Question 1

The provision in the Constitution that makes state law subordinate to federal law is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) supremacy clause 
B) state inferiority clause 
C) necessary and proper clause 
D) full faith and credit clause 
A) supremacy clause 
B) state inferiority clause 
C) necessary and proper clause 
D) full faith and credit clause

Question 2

Which of the following is a congressional check on the president?

Accepted Answer

A) can declare laws unconstitutional 
B) can nominate judges 
C) can refuse to ratify treaties 
D) can pardon persons convicted by federal courts 
A) can declare laws unconstitutional 
B) can nominate judges 
C) can refuse to ratify treaties 
D) can pardon persons convicted by federal courts

Question 3

Which state refused to send a delegation to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A) Massachusetts 
B) Virginia 
C) Rhode Island 
D) Georgia 
A) Massachusetts 
B) Virginia 
C) Rhode Island 
D) Georgia

Question 4

How was Shays's Rebellion finally crushed?

Accepted Answer

A) banks were destroyed or fled 
B) compromise between farmers and banks 
C) federal legal intervention 
D) mercenary army intervention 
A) banks were destroyed or fled 
B) compromise between farmers and banks 
C) federal legal intervention 
D) mercenary army intervention

Question 5

What was the greatest fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate?

Accepted Answer

A) that a weak national government would undermine the survival of the United States 
B) that a strong national government would infringe on the essential liberties of the people 
C) that a powerful judiciary would restrict freedom of religion 
D) that powerful state governments would never assent to the new Constitution 
A) that a weak national government would undermine the survival of the United States 
B) that a strong national government would infringe on the essential liberties of the people 
C) that a powerful judiciary would restrict freedom of religion 
D) that powerful state governments would never assent to the new Constitution

Question 6

The Three-Fifths Compromise specified that only three-fifths of slaves could vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the __________ and confirmed by the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Senate; president 
B) House of Representatives; Senate 
C) president; Senate 
D) Senate; House of Representatives 
A) Senate; president 
B) House of Representatives; Senate 
C) president; Senate 
D) Senate; House of Representatives

Question 8

Why is the House of Representatives sometimes referred to as "the people's house"?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike the Senate,any American citizen can serve in the House of Representatives. 
B) It was originally the only federal decision-making body elected directly by voters in the states. 
C) The House was originally the only branch of government in which women could legally serve. 
D) The American people tend to pay more attention to affairs in the House than in any other branch of government. 
A) Unlike the Senate,any American citizen can serve in the House of Representatives. 
B) It was originally the only federal decision-making body elected directly by voters in the states. 
C) The House was originally the only branch of government in which women could legally serve. 
D) The American people tend to pay more attention to affairs in the House than in any other branch of government.

Question 9

According to the Constitution,who was given specific authority to declare war?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress 
B) the Supreme Court 
C) the president 
D) state legislatures 
A) Congress 
B) the Supreme Court 
C) the president 
D) state legislatures

Question 10

What is the name given to the law that governed people before governments existed?

Accepted Answer

A) original law 
B) Biblical law 
C) natural law 
D) universal law 
A) original law 
B) Biblical law 
C) natural law 
D) universal law

Question 11

How did delegates to the Constitutional Convention sidestep their original mandate?

Accepted Answer

A) They aimed to weaken federal power and give even more power to the individual states. 
B) They quickly decided to scrap the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution. 
C) They desperately tried to find a way to make the existing Articles of Confederation work. 
D) They focused almost exclusively on commerce and navigation between the states. 
A) They aimed to weaken federal power and give even more power to the individual states. 
B) They quickly decided to scrap the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution. 
C) They desperately tried to find a way to make the existing Articles of Confederation work. 
D) They focused almost exclusively on commerce and navigation between the states.

Question 12

These authorized settlement of the colonies in America and were granted by royal action.

Accepted Answer

A) colonial charters 
B) Charter Oak Affair 
C) Magna Carta 
D) Mayflower Compact 
A) colonial charters 
B) Charter Oak Affair 
C) Magna Carta 
D) Mayflower Compact

Question 13

The __________ favored a weak national government and strong state governments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ favored a weak national government...

