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Question 1

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 2

One purpose of the executive branch is to

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command the armed forces.

Question 3

Which issue 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 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 Constitutional Convention’s dispute over state representation was settled by the

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Great Compromise.

Question 6

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 7

The US Constitution limits the power of the executive branch through

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Congress and the Supreme Court.

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

The purpose of the judicial branch is to

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interpret laws.

Question 10

According to Article II of the Constitution, who represents the nation and creates policies?

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the president

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