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The idea of popular sovereignty is most related to which of the following statements from the preamble of the U.S. Constitution?

"We the People of the United States"

Who was the leader of the Federalist Party?

Alexander Hamilton

Which government document served as the colonies' central legal document until it was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1787?

Articles of Confederation

Which change to the U.S. Constitution was a direct result of the Slave Trade Compromise?

Congress was given the power to ban the slave trade after 1808.

The Sedition Act made it illegal for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish. . . any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government. The Sedition Act was aimed at the supporters of which political party?

Democratic-Republican

The box above best describes which political party that was formed in the United States in the 1790s? (limited national government)

Democratic-Republican

Which of the following facts is an example of the "separation of powers" Constitutional principle?

Each branch of the federal government has different responsibilities.

Why did the Whiskey Rebellion occur in western Pennsylvania in 1794?

Farmers refused to pay an excise tax that Congress had placed on whiskey.

In the early United States, which term was used to describe someone who favored a strong central government?

Federalist

The box above best describes which political party that was formed in the United States in the 1790s? (strong national government)

Federalist

Which major compromise was a combination of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

Great Compromise

The above was written in 1788 by an Anti-Federalist. Which statement best describes the author's position on the judiciary?

He believes federal judicial power will restrict states' rights.

One of the issues facing the early nation was how to interpret the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton said that the Constitution gave Congress the power "to make all laws necessary and proper." Which statement best describes Hamilton's views on how the Constitution should be interpreted?

He favored a broad interpretation of the Constitution.

How did the New Jersey Plan influence the current formation of American constitutional government?

It proposed an equal number of senators per state.

Identify the significance of the Virginia Plan during debates over the formation of an American constitutional government.

It proposed three branches of government.

Which of the following best describes the influence John Locke's Second Treatise had on the U.S. Constitution?

Locke believed that political society was created to protect individual rights.

In 1790, Alexander Hamilton proposed the creation of a national bank. Which of the following is one of the reasons that people like Thomas Jefferson opposed the creation of a national bank?

The Constitution did not specifically grant the government the power to create the bank.

Which convention of American government reflects the principle of popular sovereignty?

The House of Representatives is composed of individuals elected every two years directly by the people.

Which was one of the economic problems that the United States was facing during the 1790s?

The federal and state governments needed to repay money they had borrowed to pay for the Revolutionary War.

What was one of the effects of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

They increased the number of years required for an immigrant to become a U.S. citizen.

Which reason best explains why Anti-Federalists argued for the Bill of Rights?

They wanted protections against tyranny of the central government.

What was the result of the presidential election of 1800?

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives elected Jefferson as president.

Which passage from the U.S. Constitution reflects the principle of checks and balances? W. Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it. X. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States. Y. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. Z. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

W

Which passage from the U.S. Constitution reflects the principle of federalism? W. In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. X. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence. Y. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Z. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

X

Which passages from the U.S. Constitution reflect the principle of separation of powers? W. No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. X. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments. Y. The Congress shall have Power To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States. Z. The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.

Y

Which passage from the U.S. Constitution reflects the principle of individual rights? W. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. X. No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay. Y. No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. Z. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Z

The author of this statement most likely supports

an Anti-Federalist position.

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. Because of the principle of _______, the Constitution states that Congress can impeach a sitting President if he or she behaves in an unlawful manner.

checks and balances

What were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?

documents that said that the state could declare a federal law unconstitutional

Because of the Constitutional principle of _______, the central government must share power with local and state governments.

federalism

The Constitutional right of _______ reflects the principle of limited government.

habeas corpus

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are designed to protect which principle of American government?

individual rights

Laissez-faire policy during the Gilded Age, in which government let businesses function without regulation, reflected the Constitutional principle of

limited government.

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken. No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State. No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another; nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another. No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time. The provisions above, all included in the U.S. Constitution, are designed to uphold the principle of

limited government.

What is James Madison describing?

political factions

The Constitutional principle of checks and balances is exemplified by

presidential veto

Which concept is James Madison discussing?

separation of powers

The Three-Fifths Compromise, which was made at the Constitutional Convention, represented differences of opinions over which issues?

taxation and representation

What provisional central government was established by the colonists in the early 1770s and was later replaced?

the First Continental Congress

The principle of republicanism is preserved by the Constitution because it grants citizens the right to

vote for their leaders.