Question 1

The assertion that national law has primacy over state law is in the Constitution in which of the following clauses?

Accepted Answer

A)  The equal protection clause 
B)  The due process clause 
C)  The establishment clause 
D)  The supremacy clause 
E)  The free exercise clause 
A)  The equal protection clause 
B)  The due process clause 
C)  The establishment clause 
D)  The supremacy clause 
E)  The free exercise clause

Question 2

After the Constitution was amended to permit the federal government to levy a progressive income tax, government could more effectively further which of the following goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social equality 
B)  Economic freedom 
C)  Political inequality 
D)  Minority rights 
E)  Social order 
A)  Social equality 
B)  Economic freedom 
C)  Political inequality 
D)  Minority rights 
E)  Social order

Question 3

Discuss the events and conflicts that paved the way for the colonists to declare independence from British rule.

Accepted Answer

The events and conflicts that led to the

Question 4

The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  John Locke 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  George Washington 
A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  John Locke 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  George Washington

Question 5

Which of the following Amendments to the U.S. Constitution expanded the number of people who could vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifteenth Amendment 
B)  Nineteenth Amendment 
C)  Twenty-fourth Amendment 
D)  Twenty-sixth Amendment 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Fifteenth Amendment 
B)  Nineteenth Amendment 
C)  Twenty-fourth Amendment 
D)  Twenty-sixth Amendment 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 6

Which of the following amendments guaranteed citizenship to all persons born in the United States, including blacks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nineteenth Amendment 
B)  Thirteenth Amendment 
C)  Twenty-Sixth Amendment 
D)  Tenth Amendment 
E)  Fourteenth Amendment 
A)  Nineteenth Amendment 
B)  Thirteenth Amendment 
C)  Twenty-Sixth Amendment 
D)  Tenth Amendment 
E)  Fourteenth Amendment

Question 7

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its failure to abolish slavery 
B)  The omission of a Bill of Rights 
C)  The power it granted to tax 
D)  The lack of court structure below the Supreme Court 
E)  Inclusion of the plural executive 
A)  Its failure to abolish slavery 
B)  The omission of a Bill of Rights 
C)  The power it granted to tax 
D)  The lack of court structure below the Supreme Court 
E)  Inclusion of the plural executive

Question 8

The Articles of Confederation established a voluntary association of independent states that did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relied on the national government to resolve all regional conflicts 
B)  Paid a yearly levy to the national government to enforce state laws 
C)  Agreed to only limited restraint on their freedom of action 
D)  Were represented on the basis of population in the Confederate assembly 
E)  Did not collect tariffs on goods coming into the state 
A)  Relied on the national government to resolve all regional conflicts 
B)  Paid a yearly levy to the national government to enforce state laws 
C)  Agreed to only limited restraint on their freedom of action 
D)  Were represented on the basis of population in the Confederate assembly 
E)  Did not collect tariffs on goods coming into the state

Question 9

The Constitution vests all judicial authority of the United States in which of the following, as well as in other inferior courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Appeals Courts 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  The Chief Justice 
D)  The District Courts 
E)  The Constitutional Courts 
A)  The Appeals Courts 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  The Chief Justice 
D)  The District Courts 
E)  The Constitutional Courts

Question 10

A constitutional amendment can be ratified in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states 
B)  A positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states 
C)  A two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress 
D)  The legislatures in two-thirds of the states 
E)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states and/or a positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states 
A)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states 
B)  A positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states 
C)  A two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress 
D)  The legislatures in two-thirds of the states 
E)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states and/or a positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states

Question 11

Which of the following amendments was repealed by Congress, after the prohibition it enacted was an utter failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twenty-Second Amendment 
B)  Eighteenth Amendment 
C)  Nineteenth Amendment 
D)  Twenty-First Amendment 
E)  Twenty-Third Amendment 
A)  Twenty-Second Amendment 
B)  Eighteenth Amendment 
C)  Nineteenth Amendment 
D)  Twenty-First Amendment 
E)  Twenty-Third Amendment

Question 12

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between which of the following two groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large and small states regarding the executive branch 
B)  Large and small states regarding representation 
C)  Northern and southern states regarding representation 
D)  Northern and southern states regarding slavery 
E)  Federalists and Antifederalists regarding the executive branch 
A)  Large and small states regarding the executive branch 
B)  Large and small states regarding representation 
C)  Northern and southern states regarding representation 
D)  Northern and southern states regarding slavery 
E)  Federalists and Antifederalists regarding the executive branch

Question 13

The Virginia Plan included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  It called for a bicameral legislature. 
B)  It worked to the advantage of the small states. 
C)  It provided for the direct election of the president by the people. 
D)  It settled all of the controversies. 
E)  It called for Supreme Court justices to select the president. 
A)  It called for a bicameral legislature. 
B)  It worked to the advantage of the small states. 
C)  It provided for the direct election of the president by the people. 
D)  It settled all of the controversies. 
E)  It called for Supreme Court justices to select the president.

