Exam 2: The Constitution

The set of proposals to the Constitutional Convention calling for a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote, regardless of population size, was known as the ________.

Shays's Rebellion was a revolt of

The preamble to the US Constitution states the purpose of the Constitution.

Prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures is found in the ________ Amendment.

Article I, Section 8, is known as the elastic clause because it allows for judicial review.

The __________ argued in favor of the ratification of the US Constitution.

Which of the following is NOT one of the provisions of the U.S. Constitution?

The supremacy clause of the Constitution creates the basis for a more centralized federal system.

A social contract suggests that government is only legitimate if created by the people.

Which of the following statements is true about ratification of the Constitution?

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

How did the framers of the Constitution create the context for ratification?

The Constitution is a fundamental _________ factor influencing all of American political life.

One of the central worries that the founders addressed during the Constitutional Convention was

What do the key omissions of the Declaration of Independence (e.g., political status of women and minorities) say about early American's views of equality?

The theory of republicanism is based on direct democracy and majority rule.

The philosopher who exercised the principal influence on Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, especially its ideas of natural rights and government based on popular consent, was ________.

Which of the following was approved at the Constitutional Convention with respect to the institution of slavery?

Based on representation, the Virginia plan favored large states.

Let us say that the state of California has 52 members in the U.S. House of Representatives. How many votes does the state of California have in the Electoral College?