Exam 2: The Founding and the Constitution

Describe and analyze the conflicts and compromises that occurred during the drafting of the Constitution. What was the conflict between the large and small states, and how did the Great Compromise resolve it? What was the nature of the conflict regarding slavery during the Philadelphia Convention? How did the Three-fifths Compromise address this conflict?

What was the most common form of taxation during the colonial era?

Which of the following is true about the Annapolis Convention?

Brutus and Federal Farmer were two pseudonyms used by the ________.

Procedures outlining how to amend the Constitution are found in Article ________.

What was the purpose of the Annapolis Convention?

According to the authors of the text, which sector of society did not have interests that were important to colonial politics?

Montesquieu called ________ the principle of giving each branch of government its own constituency.

What is the term length of a federal judge?

The process of ratifying the Constitution generated extensive debates. Why did the Antifederalists object to the Constitution? What were the rejoinders of the Federalists? In your opinion, who had the better arguments, and why?

Judicial review is the power of

Which of the following is true about the Articles of Confederation?

The essential dilemma of a limited government raised by the ratification debates is

Bicameralism is a constitutional principle that means the division of

James Madison believed that the greatest conflict of interests in the Philadelphia Convention was between ________ and ________.

In order to signify that the enumerated powers were meant to be a source of strength to the national government and not a limitation on it, the framers of the federal Constitution

During the Philadelphia Convention, the New Jersey Plan was supported by ________.

Who were the writers of the Federalist Papers?

Each of the following was an Antifederalist EXCEPT ________.

All of the following are constitutional powers of the president EXCEPT the power to ________.