Creating a Constitution

Question 1

The Great Compromise overcame the obstacle of state representation by establishing

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a bicameral Congress, with representation in one house based on population.

Question 2

The purpose of the judicial branch is to

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interpret laws.

Question 3

The main purpose of the legislative branch is to

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create laws.

Question 4

One purpose of the executive branch is to

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command the armed forces.

Question 5

Which of the following issues became an obstacle to the drafting of the United States Constitution?

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how to count enslaved people for purposes of state representation

Question 6

Which of the following best states the constitutional principle of limited government?

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Government can only do what the people give it authority to do.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes how popular sovereignty applies to federalism?

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The people elect representatives, who can only do what the people give them authority to do.

Question 8

During the Constitutional Convention, the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise gave Congress the power to

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regulate commerce in both the North and the South, but could not yet regulate the slave trade.

Question 9

What does the Constitution state about the interaction of the judicial branch and new laws?

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The judicial branch can decide how the Constitution should be applied to new laws.

Question 10

Both state and federal government have the power to

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collect taxes.

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