pols100 quiz2

The full faith and credit clause of the Constitution requires

"states to recognize and uphold the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of the other states."

"Of the amendments currently in the Constitution, what was the longest time between submission and final ratification?"

203 years

You are a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from a small state who wants to maximize your state's role in the new government. Which of the following proposals would you choose?

A unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state

Which type of powers are listed in the Constitution?

Enumerated

Which of the following is prohibited in Article I of the Constitution?

Ex post facto laws

"All are true of Federalism, EXCEPT:"

Regional governments share power with central or national government. Federalism is a political system. Each level of a federalist government has legal powers that are independent of the other. All are true of federalism.

Federalists wanted

a stronger federal government

The most common way of proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution is

a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress.

The Constitution explicitly prohibits both the national and state governments from

all of the above are limitations on both national and state governments. adopting religious tests as a requirement to hold public office. passing bills of attainder. passing ex post facto laws.

What are the freedoms and protections against arbitrary governmental actions given to the people in a democratic society called?

civil liberties

Governmental powers listed in he Constitution are called

enumerated powers.

Powers that are explicitly granted by the Constitution are known as

enumerated powers.

"Concurrent powers, such as the ability to levy taxes, are not shared by the federal and state governments."

false

"Only one branch of government, the judiciary, concerns itself with interpretation of the Constitution. "

false

The framers of the Constitution were much too dignified and mature to engage in heated political debates.

false

Powers that are not listed or implied by the Constitution but that rather have been claimed as essential to the national government are known as

inherent powers.

The power to review decisions of the lower courts and to determine the constitutionality of laws and actions of public officials is known as

judicial review

The idea that government should represent both property and the number of people is know as

mixed government

The idea that each branch of government should be responsible for a separate part of the political process is known as

separation of powers

Which of the following does NOT represent problems experienced by states under the Articles of Confederation?

states could not issue their own currency

"To keep members insulated from popular influences, longer terms in office were instituted for"

the Senate

An important concession granted to the large states under the Great Compromise was that taxing and spending bills must originate in

the house of representatives

The most common way amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been ratified is by

three-fourths of state legislatures.

"Federalism refers to the division of government power between national, state, and local levels. "

true

"The phrase ""separation of powers"" is a commonly-used reference to the fragmentation of federal government power into three separate branches. "

true

"If a proposed amendment is not ratified within two years of when it is submitted, then its chances of being ratified are"

very low