Question 1

Which of the following most directly protects individuals' civil liberties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Second Treatise of Civil Government 
B)  The Federalist Papers 
C)  the Bill of Rights 
D)  the Declaration of Independence 
A)  Second Treatise of Civil Government 
B)  The Federalist Papers 
C)  the Bill of Rights 
D)  the Declaration of Independence

Question 2

Describe the Equal Rights Amendment.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Discuss the co

Question 3

In what year was the U.S.Constitution ratified?

Accepted Answer

A)  1776 
B)  1788 
C)  1791 
D)  1797 
A)  1776 
B)  1788 
C)  1791 
D)  1797

Question 4

Which of the following debated and drafted the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Common Sense Committee 
B)  the Continental Congress 
C)  the Committees of Correspondence 
D)  the Constitutional Convention 
A)  the Common Sense Committee 
B)  the Continental Congress 
C)  the Committees of Correspondence 
D)  the Constitutional Convention

Question 5

Which constitutional plan called for representation in Congress to be based on state population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican Plan 
B)  Democratic Plan 
C)  Virginia Plan 
D)  New Jersey Plan 
A)  Republican Plan 
B)  Democratic Plan 
C)  Virginia Plan 
D)  New Jersey Plan

Question 6

The Constitution was ratified in 1776.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a reason for the separation of powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure the power of the executive 
B)  to promote the general welfare 
C)  to prevent tyranny by any one branch 
D)  to prevent gridlock in government 
A)  to ensure the power of the executive 
B)  to promote the general welfare 
C)  to prevent tyranny by any one branch 
D)  to prevent gridlock in government

Question 8

Discuss the developments that led to the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that t

Question 9

__________ was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Committee of Correspondence 
B)  The Federalist Papers 
C)  Mercantilism 
D)  Shays's Rebellion 
A)  The Committee of Correspondence 
B)  The Federalist Papers 
C)  Mercantilism 
D)  Shays's Rebellion

Question 10

Under a __________ system,power is shared among the executive,legislative,and judicial branches.Each of these three branches is relatively independent so that one cannot control the others.

Accepted Answer

separation

Question 11

Explain what inspired the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Detail the pro

Question 12

What was the subject of the Connecticut Compromise?

Accepted Answer

A)  the legality of slavery 
B)  the form of the legislative branch 
C)  the number of Supreme Court justices 
D)  the form of the executive branch 
A)  the legality of slavery 
B)  the form of the legislative branch 
C)  the number of Supreme Court justices 
D)  the form of the executive branch

Question 13

The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the Bill of Rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following most directly protects individuals' civil liberties?

Describe the Equal Rights Amendment.

In what year was the U.S.Constitution ratified?

Which of the following debated and drafted the Declaration of Independence?

Which constitutional plan called for representation in Congress to be based on state population?

The Constitution was ratified in 1776.

Which of the following is a reason for the separation of powers?

Discuss the developments that led to the American Revolution.

__________ was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts.

Under a __________ system,power is shared among the executive,legislative,and judicial branches.Each of these three branches is relatively independent so that one cannot control the others.

Explain what inspired the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

What was the subject of the Connecticut Compromise?

The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the Bill of Rights.

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Exam 2: The Constitution

Which of the following most directly protects individuals' civil liberties?

Describe the Equal Rights Amendment.

In what year was the U.S.Constitution ratified?

Which of the following debated and drafted the Declaration of Independence?

Which constitutional plan called for representation in Congress to be based on state population?

The Constitution was ratified in 1776.

Which of the following is a reason for the separation of powers?

Discuss the developments that led to the American Revolution.

__________ was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts.

Under a __________ system,power is shared among the executive,legislative,and judicial branches.Each of these three branches is relatively independent so that one cannot control the others.

Explain what inspired the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

What was the subject of the Connecticut Compromise?

The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the Bill of Rights.

Introducing Government in America

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: The Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Understanding Health Care, Environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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