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- 1. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptEach state would have an equal number of votes in the legislature under theNew Jersey Plan.Connecticut Plan.Virginia Plan.Maryland Plan.
- 2. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe Constitution would not be ratified without at leasta two party system.female suffrage.an elaborate federal court system.a bill of rights.
- 3. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptShays' Rebellion test the power of theDeclaration of Independence.U.S. Constitution.Articles of Confederation.Bill of Rights.
- 4. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptMadison dramatized his perspective in a Federalist paper by observing that "if men were _______________, no government would be necessary."PuritansFederalistsAnti-FederalistsAngels
- 5. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe U.S. Constitution was signed in the year1781178717891776
- 6. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution was intended to limit the power ofthe federal government.citizens to amend the Constitution.state governments.legislatures to amend the Constitution.
- 7. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe concept of separation of power involvesa central government and submissive states.strong state governments with taxation power.the divisions of the functions of government.a submissive central government and superior states.
- 8. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptAmong other evidence from the Constitutional Convention, which of the following displayed the Framers general distrust of the will of the people.use of an electoral college for choosing a president.adoption of a five-year term of office for the president.a popular election of the members of the the House of Representatives.selection of the Supreme Court by the Senate.
- 9. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptMadison's confidence in the usefulness of separation of powers rested on the assumption thatno one would purposely seek power.the strongest would survive.human nature was basically good.ambitions would counteract each other.
- 10. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptThe goal of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution was to createa pluralist democracy rules by a political elite.a republic based on a system of representation.a pure democracy modeled after the New England town meeting.a political system in which majority rule was supreme.
- 11. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 pt3/5 of the slave were counted for purposes ofapportioning delegates to presidential conventions.allotting seats in the House of Representatives.assigning delegates to state conventions.allotting seats in the Senate.
- 12. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe principal goal of the American Revolution waspolitical efficacy.fraternity.equality.liberty.
- 13. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptAll of the following were true of government under the Articles of Confederation exceptamendment required support of all thirteen states.The national government could not regulate commerce.Larger states had more votes in national legislature.The national government could not levy taxes.
- 14. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptThe Great Compromise finally allocated representation on the basis ofpopulation in the House and statehood equality in the Senate.equality in the house and population in the Senate.equality in both houses.population in both houses.
- 15. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptGenerally, the Anti-Federalists felt that the government created by the U.S. Constitution wastoo strong and too centralized.barely strong enough to be effective.overprotective of individual rights.an insufficient check on the power of the states.
- 16. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptTo what end were the Federalist Papers published?to convince NY politicians to NOT support the Constitution.to convince NY politicians to ratify the Constitution.to convince the delegates to attend the Constitutional Conventionto convince the people of NY to NOT support the Article of Confederation.
- 17. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptThe Framers' concerns about direct democracy are well illustrated by the fact that the Constitutiononly uses the word "democracy" once, in the Preamble.only uses the word "democracy" in reference to Congress.does not feature the word "democracy" at all.frequently uses the word "democracy" but never in reference to the enumeration of a formal power.
- 18. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptThe nature of the amendment process has probably kept the amendments added to the U.S. Constitutionlegally complex in nature.relatively few in number.extremely controversial.relatively simple in nature.
- 19. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptCompared to Federalists, Anti-federalists tended to favor astrong national government as a protection against political privilege.weak decentralized government as a protection against institutional imbalance.weak decentralized government as a protection of liberty.strong national government as a protection for political privilege.
- 20. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known asthe Articles of Confederation.the American Creed.the Supremacy Clause.the Bill of Rights.
- 21. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptWhich of the following accurately describes one of the ways the Constitution dealt with slavery?It prohibited all slavery in the states after twenty years time.It recognized slavery by providing for the return of escaped slaves.It prohibited slavery north of the Mason-Dixon line.It counted each slave as 3/5 of a person, for the purpose of representation.
- 22. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptWhere was the Constitutional Convention held?BostonAnnapolisPhiladelphiaNew York City
- 23. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptWhich of the following concepts guided both the Article of Confederation and the Constitution?Exclusionary ruleLimited GovernmentCheck and balancesState supremacy
- 24. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptRatification of the Constitution requireda majority vote of delegates at the Constitutional convention.approval by special convention of 9 of the 13 states.the support of the majority of voters in every state.a majority vote in three-fourths of the state legislatures.
- 25. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe Senate's rejection of a president's nominee to the Supreme Court is a good example ofthe problem of factions.federalism.separation of powers.check and balances.
- 26. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe powers of the federal government that are explicitly mentioned in the Constitution are calledimplied powers.reserved powers.enumerated powers.elastic powers.
- 27. Multiple-choice10 seconds1 ptThe 10th constitutional amendment reserves the powers that are NOT specifically delegated to the national government tothe states.the counties.the Congress.the cities.
- 28. Multiple-choice20 seconds1 ptAny law passed by a legislature that punishes an individual without a trial, under the Constitution, violates the constitutional concept ofa bill of attainder.an ex post facto law.eminent domain.habeas corpus.
