Creating a Constitution

Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the general process of how laws are made in the United States?

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A law is created by Congress, signed by the president, and interpreted by the courts.

Question 2

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 3

The main purpose of the legislative branch is to

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create laws.

Question 4

At the Constitutional Convention, what proposal for state representation was supported by larger states but not by smaller ones?

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the Virginia Plan

Question 5

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 6

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 7

The US Constitution limits the power of the executive branch through

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Congress and the Supreme Court.

Question 8

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 9

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

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the executive

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