Test Two: GOV (in prog.)

Brutus and the Federal Farmer were two pseudonyms used by the a. Federalists. b. Constitutionalists. c. Monarchists. d. Antifederalists.

d. Antifederalists.

How was political power in the Continental Congress divided under the Articles of Confederation? a. Each state's power depended on its economic wealth. b. Each state's votes were proportionate to its population. c. Each state's power depended on its geographic size. d. Each state had an equal vote.

d. Each state had an equal vote.

The power of judicial review was a. ceded to the courts by President Lincoln during the Civil War. b. granted to the courts by the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789. c. explicitly assigned to the courts in Article III of the Constitution. d. asserted by the court in the case Marbury v. Madison.

d. asserted by the court in the case Marbury v. Madison.

The Federalists believed that the most apparent source of tyranny was: a. the king of Great Britain. b. the northern merchants. c. the landowning elite. d. the popular majority.

d. the popular majority.

The framers of the U.S. Constitution intended to create a presidency capable of a. spending money with little interference from any other branch of government. b. regulating all forms of commerce. c. completely dominating Congress. d. withstanding excessive democratic popular pressure by making it subject to indirect election through the electoral college.

d. withstanding excessive democratic popular pressure by making it subject to indirect election through the electoral college.

What does the supremacy clause assert? a. The Constitution and all laws made under it are superior to any state laws. b. No European powers shall interfere in North America. c. State laws are superior to any federal laws. d. Congress is the most powerful branch of the government.

a. The Constitution and all laws made under it are superior to any state laws.

At the Philadelphia Convention, the proposed plan to create a Congress where representation was distributed according to population was called the ________ Plan: a. Virginia b. New Jersey c. Marshall d. New Hampshire

a. Virginia

The First Continental Congress was a. a group of colonial delegates assembled in 1774 that called for a total boycott of all British goods. b. the meeting arranged between British and colonial forces to negotiate the end of the Revolutionary War. c. a loose affiliation of small farmers and artisans that organized protests against British rule between 1770 and 1774. d. the British government's lawmaking body for the colonies prior to 1776.

a. a group of colonial delegates assembled in 1774 that called for a total boycott of all British goods.

How did the framers attempt to reassure citizens that their views would be represented in the new government created by the Constitution? a. by defining the new government's most important powers, such as collecting taxes, borrowing money, and regulating commerce, as belonging to Congress b. by making the Constitution very easy to amend c. by allowing citizens to vote directly on all laws enacted by the federal government d. by requiring the direct election of senators, members of the House, and the president

a. by defining the new government's most important powers, such as collecting taxes, borrowing money, and regulating commerce, as belonging to Congress

The electoral college is a. designed to select the president of the United States. b. the federal organization that oversees the operation of all elections held in the United States. c. an expression of direct democracy. d. the institution that originally selected U.S. senators.

a. designed to select the president of the United States.

The decision to give the national government control over interstate commerce and finance was motivated primarily by the framers' desire to: a. promote economic development and protect property from radical state legislatures. b. guarantee economic equality for all citizens. c. eliminate state and local governments. d. end slavery in the United States.

a. promote economic development and protect property from radical state legislatures.

The expressed powers of Congress are listed in ________ of the U.S. Constitution. a. Article II, Section 1 b. Article I, Section 8 c. Article III, Section 2 d. the Bill of Rights

b. Article I, Section 8

Direct election of senators was instituted with the a. ratification of the Constitution. b. passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913. c. passage of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in 1965. d. Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison.

b. passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913.

In order for the Constitution to be formally adopted, ____ of the ____ states in the Union had to agree to its terms. a. 7; 13 b. 34; 50 c. 9; 13 d. 13; 13

c. 9; 13

Why did the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention turn down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution? a. They believed that such a list would make government too weak to protect national security. b. They believed that citizens should vote directly on which rights should be protected. c. They believed that since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed. d. They believed that such a list would limit economic development.

c. They believed that since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.

What is the term length of a federal judge? a. two years b. four years c. barring impeachment, life d. six years

c. barring impeachment, life

Which of the following statements about national defense under the Articles of Confederation is FALSE? a. Congress was given the power to make treaties and form alliances with other countries. b. Congress was given the power to declare war. c. The nation's armed forces were composed entirely of the state militias. d. The president served as commander in chief of the nation's armed forces.

not a

Which two constitutional provisions have been at the heart of constitutional struggles between federal and state powers throughout American history? a. the Preamble and the elastic clause b. the Eighteenth Amendment and the Twentieth Amendment c. the Eighteenth Amendment and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment d. the elastic clause and the Tenth Amendment

not a

The Boston Tea Party was largely a response to the a. British government's decision to grant the East India Company a monopoly on the export of tea from Britain. b. British government's decision to remove all of its soldiers from the colonies. c. British government's decision to tax the colonists' personal incomes. d. Boston Massacre.

not b

Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-Fifths Compromise? a. It permanently outlawed the slave trade. b. It allowed for a political agreement between the North and the South. c. It allowed for a political agreement between large states and small states. d. It temporarily outlawed slavery.

not c

________ defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. a. John Hancock b. John Adams c. Thomas Jefferson d. Samuel Adams

not d