Question 1

Which office did the framers design to be directly elected by the people?

Accepted Answer

A) a U.S.representative 
B) a U.S.senator 
C) a U.S.president 
D) a U.S.vice president 
A) a U.S.representative 
B) a U.S.senator 
C) a U.S.president 
D) a U.S.vice president

Question 2

Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Accepted Answer

A) It allowed for a political agreement between the North and the South. 
B) It allowed for a political agreement between large states and small states. 
C) It permanently outlawed the slave trade. 
D) It temporarily outlawed slavery. 
A) It allowed for a political agreement between the North and the South. 
B) It allowed for a political agreement between large states and small states. 
C) It permanently outlawed the slave trade. 
D) It temporarily outlawed slavery.

Question 3

The three branches of government created by the Constitution are

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A) constitutional,elected,and appointed. 
B) executive,legislative,and judicial. 
C) federal,state,and local. 
D) military,courts,and bureaucracy. 
A) constitutional,elected,and appointed. 
B) executive,legislative,and judicial. 
C) federal,state,and local. 
D) military,courts,and bureaucracy.

Question 4

The "comity" provision of Article IV of the Constitution was designed to promote national unity by

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A) asserting that the federal constitution,and federal law generally,take precedence over state laws and even state constitutions. 
B) claiming that powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government were reserved for the states. 
C) prohibiting state governments from discriminating against citizens of other states in favor of their own citizens. 
D) outlawing government discrimination on the basis of race,ethnicity,and gender. 
A) asserting that the federal constitution,and federal law generally,take precedence over state laws and even state constitutions. 
B) claiming that powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government were reserved for the states. 
C) prohibiting state governments from discriminating against citizens of other states in favor of their own citizens. 
D) outlawing government discrimination on the basis of race,ethnicity,and gender.

Question 5

How was political power in the Continental Congress divided under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A) Each state had an equal vote. 
B) Each state's votes were proportionate to its population. 
C) Each state's power depended on its geographic size. 
D) Each state's power depended on its economic wealth. 
A) Each state had an equal vote. 
B) Each state's votes were proportionate to its population. 
C) Each state's power depended on its geographic size. 
D) Each state's power depended on its economic wealth.

Question 6

The writing of the Constitution demonstrates the

Accepted Answer

A) marriage of interests and principles. 
B) triumph of self-interest over the common good. 
C) epitome of civic virtue. 
D) triumph of the common good over self-interest. 
A) marriage of interests and principles. 
B) triumph of self-interest over the common good. 
C) epitome of civic virtue. 
D) triumph of the common good over self-interest.

Question 7

The electoral college is

Accepted Answer

A) an expression of direct democracy. 
B) designed to select the president of the United States. 
C) the institution that originally selected U.S.senators. 
D) the federal organization that oversees the operation of all elections held in the
United States. 
A) an expression of direct democracy. 
B) designed to select the president of the United States. 
C) the institution that originally selected U.S.senators. 
D) the federal organization that oversees the operation of all elections held in the
United States.

Question 8

The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in

Accepted Answer

A) New York City. 
B) Philadelphia. 
C) Washington,D.C. 
D) Richmond,Virginia. 
A) New York City. 
B) Philadelphia. 
C) Washington,D.C. 
D) Richmond,Virginia.

Question 9

The expressed powers of Congress are listed in ________ of the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) Article I,Section 8 
B) Article II,Section 1 
C) Article III,Section 2 
D) the Bill of Rights 
A) Article I,Section 8 
B) Article II,Section 1 
C) Article III,Section 2 
D) the Bill of Rights

Question 10

Which of the following statements best summarizes "contract theory" as spelled out by philosopher Thomas Hobbes?

Accepted Answer

A) The government should be required to return to citizens any excess taxation revenue that is collected in a given year. 
B) Each citizen should be required to serve in the military for at least two years starting at the age of 18. 
C) The people of a country voluntarily give up some freedom in exchange for an ordered society. 
D) Every business should be managed by the government in order to ensure an equitable distribution of wealth. 
A) The government should be required to return to citizens any excess taxation revenue that is collected in a given year. 
B) Each citizen should be required to serve in the military for at least two years starting at the age of 18. 
C) The people of a country voluntarily give up some freedom in exchange for an ordered society. 
D) Every business should be managed by the government in order to ensure an equitable distribution of wealth.

Question 11

Which of the following possesses the sole power to create revenue bills?

Accepted Answer

A) the House of Representatives 
B) the Senate 
C) the president 
D) the Treasury Department 
A) the House of Representatives 
B) the Senate 
C) the president 
D) the Treasury Department

Question 12

Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around which slogan?

Accepted Answer

A) "No taxation without representation" 
B) "Give me liberty or give me death" 
C) "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 
D) "Don't tread on me" 
A) "No taxation without representation" 
B) "Give me liberty or give me death" 
C) "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 
D) "Don't tread on me"

Question 13

The Federalists believed that the most apparent source of tyranny was

Accepted Answer

A) the king of Great Britain. 
B) the popular majority. 
C) the northern merchants. 
D) the landowning elite. 
A) the king of Great Britain. 
B) the popular majority. 
C) the northern merchants. 
D) the landowning elite.

