Civics 1134 Self Test
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
The First Amendment guarantees that the government cannot establish a national ___________________ and protects the _____________________ from government control.
denomination, church
Greek historian who wrote about the system of checks and balances
Polybius
Only men who owned a specified amount of property were allowed to ________________________.
vote
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island had no established _______________________.
church
"writer" of the Federalist
James Madison
A ___________________ government has no legal sanction, although it may exist.
de facto
First written constitution in the U.S.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The doctrine of _______________________ is the idea that the state is to serve the people and be responsive to the will of the majority.
popular sovereignty
Borrowing money (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Concurrent
Holding elections (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Concurrent
Levying taxes (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Concurrent
Powers shared by the national and state governments
Concurrent powers
THe Three-Fifths Compromise was the agreement that _______________________________________________________________________________.
Congress would not prohibit slave trade until 1808
Under the ________________________ Compromise, Congress has equal representation in the Senate and representation in the House of Representatives apportioned according to population.
Connecticut
The purpose of the _________________ Convention was to ______________________ the Articles of Confederation.
Constitutional, revise
Coining money (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Delegated
Declaring war (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Delegated
Maintaining armed forces (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Delegated
Regulating interstate commerce (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Delegated
List the five major institutions of the U.S. government: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. House of Representatives 2. Senate 3. President 4. Supreme Court 5. Electoral College
Specific powers of the national government listed in the Constitution
Delegated powers
The purpose of the _____________________ Convention was to solve problems of interstate trade, but delegates were unable to settle disputes because they represented only ____________ states.
Annapolis
First U.S. national written constitution
Articles of Confederation
The First Amendment does not ban public ____________________ activity.
religious
A ___________________ is a government in which citizens elect or acquiesce to representatives charged with the responsibility of administration in accordance with the requirements of law.
republic
The phrase "__________________________________________" is from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson.
separation of church and state
The doctrine of ____________________ is the idea that a ruler is to govern justly and the people are to submit to him in obedience.
social contract
The ______________________ were the centers of authority in colonial America.
states
Federalists _________________ the Constitution. Anti-federalists ____________________ it.
supported, opposed
The leading delegates to the convention agreed that: a. the new government would be republican in form b. the new government would have three branches c. only property owners would have the right to vote d. the powers of Congress would be increased e. a, b and d f. a, c, and d g. b, c, and d h. all the above
h. all the above
The first ten amendments to the Constitution were designed to ________________ the power of the ______________________ government.
limit, national
The doctrine of ___________________________ includes the ideas that man's inalienable rights are life, liberty, and property; that the purpose of government is to protect these rights; and that the people have a right and duty to change or abolish the government if it fails or destroys these rights.
natural rights
REgulating voting privileges (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Reserved
Founder of the colony of Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Included in the Declaration of Indpendence were: a. a statement of democratic principles b. a plan for the new U.S. government c. a list of grievances against the king d. a statement declaring independence e. a, b, and c f. a, c, and d g. b, c, and d h. all the above
f. a, c, and d
According to the writers of the Declaration of Independence, (a. life, b. liberty, c. the pursuit of happiness, d. a and b, e. b and c, f. all the above) are unalienable rights.
f. all the above
The basic constitutional principles necessary for our existence as a nation are: a. the Constitution is supreme b. Congress is bicameral c. The President is elected by the people d. the Constitution provides for the division of powers e. the United States is a republic f. a, b, and d g. a, d, and e h. all the above
g. a, d, and e
Every colonial government consisted of a ________________ and a _______________________ legislature.
governor, bicameral
Factors leading to the War for Independence were: a. the need for assistance from foreign nations b. continued fighting between colonists and British soldiers c. the pamphlet entitled Common Sense d. the appearance of German mercenaries e. a, b, and c f. a, c and d g. b, c, and d h. all the above
h. all the above
As a general rule, people who ________________________ supported the Constitution.
owned property
The power to _______________ was the most important colonial legislative power.
tax
Writer of The Spirit of the Laws
Montesquieu
The most serious defect of the Articles of Confederation was that it: a. did not provide for an executive or judiciary b. required unanimous state approval for amendment c. did not allow Congress to levy taxes d. did not allow congress to enforce laws
b. required unanimous state approval for amendment
The purpose of government is: a. to maintain law and order b. to maintain peace c. to secure those unalienable rights d. a and b e. b and c f. all the above
c. to secure those unalienable rights
A government gets its power from the __________________ of the ________________________.
consent, governed
Under the Articles, Congress could raise money by: a. levying taxes b. borrowing money c. levying import and export duties d. requesting money from the states e. a and c f. b and d
e. a and c
Slave __________________ was another issue causing disagreement among the delegates.
trade
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was merely a _______________________ of states.
union
According to the writers of the Declaration of Independence, (a. that all men are created equal, b. that the people have a right to alter or abolish a government, c. that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, d. a and c, e. b and c, f. all the above) are self-evident truths.
d. a and c
Ratification of the Constitution differed from the Articles in that it: a. required approval of only 9 states rather than all 13 b. required approval of state conventions rather than state legislatures c. had to be approved in a shorter period of time d. required approval of a majority of the voters e. a and b f. a and d g. b and c h. a, b, and c
e. a and b
The "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
Writer of Second Treatise of Government
John Locke
An agreement to submit to whatever form of government was created
Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims wrote the __________________ because their charter was useless when they landed in Massachusetts instead of Virginia.
Mayflower Compact
Under the ____________________ Plan, Congress would have been unicameral with equal representation from every state.
New Jersey
The _____________________ and its principles were at the very heart of the founding of the U.S.
Bible
Under the ______________ Plan, Congress would have been bicameral with the lower house elected by the people and the upper house chosen by members of the lower house.
Virginia
First representative body in the U.S.
Virginia House of Burgesses
____________________, ____________________, and ________________________ were the three types of colonies.
Charter, proprietary, royal
Powers allowing Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its other powers
Implied powers
Pen name of Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
Publius
Maintaining public education (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Reserved
Regulating intrastate commerce (Delegated, Implied, Concurrent, or Reserved)
Reserved
Powers that are strictly the responsibility of the states
Reserved powers
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The delegates illegally decided to __________________ the Articles of Confederation and create a new national ______________________.
abandon, government
In a ________________ type of government, the federal government is most powerful; in a _____________________ type of government, local governments are most powerful; and in a __________________________ type, a written consitution defines the division of powers.
unitary, confederate, federal
The doctrine of _____________________________ is the idea that members of Parliament looked out for the interests of the entire empire and not just those of their constituency.
virtual representation