Unit 2 Test

What is Republicanism?

Who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense'?

What were the two main points argued by Thomas Paine in 'Common Sense'?

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

Two of the goals of the Declaration of Independence were...

Which group supported the Constitution and a strong central government?

Which plan proposed a bicameral legislature based on population?

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise determine?

Which branch of government is largest and responsible for enforcing the laws?

Which article of the Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch?

What is the term length for members of the House of Representatives?

Which document established a weak national government for the United States?

What powers were denied to the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

What was the main accomplishment of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

What event showed the leaders of America that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and a stronger national government was needed?

Who is considered 'the father of the Constitution'?

Which principle of the Constitution helps prevent one branch from becoming too powerful?

What were some of the problems with the Articles of Confederation?

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the laws made by the Legislative Branch and enforced by the Executive Branch?

Ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation.

Which branch of government was established in Article II of the Constitution?

The president of the United States can serve two ___-year terms.

Power shared between a central government and state governments.

Government power resides in the people!

Government is not all powerful; it can only do what the people let it.

A hybrid of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans that created a bicameral Legislature. The House of Representatives based on population and the Senate based upon equal representation.

Which Amendment in the Bill of Rights gives rights to the accused? One can say... I plead the _________!

Series of articles written in defense of the Constitution.

The Second Amendment gives Americans...

Which Amendment gives Americans five basic freedoms of speech, press, religion, petition and assembly?

Which Amendment forbids the housing of any military service member in private homes without the consent of the owner?

One power reserved to state governments is...

A concurrent power that both the federal and state government can do is...

What type of government did the Articles of Confederation establish?

A process, not a place. The Founding Fathers established it in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.

There are a total of 538 Electoral College votes. How many are needed to win the presidency?

A Supreme Court Justice serves for...

As a member of the Senate, you serve ___-year terms.

Which plan proposed a unicameral legislature where every state had equal representation?

What does ratify mean?