Exam 2: The Revolution and the Constitution

Have the complexities and dangers of the twenty-first century rendered our government essentially national, or do state and local governments still have important roles to play?

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Question 21

Federalism is a constitutional arrangement whereby governmental powers are ___.

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Question 22

Which two of the following characteristics of American government are discussed in the Constitution?

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Question 23

In the struggle to ratify the Constitution, how did the Federalists defend their argument that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary?

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Question 24

On the eve of the Constitutional Convention, some of the governments of the states, at least as colonies, had been in existence for 150 years.

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Question 25

Discuss the Great Compromise as fully yet succinctly as possible.

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Question 26

Which one of the following delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was least skeptical of the people's ability to play a constructive role in government?

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Question 27

How is Article I of the Constitution unique relative to Articles II and III?

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Question 28

Which plan ultimately served as the most influential model for the Constitution and what were some of its major features?

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Question 29

Discuss the separation of powers and checks and balances within the framework provided by the first three articles of the U.S. Constitution.

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Question 30

In the struggle for ratification of the Constitution, which side opposed ratification?

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Question 31

From what class of society did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention come and was this class representative of the average American?

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Question 32

The greatest growth in the number of democracies has happened in the last twenty years.

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Question 33

During the colonial period, governors, backed by the power and majesty of the British King and Parliament, ruled the colonies with practically no limitations on their power.

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Question 34

In what way does a representative government differ from a direct democracy?

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Question 35

What did the Declaratory Act of 1766 state regarding the authority of the British King and Parliament over the colonies?

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Question 36

Why was the Annapolis Convention of 1786 held?

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Question 37

Between 1700 and the start of the American Revolution, what did the population of the colonies do every twenty years?

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Question 38

Article VI of the Constitution declares that the _______are the supreme law of the land.

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Question 39

What ideas from John Locke appeared in the Declaration of Independence?

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Have the complexities and dangers of the twenty-first century rendered our government essentially national, or do state and local governments still have important roles to play?

Federalism is a constitutional arrangement whereby governmental powers are ___.

Which two of the following characteristics of American government are discussed in the Constitution?

In the struggle to ratify the Constitution, how did the Federalists defend their argument that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary?

On the eve of the Constitutional Convention, some of the governments of the states, at least as colonies, had been in existence for 150 years.

Discuss the Great Compromise as fully yet succinctly as possible.

Which one of the following delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was least skeptical of the people's ability to play a constructive role in government?

How is Article I of the Constitution unique relative to Articles II and III?

Which plan ultimately served as the most influential model for the Constitution and what were some of its major features?

Discuss the separation of powers and checks and balances within the framework provided by the first three articles of the U.S. Constitution.

In the struggle for ratification of the Constitution, which side opposed ratification?

From what class of society did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention come and was this class representative of the average American?

The greatest growth in the number of democracies has happened in the last twenty years.

During the colonial period, governors, backed by the power and majesty of the British King and Parliament, ruled the colonies with practically no limitations on their power.

In what way does a representative government differ from a direct democracy?

What did the Declaratory Act of 1766 state regarding the authority of the British King and Parliament over the colonies?

Why was the Annapolis Convention of 1786 held?

Between 1700 and the start of the American Revolution, what did the population of the colonies do every twenty years?

Article VI of the Constitution declares that the _______are the supreme law of the land.

What ideas from John Locke appeared in the Declaration of Independence?

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Federalism and American Political Development

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The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence

Political Parties: Winning the Right to Govern

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Congress: Partisanship, Polarization, and Gridlock

The President: Governing in Uncertain Times

Bureaucracy: Redesigning Government for the Twenty-First Century

The Federal Courts: Activism Versus Restraint

Civil Liberties: Ordered Liberty in America

Civil Rights: Where Liberty and Equality Collide

Government, the Economy, and Domestic Policy

Americas Global Role in the Twenty-First Century

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