Constitution Test/56 Complete
Questions with Answers
How long is a House of Representative's term? - -2 years
- How long is a Senator's term? - -6 years
- How long is a President's term? - -4 years
- What was the name of the United States first form of Government? - -
Articles of Confederation
- Why was America's first form of government a failure? - -The states had
too much power, and the central government was too weak
- What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention? - -To create a central
court system, ensure people within the country, create an army, allow
people to chose their leaders, protect the rights of people, and to make a
government
- What was the New Jersey Plan? - -the government would be made of 3
parts and each state would have the same number of representatives in
congress.
- What was the Virginia Plan? - -The government would be made up of 3
parts to make laws, Congress would be bicameral. The lower house would be
elected by voters, the upper house would be chosen by the members of the
lower house and the number of people in the state would decide how many
people in congress.
- What was the Great Compromise? - -There would be a bicameral congress
where the senate house would have 2 senates per state, and the amount of
House of Representatives would be decided by the population of each state.
- What was the 3/5th Compromise? - -The population of slaves would count
as 3 people for every 5 slaves when counting the population in states.
- Who was the main author of the Constitution? - -James Madison
- What is the Preamble? - -the intro to the Constitution that states the goals
- What does the word Bicameral mean? - -Two houses
- What is the primary role of the Legislative branch? - -to make laws
Questions with Answers
How long is a House of Representative's term? - -2 years
- How long is a Senator's term? - -6 years
- How long is a President's term? - -4 years
- What was the name of the United States first form of Government? - -
Articles of Confederation
- Why was America's first form of government a failure? - -The states had
too much power, and the central government was too weak
- What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention? - -To create a central
court system, ensure people within the country, create an army, allow
people to chose their leaders, protect the rights of people, and to make a
government
- What was the New Jersey Plan? - -the government would be made of 3
parts and each state would have the same number of representatives in
congress.
- What was the Virginia Plan? - -The government would be made up of 3
parts to make laws, Congress would be bicameral. The lower house would be
elected by voters, the upper house would be chosen by the members of the
lower house and the number of people in the state would decide how many
people in congress.
- What was the Great Compromise? - -There would be a bicameral congress
where the senate house would have 2 senates per state, and the amount of
House of Representatives would be decided by the population of each state.
- What was the 3/5th Compromise? - -The population of slaves would count
as 3 people for every 5 slaves when counting the population in states.
- Who was the main author of the Constitution? - -James Madison
- What is the Preamble? - -the intro to the Constitution that states the goals
- What does the word Bicameral mean? - -Two houses
- What is the primary role of the Legislative branch? - -to make laws