Question 14

The Articles of Confederation were concerned primarily with

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A) creating a unitary form of government. 
B) creating a federal form of government. 
C) creating a government in which the states were largely subservient to the national government. 
D) limiting the powers of the central government. 
A) creating a unitary form of government. 
B) creating a federal form of government. 
C) creating a government in which the states were largely subservient to the national government. 
D) limiting the powers of the central government.

Question 15

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) imposed large tariffs on luxury goods arriving on American lands through East Coast ports. 
B) established the principles of land surveying and landownership that governed America's westward expansion. 
C) redistributed the property of British loyalists to small farmers who supported the revolution. 
D) provided 40 acres of free land to all immigrants from western and northern European countries. 
A) imposed large tariffs on luxury goods arriving on American lands through East Coast ports. 
B) established the principles of land surveying and landownership that governed America's westward expansion. 
C) redistributed the property of British loyalists to small farmers who supported the revolution. 
D) provided 40 acres of free land to all immigrants from western and northern European countries.

Question 16

On the subject of representation,Antifederalists wanted

Accepted Answer

A) representative bodies that resembled those represented to the highest degree. 
B) representatives who would reflect commercial interests. 
C) as few representatives as possible. 
D) representatives who were significantly more educated and wealthier than the majority of the public. 
A) representative bodies that resembled those represented to the highest degree. 
B) representatives who would reflect commercial interests. 
C) as few representatives as possible. 
D) representatives who were significantly more educated and wealthier than the majority of the public.

Question 17

Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers?

Accepted Answer

A) James Madison,John Jay,and Alexander Hamilton 
B) John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,and Thomas Jefferson 
C) Charles Beard,Daniel Shays,and Paul Revere 
D) James Madison,John Adams,and Thomas Jefferson 
A) James Madison,John Jay,and Alexander Hamilton 
B) John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,and Thomas Jefferson 
C) Charles Beard,Daniel Shays,and Paul Revere 
D) James Madison,John Adams,and Thomas Jefferson

Question 18

The five men appointed by Second Continental Congress in 1776 to write a statement about
American independence from British rule were Robert Livingston,John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,Roger Sherman,and

Accepted Answer

A) John Hancock. 
B) Thomas Jefferson. 
C) George Washington. 
D) Samuel Adams. 
A) John Hancock. 
B) Thomas Jefferson. 
C) George Washington. 
D) Samuel Adams.

Question 19

Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu was a French political thinker who argued that

Accepted Answer

A) democratic governments inevitably descend into anarchy. 
B) slavery was morally just if used as punishment for a crime. 
C) government must take ownership over the means of economic production. 
D) power needed to be balanced by power as a bulwark against tyranny. 
A) democratic governments inevitably descend into anarchy. 
B) slavery was morally just if used as punishment for a crime. 
C) government must take ownership over the means of economic production. 
D) power needed to be balanced by power as a bulwark against tyranny.

Question 20

In the United States,the right to private property is

Accepted Answer

A) explicitly stated in Article I of the Constitution. 
B) explicitly stated in Article II of the Constitution. 
C) explicitly mentioned in the First Amendment. 
D) not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. 
A) explicitly stated in Article I of the Constitution. 
B) explicitly stated in Article II of the Constitution. 
C) explicitly mentioned in the First Amendment. 
D) not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.

Which office did the framers design to be directly elected by the people?

Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

The three branches of government created by the Constitution are

The "comity" provision of Article IV of the Constitution was designed to promote national unity by

How was political power in the Continental Congress divided under the Articles of Confederation?

The writing of the Constitution demonstrates the

The electoral college is

The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in

The expressed powers of Congress are listed in ________ of the U.S.Constitution.

Which of the following statements best summarizes "contract theory" as spelled out by philosopher Thomas Hobbes?

Which of the following possesses the sole power to create revenue bills?

Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around which slogan?

The Federalists believed that the most apparent source of tyranny was

The Articles of Confederation were concerned primarily with

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was significant because it

On the subject of representation,Antifederalists wanted

Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers?

The five men appointed by Second Continental Congress in 1776 to write a statement about American independence from British rule were Robert Livingston,John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,Roger Sherman,and

Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu was a French political thinker who argued that

In the United States,the right to private property is

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Exam 2: The Founding and the Constitution

Which office did the framers design to be directly elected by the people?

Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

The three branches of government created by the Constitution are

The "comity" provision of Article IV of the Constitution was designed to promote national unity by

How was political power in the Continental Congress divided under the Articles of Confederation?

The writing of the Constitution demonstrates the

The electoral college is

The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in

The expressed powers of Congress are listed in ________ of the U.S.Constitution.

Which of the following statements best summarizes "contract theory" as spelled out by philosopher Thomas Hobbes?

Which of the following possesses the sole power to create revenue bills?

Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around which slogan?

The Federalists believed that the most apparent source of tyranny was

The Articles of Confederation were concerned primarily with

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was significant because it

On the subject of representation,Antifederalists wanted

Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers?

The five men appointed by Second Continental Congress in 1776 to write a statement about American independence from British rule were Robert Livingston,John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,Roger Sherman,and

Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu was a French political thinker who argued that

In the United States,the right to private property is

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters