Question 1

If a state law allows the use of medical marijuana but federal law prohibits it,the state law violates which clause of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) supremacy 
B) commerce 
C) due process 
D) equal protection

Question 2

In which of the following systems is government by representatives of the people instead of directly by the people themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) republic 
B) monarchy 
C) democracy 
D) oligarchy

Question 3

In the United States,the national government derives its power from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) states 
B) courts 
C) legislature 
D) citizens

Question 4

The Articles of Confederation required __________ consent from the states for amendments to be approved.

Accepted Answer

A) three-fifths 
B) unanimous 
C) two-thirds 
D) majority

Question 5

Which of the following remains a compelling source for determining the intent of the Framers?

Accepted Answer

A) the Federalist Papers 
B) Common Sense 
C) Treatise on Government 
D) the Declaration of Independence

Question 6

What did James Madison believe was the greatest source of conflict in society?

Accepted Answer

A) unequal distribution of property 
B) feeble government 
C) religious differences 
D) slavery system

Question 7

The Constitution was ratified in 1776.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Judicial review gives __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Congress the power to review the financial affairs of the federal courts 
B) the Supreme Court the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional 
C) the executive authority the power to review the judiciary for impropriety 
D) Congress the ability to overturn judicial rulings

Question 9

The __________ Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ Continental Congress signed the Declaration...

Question 10

Who authored the following: "We hold these truths to be self evident,that all men are created equal,that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …"?

Accepted Answer

A) John Adams 
B) Benjamin Franklin 
C) Thomas Jefferson 
D) James Madison

Question 11

State ratifying conventions have been used only once,for the Twenty-First Amendment's repeal of Prohibition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Constitution did not permit taxes on exports,mainly to protect __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hunters and trappers 
B) shopkeepers and manufacturers 
C) southern planters 
D) New England shipbuilders

Question 13

Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment,how were senators selected?

Accepted Answer

A) by direct election 
B) by the president 
C) by state legislatures 
D) by state governors

Question 14

In what year was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) 1776 
B) 1788 
C) 1789 
D) 1791

Question 15

Why did the Founders call for special ratifying conventions in the states rather than ask state legislatures to ratify the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) The Founders knew that they could get unanimous consent for the Constitution only through such a tactic. 
B) The Constitution placed many prohibitions on state power,which the Founders feared would prevent legislatures from ratifying the document. 
C) State legislators were not as educated as members of the ratifying conventions and would not have understood Federalist arguments. 
D) The Articles of Confederation required such a procedure if a new governing document were to be proposed.

Question 16

How is a constitutional amendment ratified?

Accepted Answer

A) either by two-thirds of state legislatures or by special state conventions in two-thirds of the states 
B) either by three-fourths of state legislatures or by special state conventions in three-fourths of the states 
C) either by two-thirds of the U.S.Congress or by two-thirds of the U.S.Senate 
D) either by three-fourths of the U.S.Congress or by three-fourths of the U.S.Senate

Question 17

Who of the following was most likely to support proposed provisions that strengthened national power?

Accepted Answer

A) James Madison 
B) Patrick Henry 
C) George Mason 
D) Samuel Adams

Question 18

_________ is the primary form of checks and balances used by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ is the primary form of checks...

Question 19

Identify two amendments to the United States Constitution that are not part of the Bill of Rights and explain the impact of each on government and society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify two amendments to the United States...

Question 20

Which plan called for a one-house legislature and multiperson executive?

Accepted Answer

A) New Jersey 
B) Connecticut 
C) Maryland 
D) Virginia

Exam 3: The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Power