Section A history

What was a major demand of the anti-federalist during the debate over ratification of the United States constitution

Inclusion of a Bill of Rights

Under the leadership of chief justice John marshall of the supreme court expanded the influence of the national government by

Strengthening federal powers over interstate commerce and banking

Which of the following except from the Constitution is best evidence of use of James Wilson's idea

To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by this constitution The government of the United States or in any department or officers thereof

What was the purpose for Paul revere's illustration of the bloody massacre

To show the cruelty of the British and gain support for the revolutionary moment

The primary aim of the writers of the United States Constitution was to

To strengthen the power of the central government

The Supreme Court case of Marbury versus Madison strengthen the power of the judicial branch by

Granting federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional

During the 1700s the British government use mercantilism to

Profit from its colonies

The court case discussed in this passage was important in the development of colonial America because it helped establish the principle of. (John Peter Zenger)

Freedom of the press

Which provision of the Bill of Rights was influenced by the child of John Peter Zenger

Freedom of the press

Based on this time on the colonists declared independence as a direct response to

American blood being spelled by British soldiers

We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility provide for the common defense promote general welfare insecure blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America What group opposed the ratification of the Constitution?

Anti-Federalists

"The accumulation of all powers legislative executive and judiciary In the same hands weather of one a few or money in Weather hereditary self appointed or elected may just be pronounce the very definition of tyranny." Which feature of the United States Constitution was included to address the concerns expressed by James Madison?

Checks and Balances

"To what expedient, then, shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in the Constitution? The only answer that can be given is, that as all these exterior provisions are found to be inadequate, the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places." What principle of the United States Constitution is most directly described in this passage?

Checks and Balances

In this passage James Madison argues for the governing principal known as

Checks and balances

What is one impact of the first amendment on American society

Congress cannot mandate a national religion

What was a major success of the national government under the articles of confederation

Developing a plan for the admission of new states

The supreme court Decision in Marbury versus Madison strengthen the constitutional principle of separation of powers by

Establishing the courts right to review the constitutionality of federal laws

Which power regarding the federal judiciary was established in Marbury versus Madison

Federal laws may be declared unconstitutional

The social contract theory is applied to the Declaration of Independence most directly reflects the ideas of

John Locke

A state in the United States Constitution which group is directly elected by the people

Members of the House of Representatives

What policy was issued by the British government in an effort to avoid conflict between the American colonists and Native Americans after the French and Indian war

The proclamation of 1763

One reason anti-federalist governors of New York in Virginia opposed ratification of the United States constitution was because it would

Weaken the powers of state governments

The power of the president veto laws in the power of the house of representatives to impeach are examples of

checks and balances

During the colonial era the British promoted the policy of mercantilism to

control the commerce of their American colonies

The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by

declaring laws unconstitutional

The primary purpose of the articles of confederation was to

establish the basic framework of the national government

European enlightenment writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced Americas colonial development by providing

ideas about self-government and political rights

The writings of John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Baron de Montesquieu are significant in United States history because they

influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

In colonial America the Magna Carta the English bill of rights in the writings of John Locke contributed to the

political ideals and practices of the colonists

According to the constitution the president is required to

sign or veto bills passed by Congress

Which remedy has been proposed to correct the problem identified by the author concerning elected offices

term limits on members of Congress

The term judicial review is best defined as the

the power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws

Political parties the presidents cabinet and national nominating conventions are considered examples of

unwritten constitution

The main purpose of the federalist papers was to

urge ratification of the Constitution