Question 14

Judicial review,as described in the Constitution,is part of the checks and balances system set forth by James Madiso.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress had no power to tax the people directly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the foundational document from which all subsequent charters intended to limit government derive?

Accepted Answer

A) colonial charters 
B) Declaration of Independence 
C) Magna Carta 
D) Mayflower Compact 
A) colonial charters 
B) Declaration of Independence 
C) Magna Carta 
D) Mayflower Compact

Question 17

The __________ guaranteed the feudal rights of English lords and set the precedent of a limited government.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ guaranteed the feudal rights of...

Question 18

Which of the following philosophers greatly influenced the colonists' views on the role of government?

Accepted Answer

A) John Dewey 
B) John Locke 
C) Martin Heidegger 
D) Michael Foucault 
A) John Dewey 
B) John Locke 
C) Martin Heidegger 
D) Michael Foucault

Question 19

At the founding of our nation,most delegates believed that only which of the following should be able to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) native-born citizens 
B) married men 
C) male property owners 
D) wealthy citizens 
A) native-born citizens 
B) married men 
C) male property owners 
D) wealthy citizens

Question 20

Which of the following debated and adopted the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A) Constitutional Congress 
B) First Continental Congress 
C) Revolutionary Congress 
D) Second Continental Congress 
A) Constitutional Congress 
B) First Continental Congress 
C) Revolutionary Congress 
D) Second Continental Congress

The provision in the Constitution that makes state law subordinate to federal law is the __________.

Which of the following is a congressional check on the president?

Which state refused to send a delegation to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

How was Shays's Rebellion finally crushed?

What was the greatest fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate?

The Three-Fifths Compromise specified that only three-fifths of slaves could vote.

Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the and confirmed by the .

Why is the House of Representatives sometimes referred to as "the people's house"?

According to the Constitution,who was given specific authority to declare war?

What is the name given to the law that governed people before governments existed?

How did delegates to the Constitutional Convention sidestep their original mandate?

These authorized settlement of the colonies in America and were granted by royal action.

The __________ favored a weak national government and strong state governments.

Judicial review,as described in the Constitution,is part of the checks and balances system set forth by James Madiso.

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress had no power to tax the people directly.

What is the foundational document from which all subsequent charters intended to limit government derive?

The __________ guaranteed the feudal rights of English lords and set the precedent of a limited government.

Which of the following philosophers greatly influenced the colonists' views on the role of government?

At the founding of our nation,most delegates believed that only which of the following should be able to vote?

Which of the following debated and adopted the Declaration of Independence?

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Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More

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Exam 3: The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Power

The provision in the Constitution that makes state law subordinate to federal law is the __________.

Which of the following is a congressional check on the president?

Which state refused to send a delegation to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

How was Shays's Rebellion finally crushed?

What was the greatest fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate?

The Three-Fifths Compromise specified that only three-fifths of slaves could vote.

Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the __________ and confirmed by the __________.

Why is the House of Representatives sometimes referred to as "the people's house"?

According to the Constitution,who was given specific authority to declare war?

What is the name given to the law that governed people before governments existed?

How did delegates to the Constitutional Convention sidestep their original mandate?

These authorized settlement of the colonies in America and were granted by royal action.

The __________ favored a weak national government and strong state governments.

Judicial review,as described in the Constitution,is part of the checks and balances system set forth by James Madiso.

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress had no power to tax the people directly.

What is the foundational document from which all subsequent charters intended to limit government derive?

The __________ guaranteed the feudal rights of English lords and set the precedent of a limited government.

Which of the following philosophers greatly influenced the colonists' views on the role of government?

At the founding of our nation,most delegates believed that only which of the following should be able to vote?

Which of the following debated and adopted the Declaration of Independence?

Politics: Who Gets What,When and How 1

Political Culture: Ideas in Conflict

Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power

Opinion and Participation: Thinking and Acting in Politics

Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda

Political Parties: Organizing Politics

Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs

Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More

Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill

The President: White House Politics

The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics

Courts Judicial Politics

Politics and Personal Liberty

Politics and Civil Rights

Politics and the Economy

Politics and Social Welfare

Politics and National Security

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Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the and confirmed by the .