Name:

Ms. Ha

Government Hour: 1 2Ch. 3

Date: 10-19-16 CONSTITUTION

Directions: this is the study guide for your test on the Constitution. Answer all the items below. VOCABULARY

1. Preamble 6. Limited Government 11. Articles of Confederation 16. Veto

2. Bill of Rights7. Popular Sovereignty 12. Articles

3. Federalism8. Checks & Balances 13. Independence Hall

4. Judicial Review9. Separation of Powers 14. Framers

5. Amendments10. Unconstitutional 15. Ratify

PEOPLE

1. James Madison 5. Federalist 9. John Jay

2. George Washington 6. Anti-Federalist 10. Patrick Henry

3. Roger Sherman 7. Samuel Adams 11. Alexander Hamilton

4. William Patterson 8. George Mason 12. Edmund Randolph

QUESTIONS

  1. What are the three major parts of the Constitution?
  2. Why is the preamble important?
  3. What is the “supreme law of the land”?
  4. What was the first constitution of the United States?
  5. How many Amendments are there?How many Articles are there?
  6. What was established in all seven Articles? Explain each.
  7. What Amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
  8. Identify and explain the six basic principles of the Constitution.
  9. Explain how the system of checks and balances works.
  10. Explain the disagreement between the Federalist and Anti-Federalists.
  11. Explain what the problem was with the Articles of Confederation.
  12. Explain how the Great Compromise was created. (include both plans, people)

Name:

Ms. Ha

Government Hour: 2Ch. 3

Date: CONSTITUTION

Directions: this is the study guide for your test on the Constitution. Answer all the items below.

VOCABULARY

1. Preamble 6. Limited Government 11. Articles of Confederation 16. Senate

2. Bill of Rights7. Popular Sovereignty 12. Articles 17. Congress

3. Federalism8. Checks & Balances 13. Independence Hall 18. Delegate

4. Ratify9. Separation of Powers 14. Framers 19. Quorum

5. Amendments10. Unconstitutional15. House of Representatives

PEOPLE

1. James Madison 3. Roger Sherman. 5. Federalist 7. Samuel Adams

2. George Washington 4. William Patterson 6. Anti-Federalist 8. Edmund Randolph

9. Ben Franklin

QUESTIONS

  1. What are the three major parts of the Constitution?
  2. Why is the preamble important?
  3. What is the “supreme law of the land”?
  4. What was the first constitution of the United States?
  5. How many Amendments are there?How many Articles are there?
  6. What was established in the first three Articles? Explain each.
  7. What Amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
  8. Explain the disagreement between the Federalist and Anti-Federalists.
  9. Explain what the problem was with the Articles of Confederation.
  10. Explain how the Great Compromise was created. (include both plans, people)
  11. What was the 3/5 Compromise? Why was it created?
  12. Describe the general characteristics of the Founding Fathers.
  13. Describe the working conditions in Independence Hall when making the new Constitution.
  14. Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation to the US Constitution.