Constitution 2020

Explain the difference between enumerated and implied powers, adn cite some examples of each.

Enumerated powers listed in the constitution implied powers are not stated specifically but are assumed by the enumerated powers -Enumerated/The 4th Amendment -Implied/ the right to privacy

The Federalist Papers were drafted by -Madison, Hamilton, and Jay -Adams, Hamilton, and Washington -Jefferson, Washington, and Adams -Franklin, Madison, and Nixon -Madison, Adams, and Jefferson

Madison, Hamilton, and Jay

The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in -Marbury v. Madison -Gideon v. Wainwright -Hamilton v. Burr -McCulloch v. Maryland -Dred Scott v. Sandford

Marbury v. Madison

Which document proclaimed, "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not... expressly delegated to the United States"? -The Declaration of Independence -The Constitution -The Articles of Confederation -John Locke's Second Treatise of Government -The Treaty of Lisbon

The Articles of Confederation

The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that -the national government would be weakened if limits on its powers were listed. -the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because it was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary. -the states could easily withdraw from the Union if the national government violated individual liberties -states could use the power of nullification if national laws violated individual liberties -the design of the institutions of government would preclude them from abusing rights anyway

the national government would be weakened if limits on its powers were listed.

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was -its failure to abolish slavery -the lack of court structure below the Supreme Court -the power it granted to tax -inclusion of the plural executive -the omission of a bill of rights

the omission of a bill of rights

The power of Congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power? -implied -enumerated -derived -reserved -inherent

enumerated

What Madison called factions, are today called -religions -states -interest groups -national governments -democracies

interest group

The key principle argued in the case Marbury v. Madison was -slavery -judicial review -the application of the necessary and proper clause -the application of the elastic clause to the federal government -national supremacy

judicial review

The American Revolution was a costly war that -lasted for 15 years -lasted for 8 years and 5 months -ended in Lexington, Massachusetts -had a greater percentage of the population die or be wounded than during the Civil War -lasted longer than the War in Afghanistan

lasted for 8 years and 5 months

To amend the Articles of Confederation required a -majority to vote of the confederation congress -agreement between the president and the legislature -majority vote among citizens of the colonies -unanimous vote of the Confederation Congress -opinion from the supreme court approving the amendment

majority to vote of the confederation congress

A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation of implied powers is known as the ____ clause. -executive -regulation -powers -umbrella -necessary and proper

necessary and proper

The text of the Constitution deals with slavery by -making each state responsible for its own policy -prohibiting it after 1807 -abolishing it -requiring the individual states to decide the issue for themselves -not mentioning it directly

not mentioning it directly

An estimated ____ American colonists remained loyal to the British Crown -one in three -one in twenty -one in ten -one-half of -one in five

one in five

Which of the following is not a power granted to the president under the Constitution? -power to veto -power to make treaties -power to convene congress -power to appoint government officers, diplomats and judges -power to declare war

power to declare war

Explain the procedure for amending the Constitution and discuss the reasons why most of the current amendments were adopted

There are 2 stages; proposal and ratification. There is a set time limit for ratification. They were adopted to reflect changes in political thinking.

The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to -create a strong central authority to protect the states from foreign invasion -protect states' rights -ensure that the judiciary had the ability to decide which laws were constitutional -create a system in which states would be represented on the basis of their population -reduce the power of the executive, who had come to be seen s too much like a monarch

protect states' rights

Historian Jack Rakove argues that in the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was arguing for -abolition of slavery -equality of states under the U.S. Constitution -protection of individual liberty for all Americans -the collective right of revolution and self-government -a utopian vision of equal rights for all persons everywhere

protection of individual liberty for all Americans.

One similarity between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was that both plans -provided for a plural executive -provided for a legislature with two houses. -based representation on state population -provided for a unicameral legislature -left unspecified how many people might comprise the executive

provided for a plural executive

Originally, the Constitutional Convention's purpose was to -file a formal tax protest with England -revise the Articles of Confederation -overturn articles amended by the Second Continental Congress -adopt a new constitution -raise money for a national army in order to stop Shay's Rebellion

revise the Articles of Confederation

After the Constitution was amended to permit the federal government to levy a progressive income tax, government could more effectively further the goal of -social order -minority rights -social equality -redistribution -economic freedom

social equality

The original procedure for the selecting the vice president, under the electoral college, was -the vice president would be selected by the House. -the president would select a vice president after being elected. -the vice president would be selected by the senate -the candidate with the next-greatest number of votes would become vice president -the vice president would be selected by the supreme court

the candidate with the next-greatest number of votes would become vice president

Including the Bill of Rights, __________ amendments have been added to the Constitution -twenty-seven -nineteen -four hundred and sixty-five -ten -thirty-three

twenty-seven

To date, all constitutional amendments have been proposed by -a presidential order -a majority vote in both the House and the Senate -a judicial decree -a national convention -two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate

two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate

Discuss the events and conflicts that paved the way for the colonists to declare independence from British rule

No taxation without Representation Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston Tea Party, Boston massacre

A major event that led to greater British taxation of American colonies was -the growth of the American slave trade -the increased industrialization of the Northern colonies -the increased success of the cotton as an American export -the Seven Years' War -the Feudalism Act

-the Seven Years' War

Which document proclaimed, "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"? -The Treaty of Lisbon -The Articles of Confederation -The Declaration of Independence -Locke's Second Treatise of Government -The Constitution

The Declaration of Independence

Article 1 of the Constitution refers to the -preamble -Bill of Rights -judicial branch -legislative branch -executive branch

preamble