<p> UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & The Constitution</p><p>1. Which Founding Father is was the "father of the Constitution"? </p><p>______2. List differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution:</p><p>______3. In the United States, List 3 things expected of you as a citizen?</p><p>______4. What is the main role of the Judicial Branch according to the Constitution?</p><p>______5. What led to Shays' Rebellion? What were the effects of Shays' Rebellion? </p><p>______6. List a power reserved only to the states:</p><p>______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? </p><p>______9. What do we call a change made to the U.S. Constitution?</p><p>______10. List some well-known members of the Constitutional Convention.</p><p>______11. Dividing the government into different branches is an example of: </p><p>______12. Why was a system of checks and balances established?</p><p>______13. The purpose of the Constitutional Convention (Philadelphia Convention) was originally to:</p><p>______14. The decision to divide the legislative branch into two houses, with equal representation in one and proportional representation in the other, was called:</p><p>UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Creating a Government & The Constitution ______15. What is the function of Congress in the federal government?</p><p>______</p><p>16. The Constitution grants the president what powers? </p><p>______17. Who were the Anti-Federalists? </p><p>______18. Name 2 major concerns Anti-Federalist had with the Constitution.</p><p>______19. To get enough support for the ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists agreed to do what? </p><p>______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</p><p>______21. What checks do the other two branches of government have on the judicial branch?</p><p>______22. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? </p><p>______23. A system of government in which power is shared by the national government and the state governments is called: </p><p>______24. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the: </p><p>______25. How can the Supreme Court serve as a check on the power of the legislature?</p><p>______26. The first amendment of the Constitution guarantees, with some limits, each citizen's right to what 5 key rights: </p><p>______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</p><p>______28. How long is an elected term for the President?</p><p>______29. The Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense are part of the President's: </p><p>______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?</p><p>______</p><p>31. What was the first national government of the United States?</p><p>______32. Both the federal and state governments share what powers:</p><p>______</p><p>33. How long is the term for a Supreme Court Justice? </p><p>______34. A document that contains a nation’s plan for the government is called a: </p><p>______35. How many Senators do we have in the U.S. Senate? </p><p>______36. A two house legislative branch of government is called: </p><p>______37. Representatives and Senators belong to which branch of government?</p><p>______38. The opening statement of the Constitution is known as: </p><p>______39. The Constitution is divided into what 3 parts:</p><p>______40. The Legislative Branch (Congress) can still beat a veto by the President by method of:</p><p>______</p><p>41. Where do all bills begin in our government process? </p><p>______</p>