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Constitution Test Review

Constitution Test Review. What was the first government of the United States?. The Articles of Confederation. Why were the Articles of Confederation written?. Americans realized they needed a central government to deal with paying soldiers and negotiating treaties.

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Constitution Test Review

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  1. Constitution Test Review

  2. What was the first government of the United States? • The Articles of Confederation

  3. Why were the Articles of Confederation written? • Americans realized they needed a central government to deal with paying soldiers and negotiating treaties.

  4. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? • No chief executive • No power to tax • No court system

  5. What had the most power under the Articles, the federal government or the state governments? • State governments

  6. What caused Shays’ Rebellion? • Farmers were mad about being taxed too high • People were angry at having their land taken away from them • the government was too weak to do anything about it

  7. What was Shays’ rebellion about? • The farmers were having their land taken away because they were in debt. • The continental money was worthless. • They were highly taxed.

  8. Why was the Constitutional Convention held? • To discuss ways to improve the Articles of Confederation

  9. What city did the Constitutional Convention meet in? • Philadelphia

  10. Who presided (led) over the convention? • George Washington

  11. What were the two main disagreements about in the Constitutional Convention? • Representation and slavery

  12. How many Houses are there in Congress? • 2

  13. What was the compromise called that dealt with slavery? • The 3/5 Compromise

  14. What did the 3/5 Compromise do? • It allowed the southern states to count each slave as 3/5 of a person so they could have more representatives in the House of Representatives

  15. What are the first three words of the Constitution? • We the people

  16. What is the introduction to the Constitution called? • The Preamble

  17. What branch is Congress? • Legislative branch

  18. How many branches of government are there? • 3

  19. What branch makes the laws? • Legislative branch

  20. Who is in charge of the Executive Branch? • The president

  21. How many representatives serve in the House? • 435

  22. How old must a member of the House be? • 25

  23. How many senators are there from each state? • 2

  24. How many total senators are there? • 100

  25. How long is a senator’s term of office? • 6 years

  26. How old must a senator be to be elected? • 30

  27. How long is the president’s term of office? • 4 years

  28. How many terms can a president serve? • 2

  29. How old must a person be to become president? • 35

  30. What requirements are there to be elected president? • A citizen by birth • At least 35 years old

  31. What branch is the Supreme Court? • judicial

  32. The Supreme Court ______ the laws or decides if they are ____ • interprets • fair

  33. The president nominates Supreme Court justices and they are approved by the … • Senate

  34. Who is government based on the consent of? • The people

  35. How long are Supreme Court justices appointed for? • life

  36. How many amendments to the Constitution have there been? • 27

  37. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called? • The Bill of Rights

  38. Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? • Many states wouldn’t sign the Constitution without a bill of rights • Many people believed it was needed to limit the power of the national government. • The writers of the Constitution wanted to protect the people’s personal rights and freedoms.

  39. Name the rights the 1st Amendment guarantees. • Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition

  40. What does the 2nd Amendment guarantee? • The right to own a gun

  41. What does the 4th Amendment protect? • Freedom from search or seizure without a warrant

  42. The 5th Amendment contains the double jeopardy clause. What does that mean? • If you are found not guilty, you cannot be tried again for the same crime.

  43. Thomas Jefferson said there was a wall of separation between • Chuch and state

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