political science ch. 2

the president's powers can be checked by

-congress's control of appropriations and funding -the senate's role of "advise and consent" on treaties and the appointment of high-ranking officials -congress's power to impeach and remove the president from office

the constitution

-it separates power among three branches of government -it grants the national government certain powers and deies it others -it accepts self-governement but slows the momentum of popular majority ideas

the U.S. constitution placed limitations on popular rule in which of the following ways?

-limiting the right to vote to a minority of citizens -having U.S. senators elcted by state legislatures -having the president elected by the Electoral College

goals of the framers of the constitution was to

-preserve the states as governing entities -creating a national government that could meet the nation's defense needs -dividing power between the natiolnal governemnt and the states

which of the following are constitutional grants of power to the national government?

-raising an army -declaring war against another nation -taxation

in the framers' view, a republican government

-reduces the likelihood of reckless, hasty actions -adds constraints that protect the rights of individuals -prevents tyranny of the majority

the U.S. system of government created by the founders in 1787 can be described as which of the following?

-republican -constitutional

which of the following were features of the Virginia Plan for national government

-states with the largest populations would have the most representatives - a bicameral legislature

the framers of the constitution wanted a governent

-that protected unpopular groups from mob rule and violence -where people could be free to do as they pleased if they didnt harm others -where popular majorities could not disregard the rights of others

reasons that the system of government of the U.S. is in some ways seen as more democratic than those of many European countries?

-the U.S. system uses primary electionas to select party nominees for office -the U.S. system elects representatives to its larger legislative chamber more frequently

grants of power

-the framers of the constitution limited the national governement by confining its scope to grants of power -they are powers granted to the national goverment -powers not granted to the national government are denied it unless they are needed to carry out the granted powers

which of the following statements describe the terms democracy and republic as understood by the framers of the constitution?

-the government of a republic respoonds to the needs of the majority while protecting the minority -the separation of power is a characteristic of republican government -in a democracy the power of the majority is unlimited

the president has the following "checks" on the judicial branch

-the power to pardon those convicted in court -the power of implementation of laws -the power to nominate federal judges

which of the following statements about shays' rebellion are correct

-the rebellion was led by a former captian in the american army -shay's followers were a large group of farmers -the primary purpose of the rebellion was to prevent land foreclosure -taxes -back pay for military service

average americans differ from the views of the framers of the constitution

-they began to challange restrictions on majority rule -they felt more strongly in favor of pure self-governmet -they felt the constitution should allow for increased majority rule

delegates to the constitutional convention decided that the constitution would take effect for ratifying states when __________ of the thirteen states approved it

9

the great compromise created

a bicameral legislature with a lower house based on population and an upper house based on equal representation of the states

john adams believed that the nation was best governed by

an elite class

the prohibition of ex post facto laws is an example of ________ in the constitution

denial of power

in order to put more power into the hands of the people, Andrew Jackson urged states to allocate their ___________ votes to the candidate that won the popular vote in their state

electoral

in choosing the president, the number of the members of the house and senate from a determines the state's number of

electoral votes

why was there strong support for a bill of rights during the debate over ratification of the constitution?

fear that the national government would not respect people's rights

the three-fifths compromise was the result of negotiations between northern and southern states over

how to count slaves for the purpose of taxation and representation

Madison, Hamilton, and Jay wrote The Federalist Papers

in support of the constitution

president Andrew Jackson

involved the public more fully in selecting governemnt leaders

the essay Federalist No. 10, was written by _________, is considered one of the most influential writings on American government

james madison

the concept of separation of powers was proposed by

montesquieu

the proposal that tended to favor the less-populated states was called the

new jersey plan

under the constitution, congress was prohibited until 1808 from taking which of the following actions regarding slaves?

passing laws ending the slave trade

one key risk of _________ government is the potential for tyranny of the majority

popular

the constitution was designed to

provide for a limited government

even if passed by two-thirds of both houses of congress, a constitutional amendment still mmust be ____________ by three-quarters of the sates

ratified

another term for republic is

representative democracy

a governing form that is responsive to the majority but not captive to it is a

republic

the Philadelphia convention was called to

revise the articles of confederation

in the debate over the U.S. constitution, the federalists

supported a strong natioanl governemnt

judicial power rests with the

supreme court and lower federal courts

the concept of judicial review means that

te judicial branch has the power to declare null and void government actions that is finds unconstitutional

anti-federalists beleived

the national government was going to have excessive power under the constitution

why does our constitution contain checks and balances?

to prevent the arbitrary use of power

the president's use of the __________ can prevent a congressional bill from becoming law

veto