Question 14

The power of the president to veto laws is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implied powers 
B)  The supremacy clause 
C)  Checks and balances 
D)  Suffrage 
E)  The substantial powers clause 
A)  Implied powers 
B)  The supremacy clause 
C)  Checks and balances 
D)  Suffrage 
E)  The substantial powers clause

Question 15

Describe the competing interests of the small states and large states. How were these conflicting interests resolved in the final version of the Constitution of 1787?

Accepted Answer

The competing interests of the small sta

Question 16

The power of the Supreme Court to declare actions of the other branches of government to be unconstitutional is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judicial review 
B)  Judicial activism 
C)  Legislative ratification 
D)  The supremacy doctrine 
E)  The Madisonian model 
A)  Judicial review 
B)  Judicial activism 
C)  Legislative ratification 
D)  The supremacy doctrine 
E)  The Madisonian model

Question 17

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal" are the first words of which of the following documents?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution of the United States of America 
B)  The Declaration of Independence 
C)  The Magna Carta 
D)  The United Nations Charter 
E)  The Bill of Rights 
A)  The Constitution of the United States of America 
B)  The Declaration of Independence 
C)  The Magna Carta 
D)  The United Nations Charter 
E)  The Bill of Rights

Question 18

Which of the following is true with regard to the Great Compromise?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was advanced by delegates from Georgia. 
B)  It proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate. 
C)  It was presented too late to be considered. 
D)  It was proposed by Delaware. 
E)  It proposed a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote. 
A)  It was advanced by delegates from Georgia. 
B)  It proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate. 
C)  It was presented too late to be considered. 
D)  It was proposed by Delaware. 
E)  It proposed a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote.

Question 19

A confederation can best be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A form of socialism 
B)  A loose association of independent states 
C)  A government ruled by a dictator 
D)  A government without a monarch 
E)  Smaller units of government controlled by a larger government unit 
A)  A form of socialism 
B)  A loose association of independent states 
C)  A government ruled by a dictator 
D)  A government without a monarch 
E)  Smaller units of government controlled by a larger government unit

Question 20

Describe the methods of proposing and ratifying a constitutional amendment.

Accepted Answer

The methods of proposing and ratifying a

The assertion that national law has primacy over state law is in the Constitution in which of the following clauses?

After the Constitution was amended to permit the federal government to levy a progressive income tax, government could more effectively further which of the following goals?

Discuss the events and conflicts that paved the way for the colonists to declare independence from British rule.

The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by whom?

Which of the following Amendments to the U.S. Constitution expanded the number of people who could vote?

Which of the following amendments guaranteed citizenship to all persons born in the United States, including blacks.

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was which of the following?

The Articles of Confederation established a voluntary association of independent states that did which of the following?

The Constitution vests all judicial authority of the United States in which of the following, as well as in other inferior courts?

A constitutional amendment can be ratified in which of the following ways?

Which of the following amendments was repealed by Congress, after the prohibition it enacted was an utter failure?

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between which of the following two groups?

The Virginia Plan included which of the following?

The power of the president to veto laws is an example of which of the following?

Describe the competing interests of the small states and large states. How were these conflicting interests resolved in the final version of the Constitution of 1787?

The power of the Supreme Court to declare actions of the other branches of government to be unconstitutional is known as which of the following?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal" are the first words of which of the following documents?

Which of the following is true with regard to the Great Compromise?

A confederation can best be described as which of the following?

Describe the methods of proposing and ratifying a constitutional amendment.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

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Exam 3: The Constitution

The assertion that national law has primacy over state law is in the Constitution in which of the following clauses?

After the Constitution was amended to permit the federal government to levy a progressive income tax, government could more effectively further which of the following goals?

Discuss the events and conflicts that paved the way for the colonists to declare independence from British rule.

The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by whom?

Which of the following Amendments to the U.S. Constitution expanded the number of people who could vote?

Which of the following amendments guaranteed citizenship to all persons born in the United States, including blacks.

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was which of the following?

The Articles of Confederation established a voluntary association of independent states that did which of the following?

The Constitution vests all judicial authority of the United States in which of the following, as well as in other inferior courts?

A constitutional amendment can be ratified in which of the following ways?

Which of the following amendments was repealed by Congress, after the prohibition it enacted was an utter failure?

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between which of the following two groups?

The Virginia Plan included which of the following?

The power of the president to veto laws is an example of which of the following?

Describe the competing interests of the small states and large states. How were these conflicting interests resolved in the final version of the Constitution of 1787?

The power of the Supreme Court to declare actions of the other branches of government to be unconstitutional is known as which of the following?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal" are the first words of which of the following documents?

Which of the following is true with regard to the Great Compromise?

A confederation can best be described as which of the following?

Describe the methods of proposing and ratifying a constitutional amendment.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters