Question 1

The Articles of Confederation failed because

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A) they did not provide an effective means for the government to raise money. 
B) they did not include an independent leader to direct the government. 
C) they did not give the government the power to regulate commerce. 
D) they did not provide an effective means for the government to raise money, they did not include an independent leader to direct the government, and they did not give the government the power to regulate commerce. 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) they did not provide an effective means for the government to raise money. 
B) they did not include an independent leader to direct the government. 
C) they did not give the government the power to regulate commerce. 
D) they did not provide an effective means for the government to raise money, they did not include an independent leader to direct the government, and they did not give the government the power to regulate commerce. 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 2

The _________ Amendment protects against excessive bail,excessive fines,and cruel and unusual punishment.

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A) First 
B) Second 
C) Fourth 
D) Eighth 
E) Thirteenth 
A) First 
B) Second 
C) Fourth 
D) Eighth 
E) Thirteenth

Question 3

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was

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A) the power it granted to tax. 
B) the omission of a bill of rights. 
C) its failure to abolish slavery. 
D) the lack of court structure below the Supreme Court. 
E) inclusion of the plural executive. 
A) the power it granted to tax. 
B) the omission of a bill of rights. 
C) its failure to abolish slavery. 
D) the lack of court structure below the Supreme Court. 
E) inclusion of the plural executive.

Question 4

Explain the difference between enumerated and implied powers,and cite some examples of each.

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Enumerated powers are specific powers gr

Question 5

Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plans,and describe how the Great Compromise resolved their conflicts.​

Accepted Answer

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Pla

Question 6

Shays's Rebellion consisted of

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A) Massachusetts residents protesting New Hampshire's import tax on their state's products. 
B) farmers trying to prevent foreclosure on their property for debts and taxes owed. 
C) Massachusetts residents protesting the national government's tax on liquor. 
D) Bostonians throwing British tea into Boston Harbor. 
E) tobacco farmers protesting tariffs on their crops. 
A) Massachusetts residents protesting New Hampshire's import tax on their state's products. 
B) farmers trying to prevent foreclosure on their property for debts and taxes owed. 
C) Massachusetts residents protesting the national government's tax on liquor. 
D) Bostonians throwing British tea into Boston Harbor. 
E) tobacco farmers protesting tariffs on their crops.

Question 7

One similarity between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was that both plans

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A) provided for a legislature with two houses. 
B) based representation on state population. 
C) specified the creation of a system of national courts. 
D) left unspecified how many people might comprise the executive. 
E) gave the executive the right to veto legislation. 
A) provided for a legislature with two houses. 
B) based representation on state population. 
C) specified the creation of a system of national courts. 
D) left unspecified how many people might comprise the executive. 
E) gave the executive the right to veto legislation.

Question 8

Discuss the conflicts,and actions in response to them,​ that led to the Revolutionary War.

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The conflicts that led to the Revolution

Question 9

Under separation of powers,the U.S.system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of

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A) federalism. 
B) republicanism. 
C) authority. 
D) economic manipulation. 
E) checks and balances. 
A) federalism. 
B) republicanism. 
C) authority. 
D) economic manipulation. 
E) checks and balances.

Question 10

Article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing​

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A) ​separation of powers and checks and balances. 
B) ​the supremacy clause and the no religious test clause. 
C) ​the unitary executive and the supremacy clause. 
D) ​the commerce power and the full faith and credit clause. 
E) ​the three-fifths compromise and the no religious test clause. 
A) ​separation of powers and checks and balances. 
B) ​the supremacy clause and the no religious test clause. 
C) ​the unitary executive and the supremacy clause. 
D) ​the commerce power and the full faith and credit clause. 
E) ​the three-fifths compromise and the no religious test clause.

Question 11

The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of​

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A) ​representation of slaves. 
B) ​representation in the electoral college. 
C) ​appointments to the federal judiciary. 
D) ​taxation of trade between states. 
E) ​procedures for amending the constitution. 
A) ​representation of slaves. 
B) ​representation in the electoral college. 
C) ​appointments to the federal judiciary. 
D) ​taxation of trade between states. 
E) ​procedures for amending the constitution.

Question 12

Unless they are impeached,federal judges serve

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A) for two years. 
B) for ten years. 
C) for twenty years. 
D) for life. 
E) on the grace of the executive. 
A) for two years. 
B) for ten years. 
C) for twenty years. 
D) for life. 
E) on the grace of the executive.

Question 13

Summarize Madison's Federalist No.10 definition of factions and his argument for how the Constitution would control them.

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In Federalist No. 10, James Madison defi

Question 14

The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that

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A) the national government would be weakened if limits on its powers were listed. 
B) states could use the power of nullification if national laws violated individual liberties. 
C) the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because the government was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary. 
D) the states could easily withdraw from the Union if the national government violated individual liberties. 
E) the design of the institutions of government would preclude them from abusing rights anyway. 
A) the national government would be weakened if limits on its powers were listed. 
B) states could use the power of nullification if national laws violated individual liberties. 
C) the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because the government was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary. 
D) the states could easily withdraw from the Union if the national government violated individual liberties. 
E) the design of the institutions of government would preclude them from abusing rights anyway.

Question 15

The original draft of the Declaration of Independence

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A) did not mention slavery. 
B) condemned slavery but did not call for its end. 
C) specified that slaves did not count as human beings. 
D) called for the end of slavery everywhere. 
E) condemned the king's support of the slave trade. 
A) did not mention slavery. 
B) condemned slavery but did not call for its end. 
C) specified that slaves did not count as human beings. 
D) called for the end of slavery everywhere. 
E) condemned the king's support of the slave trade.

Question 16

In the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

Accepted Answer

A) James Madison 
B) John Adams 
C) John Hancock 
D) Joseph Ellis 
E) John Locke 
A) James Madison 
B) John Adams 
C) John Hancock 
D) Joseph Ellis 
E) John Locke

Question 17

The Great Compromise provided for

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A) a two-chamber legislature with equal representation for all states. 
B) a two-chamber legislature with equal representation for all states in one chamber and population-based representation in the other. 
C) a one-chamber legislature with representation based on population. 
D) a two-chamber legislature with representation based on population. 
E) upper-house members elected separately from lower-house members. 
A) a two-chamber legislature with equal representation for all states. 
B) a two-chamber legislature with equal representation for all states in one chamber and population-based representation in the other. 
C) a one-chamber legislature with representation based on population. 
D) a two-chamber legislature with representation based on population. 
E) upper-house members elected separately from lower-house members.

Question 18

The Daughters of Liberty opposed British rule by

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A) organizing large public protest marches. 
B) dumping tea into Boston Harbor. 
C) refusing to marry, date, or associate with British loyalists. 
D) engaging in violent guerilla actions. 
E) spinning their own cloth and using colonial products rather than buying imported British products. 
A) organizing large public protest marches. 
B) dumping tea into Boston Harbor. 
C) refusing to marry, date, or associate with British loyalists. 
D) engaging in violent guerilla actions. 
E) spinning their own cloth and using colonial products rather than buying imported British products.

Question 19

The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to​

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A) protect states' rights. 
B) ​​create a strong central authority to protect the states from foreign invasion. 
C) ​reduce the power of the executive, who had come to be seen as too much like a monarch. 
D) ​ensure that the judiciary had the ability to decide which laws were constitutional. 
E) ​create a system in which states would be represented on the basis of their population. 
A) protect states' rights. 
B) ​​create a strong central authority to protect the states from foreign invasion. 
C) ​reduce the power of the executive, who had come to be seen as too much like a monarch. 
D) ​ensure that the judiciary had the ability to decide which laws were constitutional. 
E) ​create a system in which states would be represented on the basis of their population.

Question 20

According to Madison in Federalist No.10,the most common and durable source of factions has been

Accepted Answer

A) religious disputes. 
B) monarchy. 
C) slavery. 
D) democracy. 
E) unequal distribution of property. 
A) religious disputes. 
B) monarchy. 
C) slavery. 
D) democracy. 
E) unequal distribution of property.

The Articles of Confederation failed because

The _________ Amendment protects against excessive bail,excessive fines,and cruel and unusual punishment.

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was

Explain the difference between enumerated and implied powers,and cite some examples of each.

Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plans,and describe how the Great Compromise resolved their conflicts.

Shays's Rebellion consisted of

One similarity between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was that both plans

Discuss the conflicts,and actions in response to them, that led to the Revolutionary War.

Under separation of powers,the U.S.system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of

Article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing

The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of

Unless they are impeached,federal judges serve

Summarize Madison's Federalist No.10 definition of factions and his argument for how the Constitution would control them.

The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that

The original draft of the Declaration of Independence

In the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

The Great Compromise provided for

The Daughters of Liberty opposed British rule by

The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to

According to Madison in Federalist No.10,the most common and durable source of factions has been

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

Exam 3: The Constitution

The Articles of Confederation failed because

The _________ Amendment protects against excessive bail,excessive fines,and cruel and unusual punishment.

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was

Explain the difference between enumerated and implied powers,and cite some examples of each.

Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plans,and describe how the Great Compromise resolved their conflicts.​

Shays's Rebellion consisted of

One similarity between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was that both plans

Discuss the conflicts,and actions in response to them,​ that led to the Revolutionary War.

Under separation of powers,the U.S.system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of

Article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing​

The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of​

Unless they are impeached,federal judges serve

Summarize Madison's Federalist No.10 definition of factions and his argument for how the Constitution would control them.

The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that

The original draft of the Declaration of Independence

In the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

The Great Compromise provided for

The Daughters of Liberty opposed British rule by

The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to​

According to Madison in Federalist No.10,the most common and durable source of factions has been

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

Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plans,and describe how the Great Compromise resolved their conflicts.

Discuss the conflicts,and actions in response to them, that led to the Revolutionary War.

Article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing

The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of

The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to