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Before it could take effect, the Constitution had to be ratified by the following number of states

9

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed

John Locke

The Constitution is written in language that is

deliberately vague as a result of compromise that allows for flexibility

A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation of implied powers is known as a(n) ____ clause

elastic

When Congress first approved of a requisition for the establishment of a national army

every state except Virginia rejected the request for money

The struggle to devise a new constitution at the Constitutional Convention represented an attempt to find an appropriate balance between

freedom and order

The ____ amendment guarantees citizens' right to vote cannot be denied "on account of sex

nineteenth

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 Articles jealously guarded

state sovereignty

In keeping with the supremacy clause, Article VI requires that all national and state officials, elected or appointed

take an oath to support the Constitution

Which of the following statements concerning the Constitutional Convention is incorrect

Thirteen states selected delegates

The following constitutional amendment, which prevents members of Congress from voting themselves immediate pay increases, was submitted to the states in 1789, but was not ratified until 1992

the Twenty Seventh Amendment

The assignment in the Constitution of lawmaking, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches respectively is known as

a separation of powers

Opponents of the Constitution demanded inclusion of the Bill of Rights because they feared abuse of power by

the national government

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 primary goal of Federalist 10 was to demonstrate that the new government

would not fall under the dominance of any one faction

About how many constitutional amendments have been introduced in Congress since 1787

10,000

The Bill of Rights consists of the first ____ amendments to the Constitution

10

The Articles of Confederation failed because

All of these

The Constitutional article that enabled Alaska and Hawaii to become states is

Article IV

What constitutional crisis emerged from Shays's Rebellion

Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, lacked the power to confront significant national emergencies

The Great Compromise resolved what issue

The power of large versus small states

The Articles of Confederation took effect on March 1, 1781 following

approval by all thirteen states

The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that

the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because the government was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary