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Civics Chapter 3 Review- The Constitution
Test Description: Civics Chapter 3
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1) The Virginia Plan called for a government with _____ branch(es).
A
one
B
five
C
three
D
two
2) The Great Compromise was proposed by _____.
A
James Madison
B
Roger Sherman
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
Patrick Henry
3) The Constitutional Convention was held in ______.
A
1777
B
1788
C
1781
D
1787
4) The president and vice president head the ____.
A
judicial branch
B
all three branches
C
executive branch
D
legislative branch
5) To amend the Constitution, a proposal must be made by ____ of the members of Congress.
A
all
B
a majority
C
three-forths
D
two-thirds
6) Article I describes the ____ branch.
A
federalist
B
legislative
C
judicial
D
executive
7) Which person defended the Constitution in The Federalist?
A
John Tyler
B
Baron de Montesquieu
C
John Jay
D
Roger Sherman
8) What does Article I of the Constitution outline?
A
The lawmaking powers of the legislative branch.
B
The relationship of the state and the national governments.
C
The law-enforcing powers of the executive branch.
D
The purposes of the federal government.
9) What principal divides the function of government among three branches?
A
rule of law
B
federalism
C
popular sovereignty
D
separation of powers
10) All of the following are examples of the principle of checks and balances EXCEPT _____.
A
Congress impeaching a president
B
the president vetoing a bill
C
the Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional
D
Congress passing a bill
11) The agreement about how to represent enslaved persons was the _____.
A
rule of law
B
Great Compromise
C
Electoral College Compromise
D
Three-Fifths Compromise
12) How were most early state governments different from the British government?
A
They had written constitutions.
B
They protected private property.
C
They had bicameral legislatures.
D
They guaranteed trial by jury.
13) Those who supported ratifying the new Constitution were called _____.
A
Federalists
B
Loyalists
C
Patriots
D
Anti-Federalists
14) What does the supremacy clause state?
A
Only the national government can raise an army.
B
States keep powers not given to the federal government.
C
The federal and state governments have the power to tax.
D
The Constitution is the highest law of the land.
15) Which proposal at the Constitutional Convention described a system with a president, courts, and bicameral legislature?
A
Albany Plan
B
Virginia Plan
C
Connecticut Compromise
D
New Jersey Plan
16) Powers specifically granted only to the national (federal) government are called ______.
A
expressed powers
B
reserved powers
C
exclusive powers
D
concurrent powers
17) What part of the Constitution explains the purposes of the government?
A
The Supremacy Clause
B
The Preamble
C
The Articles
D
The Amendments
18) According to the Constitution, establishing schools is a(n) _____.
A
enumerated power
B
exclusive power
C
concurrent power
D
reserved power
19) The Second Continental Congress made plans for a ______.
A
constitutional government
B
confederation
C
bill of rights
D
territorial government
20) What was a significant achievement under the Articles of Confederation?
A
Uniform enforcement of laws throughout the states.
B
Establishment of a plan for organizing territories.
C
Economic security for American farmers.
D
Payment of all Revolutionary War debts.
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