Exam 2: The Constitution and the Founding

Why was Shays's Rebellion important?

________ established the power of judicial review.

James Madison was mostly concerned about the potential tyranny of minority factions.

Which one of the following was created in order to protect minorities from majority tyranny?

The concept of shared powers means that

What is a serious technical error in the Constitution?

Some federalists in the Constitutional Convention argued that state constitutions would be sufficient to protect individual liberties.

Which one of the following is a check that the president holds over the judicial branch?

Why did the New Jersey delegates create the New Jersey Plan?

The values and goals held by the framers of the Constitution were strongly shaped by their two previous political experiences: being ruled by the British monarchy and their own government under the Articles of Confederation. What were the principal lessons they learned from each of these experiences? How did these lessons impact the goals of the framers of the Constitution?

The authors of the Articles of Confederation

Which one of the following concepts applies most directly to the balance of power between state and national governments?

Slave-state delegates wanted slaves counted for the purposes of ________ but did not want slaves counted when it came to the issue of ________.

The Annapolis Convention was

While ________ powers are not held exclusively by any branch of government, ________ powers are those that one branch can exercise over the other.

In his Second Treatise of Government (1689), John Locke wrote, "Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions." This sentiment is also expressed in

Why was Congress viewed as the first branch of government by the framers of the Constitution?

Which one of the following concepts best describes the problems associated with the Articles of Confederation?

What was the biggest objection of the Antifederalists to the Constitution?

Identify and discuss any three separate political compromises that shaped the Constitution. Why was it necessary to compromise on each of the issues in question? What alternatives were considered by the delegates? Why was each compromise ultimately adopted?