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The Articles of Confederation had
a) only a unicameral legislative branch
b) three separate branches
c) a President, Congress, and 9 Supreme Court justices
d) no legislative or judicial branch

What compromise settled the debate over representation in Congress?
a) New Jersey Plan
b) Virginia Plan
c) Great Compromise
d) Three-Fifths Compromise

In which house of Congress is representation from each state EQUAL?
a) House of Representatives
b) House of Burgesses
c) Senate
d) House of Commons

How many amendments to the US Constitution are there?
a) 27
b) 10
c) 29
d) 7

What event made it clear that the Articles of Confederation needed to be amended?
a) the French and Indian War
b) Pontiac's Rebellion
c) Shay's Rebellion
d) Lexington and Concord

Who is considered the father of the US Constitution?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) James Madison
c) Ben Franklin
d) George Washington

Which constitutional principle is evident in the first 3 words of the Preamble?
a) separation of powers
b) judicial review
c) checks and balances
d) popular sovereignty

Which term refers to the right of the judicial branch to determine whether or not laws are constitutional?
a) eminent domain
b) reserved power
c) judicial review
d) habeas corpus

Which branch of government enforces laws?
a) executive
b) legislative
c) judicial
d) congressional

How can the executive branch check the legislative branch?
a) impeach judges
b) veto laws
c) create and dissolve lower courts
d) override presidential veto

The US was unable to pay its soldiers after the Revolutionary War because the Confederation Congress
a) didn't think they deserved it
b) spent all of its money paying new army recruits
c) the soldiers were dead
d) the Confederation Congress lacked the power to tax and had no way to raise money

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