Question 1

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)was never ratified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would

Accepted Answer

A) provide for elite control,endanger liberty,and weaken the states. 
B) produce more democratic elements than desirable for a strong central government. 
C) give too much power to the states. 
D) promote pluralism,which would threaten liberty. 
E) All of the above are true. 
A) provide for elite control,endanger liberty,and weaken the states. 
B) produce more democratic elements than desirable for a strong central government. 
C) give too much power to the states. 
D) promote pluralism,which would threaten liberty. 
E) All of the above are true.

Question 3

An amendment to the Constitution may be proposed by

Accepted Answer

A) a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress. 
B) a national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. 
C) the request of the president of the United States. 
D) All of these are true. 
E) None of these is true. 
A) a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress. 
B) a national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. 
C) the request of the president of the United States. 
D) All of these are true. 
E) None of these is true.

Question 4

According to John Locke,the "state of nature" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a state in which there are no formal laws or government. 
B) a state of uninhabited territory ripe for government control. 
C) a state ruled by the people,or a democracy. 
D) a state in which human law is able to create natural rights. 
E) All of the above are true. 
A) a state in which there are no formal laws or government. 
B) a state of uninhabited territory ripe for government control. 
C) a state ruled by the people,or a democracy. 
D) a state in which human law is able to create natural rights. 
E) All of the above are true.

Question 5

Technology has diminished the separation between the people and those who exercise power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was the significance of the Annapolis meeting?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the first national convention of women demanding the right to vote. 
B) It issued the Declaration of Independence. 
C) It dissolved the Continental Congress. 
D) It selected George Washington as the first post-Revolutionary president. 
E) It issued the first call for the Constitutional Convention,which would form in Philadelphia in 1787. 
A) It was the first national convention of women demanding the right to vote. 
B) It issued the Declaration of Independence. 
C) It dissolved the Continental Congress. 
D) It selected George Washington as the first post-Revolutionary president. 
E) It issued the first call for the Constitutional Convention,which would form in Philadelphia in 1787.

Question 7

The Constitution established a federal system of government that divided the power of the government between a national government and individual states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The British government stepped up its control over the American colonies with new taxes and stronger commerce right after

Accepted Answer

A) King Philip's War. 
B) the assassination of the Duke of Windsor. 
C) King George's War. 
D) the Civil War. 
E) the French and Indian War. 
A) King Philip's War. 
B) the assassination of the Duke of Windsor. 
C) King George's War. 
D) the Civil War. 
E) the French and Indian War.

Question 10

Some have referred to the Constitution as a conservative victory.In what ways were the Framers less interested in republican liberty than in property and social order? Was this necessary for the country's survival,or was it purely selfishness on the part of the Framers?

Accepted Answer

The Framers of the Constitution were ind

Question 11

John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government set down the principles of natural rights,limited government,and consent of the governed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Two key elements of the Madisonian model were to

Accepted Answer

A) keep most of the government beyond the control of a popular majority and separate the powers of different institutions. 
B) promote state power while separating the powers of different national institutions. 
C) keep as much of the government as possible beyond the control of a popular majority and extend the right to vote to everyone. 
D) combine the powers of different institutions and create a powerful presidency. 
E) require a system of checks and balances and extend democracy. 
A) keep most of the government beyond the control of a popular majority and separate the powers of different institutions. 
B) promote state power while separating the powers of different national institutions. 
C) keep as much of the government as possible beyond the control of a popular majority and extend the right to vote to everyone. 
D) combine the powers of different institutions and create a powerful presidency. 
E) require a system of checks and balances and extend democracy.

Question 13

Over time and through a series of amendments that have expanded voting rights,the U.S.Constitution has become more democratic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What was the purpose of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A) To give African Americans the right to vote 
B) To give women the right to vote 
C) To prohibit flag burning 
D) To lower the voting age to 18 
E) To abolish slavery 
A) To give African Americans the right to vote 
B) To give women the right to vote 
C) To prohibit flag burning 
D) To lower the voting age to 18 
E) To abolish slavery

Question 15

Benjamin Franklin is author of the Second Treatise of Civil Government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The ____________,offered as a proposal at the Constitutional Convention,called for giving each state in Congress representation in proportion to the state's share of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) New Jersey Plan 
B) Connecticut Plan 
C) Virginia Plan 
D) Rhode Island Plan 
E) New York Plan 
A) New Jersey Plan 
B) Connecticut Plan 
C) Virginia Plan 
D) Rhode Island Plan 
E) New York Plan

