POS 100 (CH 3)
Before it could take effect, the Constitution had to be ratified by __________ states.
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which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?
John Locke
The _________ was a governing document that failed because it did not provide an effective means for the government to raise money, it did not include an independent leader to direct the government, and it did not give the government the power to regulate commerce.
Articles of Confederation
The _________ guaranteed citizenship to all persons, including blacks.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in...
Marbury v. Madison.
In 1787, a Boston newspaper derisively referred to "Rogue Island" instead of Rhode island because...
Rhode Island was the only state that did not send delegates to the meeting in Philadelphia.
jurisdiction, and right, which is not ... expressly delegated to the United States"?
The Articles of Confederation
Antifederalists attacked the proposed Constitution on the grounds that...
the national government it created was too strong.
The Great Compromise provided for...
a two-chamber legislature with equal representation for all states in one chamber and population-based representation in the other.
The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was...
the omission of a bill of rights.
The power of the president to veto laws is an example of...
checks and balances.
Under separation of powers, the U.S. system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of...
checks and balances.
The original draft of the Declaration of Independence...
condemned the king's support of the slave trade.
Under the Constitution, the slave trade...
could be ended after twenty years.
The constitutional amendment process requires...
extraordinary majorities.
Shays's Rebellion consisted of...
farmers trying to prevent foreclosure on their property for high taxes levied to finance the state's wartime
Unless they are impeached, federal judges serve...
for life.
The power of Congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power?
implied
What Madison called factions, are today called...
interest groups.
The key principle argued in the case Marbury v. Madison was...
judicial review.
The American Revolution was a costly war that...
lasted for 8 years and 5 months.
One similarity between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was that both plans...
left unspecified how many people might comprise the executive.
Article I of the Constitution refers to the...
legislative branch.
Once ratified, the Constitution was quickly amended with the Bill of Rights to assuage concerns that this new government...
might infringe on personal liberty.
A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation of implied powers is known as the__________ clause.
necessary and proper
The text of the Constitution deals with slavery by...
not mentioning it directly.
An estimated _________ American colonists remained loyal to the British Crown.
one in five
Which of the following is not one of the political principles relied on by the founders?
one person, one vote
Which of the following is not a power granted to the president under the Constitution?
power to veto
The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to...
protect states' rights.
According to the New Jersey Plan, how was representation to be structured in Congress?
There would be one house, and all states would have equal representation in it.
A republic is a government...
resting on the consent of the governed through their representatives.
The chief objective of the First Continental Congress was to...
restore peaceful relations between the colonies and Great Britain.
Originally, the Constitutional Convention's purpose was to...
revise the Articles of Confederation.
The assignment in the Constitution of lawmaking, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches respectively is known as...
separation of powers.
The fifty-five signatories of the Declaration of Independence were courageous in their actions because...
signing the Declaration was treason and punishable by hanging and drawing and quartering.
The notion that governmental authority springs from the consent of the governed is derived from...
social contract theory.
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 equality.
The Daughters of Liberty opposed British rule by...
spinning their own cloth rather than buying imported British products.
The Bill of Rights consists of the first __________ amendments to the Constitution.
ten
A major event that led to greater British taxation of American colonies was...
the Seven Years' War.
Which amendments were the only ones to limit the activities of individuals?
the Thirteenth and Eighteenth Amendments
One result of the Second Continental Congress was...
the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
The original procedure for selecting the vice president, under the electoral college, was...
the candidate with the next-greatest number of votes would become vice president.
The main positive result of the Annapolis Convention was...
a call for a larger meeting of the states, with a broader mission.
A confederation can best be described as...
a loose association of independent states.
Including the Bill of Rights, __________ amendments have been added to the Constitution.
twenty-seven
To date, all constitutional amendments have been proposed by...
two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate.
The Federalist Papers were drafted by...
Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
Article I, Section 8 of the constitution articulates the principle of _________, granting Congress limited powers.
enumerated powers
Amendments to the constitution may be proposed by two-thirds votes in both the House and the Senate or by a...
national convention.
The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of...
representation of slaves.
Among the most undemocratic features of the U.S. Constitution is the...
state equality rule.
Shays's Rebellion was ultimately defeated by...
the Massachusetts militia.
The plan presented at the Constitutional Convention generally favored by large states was...
the Virginia Plan.
Historian Jack Rakove argues that in the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was arguing for...
the collective right of revolution and self-government.
Which model of government does the Constitution best fit?...
the pluralist model
Article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing...
the supremacy clause and the no religious test clause.
Federalist No. 10 and Federalist No. 51 each argue, from different angles, that the constitution combats...
tyranny of the majority.
Alexander Hamilton is probably best known for...
writing the Federalist Papers.
The primary contribution of the Federalist papers is...
their insight into the defense of the Constitution.
Supporters of the Constitution named themselves..
Federalists
The first fighting in the American Revolution happened in ________ in early 1775.
Massachusetts
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 Declaration of Independence
When compared with the U.S. Constitution, most American state constitutions...
are longer and more detailed.
The last seventeen amendments to the Constitution fall into three main categories: they make public policy, they correct deficiencies in the government's structure or they...
promote equality.
The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that...
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.
Which amendment was repealed by Congress, after the Prohibition that it enacted was an utter failure?
the Eighteenth Amendment
To amend the Articles of Confederation required a(n)...
unanimous vote of the Confederation Congress.
