Question 1

The Great Compromise guaranteed that large states would hold more power in the constitutional balance by having membership in both houses of Congress based on population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Antifederalists pushed for the inclusion of the national supremacy clause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The ability to remove someone because of corruption or abuse of power is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   the power of the purse.
B)   impeachment.
C)   treason.
D)   the power to pardon.
E)   the power to veto.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

A separation of powers system creates different branches of government with completely independent realms of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The reason the Constitution did not outlaw slavery was because the framers did not object to the practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The idea of reserved powers is found in which amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)   First
B)   Fourth
C)   Tenth
D)   Seventeenth
E)   NineteenthF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

What are two important negative checks that Congress can exercise over both the executive and the judicial branches?

Accepted Answer

A)   alteration of their jurisdiction and overriding their decisions
B)   overriding their decisions and impeachment
C)   impeachment and the power of the purse
D)   alteration of their jurisdiction and power of the purse
E)   impeachment and alteration of their jurisdictionF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

According to James Madison, factions must be set against each other to control majority tyranny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The enumerated powers are the specific list of powers granted to Congress in Article I of the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is a power the president can use to check the legislative branch?

Accepted Answer

A)   judicial review
B)   impeachment
C)   power of the purse
D)   veto
E)   power of the swordF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

How did the framers design the Constitution to protect minority rights?

Accepted Answer

A)   separation of powers and checks and balances
B)   allowing majority tyranny to occur to protect the rights of the many
C)   through the creation of political parties
D)   through the creation of interest groups
E)   through a system of direct democracyF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Those colonists who remained supportive of the British monarchy during the Revolutionary War were called:

Accepted Answer

A)   Tories.
B)   Republicans.
C)   Monarchists.
D)   Whigs.
E)   Democrats.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Which article of the Constitution describes the procedures for ratification?

Accepted Answer

A)   Article VII
B)   Article VI
C)   Article I
D)   Article III
E)   Article IIF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

What is a serious technical error of the Constitution, according to the authors?

Accepted Answer

A)   It accords electors two votes each.
B)   It fails to give the president the right to introduce legislation.
C)   It does not better define judicial review.
D)   It created the electoral college.
E)   It upholds the provisions of the Three-Fifths Compromise.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Members of the Tea Party tend to believe that the federal government has overreached its constitutional authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why did the New Jersey Plan contain a proposal for a legislature with equal representation per state?

Accepted Answer

A)   New Jersey prospered economically under the Articles of Confederation, which had such a system.
B)   New Jersey had relatively little population and would therefore gain more representation under an equal system.
C)   New Jersey was a slave state and the Three-Fifths Compromise was going to strip it of representation.
D)   New Jersey had negotiated a separate treaty with the British that it wanted the new Congress to ratify.
E)   Antifederalists controlled the New Jersey legislature and they favored equal representation per state.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT an idea discussed by John Locke?

Accepted Answer

A)   natural rights
B)   property rights
C)   checks and balances
D)   self-rule through elections
E)   the need for rule by a strong monarchF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The executive power of the United States is given by the Constitution to:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Senate.
B)   the Speaker of the House.
C)   the Supreme Court.
D)   the president.
E)   the head of the Pentagon.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)   eleven out of thirteen
B)   ten out of thirteen
C)   thirteen out of thirteen
D)   seven out of thirteen
E)   nine out of thirteenF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

The Constitution accomplishes the following tasks: it sets up our basic rules of governance, limits government actions against citizens, and provides for specific individual rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Constitution and the Founding

The Great Compromise guaranteed that large states would hold more power in the constitutional balance by having membership in both houses of Congress based on population.

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Which of the following is a power the president can use to check the legislative branch?

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Members of the Tea Party tend to believe that the federal government has overreached its constitutional authority.

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What is a serious technical error of the Constitution, according to the authors?

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The ability to remove someone because of corruption or abuse of power is called:

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The reason the Constitution did not outlaw slavery was because the framers did not object to the practice.

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The Constitution accomplishes the following tasks: it sets up our basic rules of governance, limits government actions against citizens, and provides for specific individual rights.

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The idea of reserved powers is found in which amendment?

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How did the framers design the Constitution to protect minority rights?

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Those colonists who remained supportive of the British monarchy during the Revolutionary War were called:

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Which article of the Constitution describes the procedures for ratification?

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According to James Madison, factions must be set against each other to control majority tyranny.

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The Antifederalists pushed for the inclusion of the national supremacy clause.

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What are two important negative checks that Congress can exercise over both the executive and the judicial branches?

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Which of the following was NOT an idea discussed by John Locke?

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Why did the New Jersey Plan contain a proposal for a legislature with equal representation per state?

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A separation of powers system creates different branches of government with completely independent realms of power.

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The enumerated powers are the specific list of powers granted to Congress in Article I of the Constitution.

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The executive power of the United States is given by the Constitution to:

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How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

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