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Under the Articles of Confederation, approval from how many out of the 13 states were required to pass any measure?
9 out of 13
In The Federalist 10, which of the following did James Madison argue would best control the negative effects of factions
A large federal republic
What is the implied agreement between people and government, where the people agree to give up some of their liberty?
A social contract
The United States' first constitution was the ________________________________.
Articles of Confederation
What are the basic Principles of the constitution?
Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
Which of the following is NOT a formal requirement for becoming President of the United States?
Male
Which of the following cases expanded the powers of Congress by defining the necessary and proper clause more broadly?
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
According to the Declaration of Independence, the natural, unalienable rights include all of the following except
Property
The power to create new federal courts and to determine the number of justices at each level rests with
The United States Congress
Which of the following are election requirements for the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the presidency?
They must be citizens of the United States.
Which of the following was not one of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
Thomas Jefferson
The Virginia Plan requested
a legislature with one house's composition based upon state population
In order to win the presidency, a candidate must have
a majority of electoral votes
One check that the Senate has on both the executive branch and the judicial branch is its power of
advise and consent.
Marbury v. Madison (1803) is a landmark case because it
clarified the courts' judicial review authority
The constitutional powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT
declaring war
John Locke influenced the framers of the U.S. Constitution. His primary philosophy was that human beings
derive their rights from God
The Constitution's supremacy clause
makes the Constitution and all federal laws the supreme law of the land gives the president supremacy in any conflict with the other branches
The Virginia and New Jersey Plans, introduced at the Constitutional Convention, differed mainly over whether
states should send equal numbers of representatives to Congress
Another name for the 'necessary and proper' clause in the Constitution is
the elastic clause
The ultimate authority to interpret the meaning of constitutional language, and hence to decide what is the supreme law
the majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
All of the following clauses of the United States Constitution assisted in expanding the power of the federal government
the power to choose the time and manner of elections
