UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & the Constitution

UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & The Constitution

1. Which Founding Father is was the "father of the Constitution"?

______2. List differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution:

______3. In the United States, List 3 things expected of you as a citizen?

______4. What is the main role of the Judicial Branch according to the Constitution?

______5. What led to Shays' Rebellion? What were the effects of Shays' Rebellion?

______6. List a power reserved only to the states:

______7. What is usually the last step needed for a bill to become a law? UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & The Constitution ______8. The Founders believed that natural rights meant the right to what 3 things?

______9. What do we call a change made to the U.S. Constitution?

______10. List some well-known members of the Constitutional Convention.

______11. Dividing the government into different branches is an example of:

______12. Why was a system of checks and balances established?

______13. The purpose of the Constitutional Convention (Philadelphia Convention) was originally to:

______14. The decision to divide the legislative branch into two houses, with equal representation in one and proportional representation in the other, was called:

UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & The Constitution ______15. What is the function of Congress in the federal government?

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16. The Constitution grants the president what powers?

______17. Who were the Anti-Federalists?

______18. Name 2 major concerns Anti-Federalist had with the Constitution.

______19. To get enough support for the ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists agreed to do what?

______20. The authors of the Articles of Confederation feared a strong national government, so they created what single branch of government: UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & The Constitution

______21. What checks do the other two branches of government have on the judicial branch?

______22. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

______23. A system of government in which power is shared by the national government and the state governments is called:

______24. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the:

______25. How can the Supreme Court serve as a check on the power of the legislature?

______26. The first amendment of the Constitution guarantees, with some limits, each citizen's right to what 5 key rights:

______27. How did the Framers resolve conflict between Northern and Southern states over the issue of counting slaves? UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & The Constitution

______28. How long is an elected term for the President?

______29. The Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense are part of the President's:

______30. One of the few successes of the Articles of Confederation was the creation of a law that established how a territory could become a state. A territory would need 60 thousand settlers, draft a constitution, and then apply for statehood. What was that law?

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31. What was the first national government of the United States?

______32. Both the federal and state governments share what powers:

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33. How long is the term for a Supreme Court Justice?

______34. A document that contains a nation’s plan for the government is called a:

______35. How many Senators do we have in the U.S. Senate?

______36. A two house legislative branch of government is called:

______37. Representatives and Senators belong to which branch of government?

______38. The opening statement of the Constitution is known as:

______39. The Constitution is divided into what 3 parts:

______40. The Legislative Branch (Congress) can still beat a veto by the President by method of:

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41. Where do all bills begin in our government process?

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