMENDMENT NUMBER (in the Bill of Rights) deals with “forcing” citizens to keep troops in their homes?

Answer 38

3

Question 39

Why did the ANTIFEDERALISTS oppose ratifying the Constitution? (Give TWO reasons)

Answer 39

weakening of the states and no Bill of Rights

Question 40

Who represents the PUBLIC in Congress?

Answer 40

The REPRESENTATIVES and SENATORS from your state.