Chapter 9 Test Review
Ratification of the Constitution
Football Review Game Rules
• Select the level of question you would like
to attempt (10, 20, 30, or 40 yards, there is
also a bomb question that allows you to
score from anywhere on the field)
• You have 4 downs to cover 70 yards and
score a touchdown
• After your 4 downs, if you have not scored
(covered 70 yds) the ball is turned over to
the other team
Select a Level
• 10 yards
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• 20 yards
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• 30 yards
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• 40 yards
1, 2, 3
• Bomb
1, 2, 3, 4
Completed Pass!
Incomplete
10 Yard Question # 1
• This branch makes the laws
________________________.
Constitution
Republic
Depression
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federalism
10 Yard Question # 2
• While most think that the United States is a
democracy, in fact we are a
________________, or government in
which the people elect officials to represent
them in governmental decisions.
Constitution
Republic
Depression
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federalism
10 Yard Question # 3
• This branch interprets the laws
______________________.
Constitution
Republic
Depression
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federalism
10 Yard Question # 4
• This branch carries out the laws
_____________________.
Constitution
Republic
Depression
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federalism
10 Yard Question # 5
• A/an _________________ is a plan of
government
Constitution
Republic
Depression
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federalism
10 Yard Question # 6
___________________ is power that is
shared between the state an federal
governments.
Constitution
Republic
Depression
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federalism
10 Yard Question # 7
• An extended down-turn in the economy is
known as a ____________________.
Constitution
Republic
Depression
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federalism
20 Yard Question # 1
• The Articles of Confederation did not
allow Congress to
• a) raise a navy or army
• b) mint money
• c) set up a postal system
d) collect taxes
20 Yard Question # 2
• The system that divides the power of the
national government into three branches is
known as
• a) Federalism
• b) The Bill of Rights
• c) Checks and balances
d) Due process of law
20 Yard Question # 3
• Among the delegates attending the
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
were
• a) slave owners
• b) well-educated, wealthy, white men
• c) lawyers
d) all of the above
20 Yard Question # 4
• The system by which states and the
national government share power is called
• a) separation of powers
• b) amendments
• c) Judicial review
d) Federalism
20 Yard Question # 5
• This document was the original document
that governed the United States of America
• a) the Constitution
• b) the Articles of Confederation
• c) the Olive Brach Petition
d) the Treaty of Paris (1783)
20 Yard Question # 6
• The first 10 amendments to the
Constitution are known as the
• a) Articles of Confederation
• b) The Declaration of Rights
• c) The Magna Carta
d) The Bill of Rights
20 Yard Question # 7
• Federalists wanted…
• a) The Constitution to be ratified
• b) The Articles of Confederation to be
kept
• c) To Share the powers with the cities
d) None of the above
20 Yard Question # 8
• Which of the following is not an example
of how the Constitution is flexible
• a) the ability to make an amendment
• b) the inclusion of the necessary and
proper clause
• c) very specific wording of powers
d) very broad wording of powers
30 Yard Question # 1
•
Please identify which branch of government
that is being described.
________________ is best represented by Congress
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 2
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ is best represented by
the President
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 3
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ is best represented by
the Supreme Court
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 4
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ is best represented by
the Governor
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 5
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ consists of a bicameral
institution
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 6
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ has the power to
impeach
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 7
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ has the power to veto
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 8
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ has the power to declare
something as unconstitutional
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
30 Yard Question # 9
• Please identify which branch of
government that is being described.
________________ the head of this branch
serves a 4 year term
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
40 Yard Question # 1
• Please describe the Virginia Plan.
• Correct Answer
Virginia Plan
• A plan proposed by James Madison that
basically became the Constitution. Some
important parts of the plan include;
Congress elected by the people and based
upon the population of your state.
40 Yard Question # 2
• Please describe the New Jersey Plan.
• Correct Answer
New Jersey Plan
• A plan proposed at the Constitutional
Convention that went against the Virginia
Plan. Basically, small states did not like
Virginia’s plan for Congress. The New
Jersey Plan would have a Congress elected
by state legislatures, and every state would
get the same number of representatives.
40 Yard Question # 3
• Please describe the Great Compromise
between the Virginia and New Jersey
plans.
• Correct Answer
The Great Compromise
• Proposed by Roger Sherman, the plan
combined the New Jersey and Virginia
Plans into a bicameral legislature. The
Senate was the New Jersey Plan, the House
of Representatives was the Virginia Plan.
Bomb Question # 1
• Please explain the following quote from
James Madison, written in Federalist No.
51, “If men were angels no government
would be necessary…If men were
governed by angels, no controls on
government would be necessary.”
• Correct Answer
Bomb #1 Answer
• Because of the fall, mankind has been
turned over to our sins. As a result, we
need government to help regulate our daily
lives. Also, because men are in charge of
government we need to prevent them from
abusing their powers.
Bomb Question # 2
• Describe the problems the United States
faced under the Articles of Confederation.
• Correct Answer
Problems with Articles of
Confederation
• There were numerous problems with the A
of C:
– Every state had their own currency
– Every state had their own laws
– Very weak central government
Bomb Question # 3
• Summarize what Romans 3:10 states and
explain what it has to do with our chapter
of study.
• Correct Answer
Romans 3:10
• “There is no one righteous, not even one
• Helped to inspire James Madison to create
a government in which we divided the
powers of leadership into 3 separate
branches.
Bomb Question # 4
Please summarize Genesis Chapters 3 and 4
in your own words and explain what it has
to do with our unit of study.
Correct Answer
Genesis 3 and 4
• This selection teaches about the fall of
Adam and Eve, and how sin entered into
the world. Because of our sinful nature,
we need to have government to regulate
our behavior. The problem is that
government is run by men who are also
sinful. That is why we need to be careful
in how we construct government.