TEST REVIEW FOR FRIDAY MAY 1

Quiz Review: Constitution

Topics to study: Articles of Confederation, Shay’s Rebellion, checks and balances, Judicial, Executive, Legislative Branches (Powers of each), Senate, House of Representatives, 3/5th Compromise, Bill of Rights, Amendments, Federalism

Test will have 15 multiple choice questions, 5 identifications (STUDY THE WWII readings and notes)

Review Questions

1) One similarity between the New York State Constitution and the United States Constitution is that each contains a provision allowing for a) a declaration of war b)a taxation on citizens d) an establishment of post offices d)coining money

2) Some citizens held a public meeting to discuss concerns about their local government. In taking this action they exercised their right to ?
a) bear arms b) a jury trial c) freedom of assembly d) an attorney

3)Debates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) between delegates from states with large populations and states with small populations were mainly resolved by
A) creating a two house legislature b) establishing federal control over interstate commerce c) permitting states to count Native Americans in their population d) providing for an electoral college

4) To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to
a) give up western land claims b) restrict the importation of slaves c) add a bill of rights to the document d) grant voting rights to all adult males

5) Which part of the federal government is most directly affected by the results of the federal census?
a) House of Representatives b) Supreme Court c) President’s cabinet d) United States Senate

6) Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 wrote a new constitution because
a) the Revolutionary War was over b) the Articles of Confederation was about to expire c) they wanted to increase the power of the states d) they believed that a stronger federal government was necessary

7) Many settlers of the original thirteen colonies had experienced religious discrimination in Europe. This situation influenced the authors of the United States Constitution to establish
a) Separation of church and state b) the right to bear arms c) freedom to petition the government d) freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

8) * The President appoints new members to the Supreme Court * The Senate must approve presidential appointments
to the Supreme Court * The Supreme Court can declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional

Which constitutional principle do these statements illustrate? A) flexibility B) federalism c) checks and balances d) federal supremacy

IDENTIFICATIONS Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance to American history and the U.S. Constitution


Articles of Confederation



Powers of the Executive Branch



3/5th Compromise


Bill of Rights