Question 17

Madison was most fearful of tyranny of the _________; one result in the U.S.Constitution was the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) minority; Bill of Rights 
B) majority; Bill of Rights 
C) minority; separation of powers 
D) majority; separation of powers 
E) minority; direct elections of the U.S. House of Representatives 
A) minority; Bill of Rights 
B) majority; Bill of Rights 
C) minority; separation of powers 
D) majority; separation of powers 
E) minority; direct elections of the U.S. House of Representatives

Question 18

The Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention

Accepted Answer

A) resolved the impasse between those who favored the New Jersey Plan and those who preferred the Virginia Plan. 
B) added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in order to lessen concerns about too much power for the new government. 
C) settled the dispute about whether slavery should be permitted in the final Constitution. 
D) threw out the idea of having a monarch in the United States,opting instead for an indirectly elected president. 
E) involved all of these elements. 
A) resolved the impasse between those who favored the New Jersey Plan and those who preferred the Virginia Plan. 
B) added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in order to lessen concerns about too much power for the new government. 
C) settled the dispute about whether slavery should be permitted in the final Constitution. 
D) threw out the idea of having a monarch in the United States,opting instead for an indirectly elected president. 
E) involved all of these elements.

Question 19

Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.How were aspects of each incorporated into the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Pla

Question 20

What was the series of articles written by Publius called?

Accepted Answer

A) Common Sense 
B) The Federalist Papers 
C) The Constitution 
D) The Bill of Rights 
E) The Second Treatise of Civil Government 
A) Common Sense 
B) The Federalist Papers 
C) The Constitution 
D) The Bill of Rights 
E) The Second Treatise of Civil Government

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)was never ratified.

Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would

An amendment to the Constitution may be proposed by

According to John Locke,the "state of nature" refers to

Technology has diminished the separation between the people and those who exercise power.

What was the significance of the Annapolis meeting?

The Constitution established a federal system of government that divided the power of the government between a national government and individual states.

The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

The British government stepped up its control over the American colonies with new taxes and stronger commerce right after

Some have referred to the Constitution as a conservative victory.In what ways were the Framers less interested in republican liberty than in property and social order? Was this necessary for the country's survival,or was it purely selfishness on the part of the Framers?

John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government set down the principles of natural rights,limited government,and consent of the governed.

Two key elements of the Madisonian model were to

Over time and through a series of amendments that have expanded voting rights,the U.S.Constitution has become more democratic.

What was the purpose of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

Benjamin Franklin is author of the Second Treatise of Civil Government.

The ____________,offered as a proposal at the Constitutional Convention,called for giving each state in Congress representation in proportion to the state's share of the population.

Madison was most fearful of tyranny of the _; one result in the U.S.Constitution was the _______.

The Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention

Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.How were aspects of each incorporated into the Constitution?

What was the series of articles written by Publius called?

Introducing Government in America

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 2: The Constitution

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)was never ratified.

Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would

An amendment to the Constitution may be proposed by

According to John Locke,the "state of nature" refers to

Technology has diminished the separation between the people and those who exercise power.

What was the significance of the Annapolis meeting?

The Constitution established a federal system of government that divided the power of the government between a national government and individual states.

The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

The British government stepped up its control over the American colonies with new taxes and stronger commerce right after

Some have referred to the Constitution as a conservative victory.In what ways were the Framers less interested in republican liberty than in property and social order? Was this necessary for the country's survival,or was it purely selfishness on the part of the Framers?

John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government set down the principles of natural rights,limited government,and consent of the governed.

Two key elements of the Madisonian model were to

Over time and through a series of amendments that have expanded voting rights,the U.S.Constitution has become more democratic.

What was the purpose of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?

Benjamin Franklin is author of the Second Treatise of Civil Government.

The ____________,offered as a proposal at the Constitutional Convention,called for giving each state in Congress representation in proportion to the state's share of the population.

Madison was most fearful of tyranny of the _________; one result in the U.S.Constitution was the _______________.

The Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention

Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.How were aspects of each incorporated into the Constitution?

What was the series of articles written by Publius called?

Introducing Government in America

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

Filters

Madison was most fearful of tyranny of the _; one result in the U.S.Constitution was the _______.