Exam 1: Constitutional Origins

How many men served one-year terms under the Articles of Confederation?

President Monroe ordering General Andrew Jackson to chase raiding parties of Seminole Indians, which had not yet entered the United States, back to their base in central Florida without consulting Congress is an example of the constitutional ambiguity surrounding __________.

In which of the The Federalist Papers did Hamilton argue that a feeble executive would lead to a feeble government?

Which institution had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

The four executive departments authorized by the Confederation Congress in 1781 were __________.

Of the thirteen states, how many sent delegates to the 1787 Philadelphia convention?

If you were attending the Constitutional Convention and had fears of making the executive too powerful, you would have supported a __________ executive.

What was the one issue on which all the delegates in attendance at the 1787 Philadelphia convention agreed?

Deliberations for the structure of the American presidency were based on what consideration?

In which area of presidential power is the language of Article II most specific?

The Electoral College addressed the tensions that existed between small and large states in the new republic by __________.

Under the new Constitution, the independence of the presidency would be achieved through __________.

If you were opposed to the idea of a plural executive at the Constitutional Convention, to which of the following would you have pointed as an example of the weaknesses of that system?

How are the core principles of executive independence articulated in Federalist 51 maintained even though the Constitution formally ties the president to the legislative and judicial branches under the arrangement of powers created at the Constitutional Convention in 1787? Use examples to support your points.

__________ is the number of members of an assembly that is needed for a binding vote to occur.

The method of selecting the president and the vice president of the United States is known as the __________.

Which restriction was placed on the presidency under the new Constitution?

Who offered the most robust defense of a strong national government?

The ambiguity in Article II is in part the result of __________.

The purpose of having compensation for members of each branch of government depend as little as possible on what the members of other branches receive was the creation of a(n) __________ executive.