AP Gov - Test Questions: Chapter 3

This phrase was heard by 20,000 protesters, in the October of 1932 as they demanded repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

"We Want Beer"

Before it could take effect, the Constitution had to be ratified by ______

9 states

the main positive result of the Annapolis Convention

A call for a larger meeting of the states, with a broader mission

Including the Bill of Rights, __________ amendments have been added to the Constitution.

27 Amendments

Thomas Jefferson' statement in the Declaration of independence that says that "all men are created equal" is similar to _________ belief that government should be based on the "consent of the governed"

John Locke

This was the Branch the framers of the Constitution intended to be the strongest branch of government

Congress

The American Revolution effectively ended with the surrender of _________ in 1781

Cornwallis and his army at Yorktown

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution articulates the principle of _____ granting Congress limited powers

Enumerated Powers

This amendment guaranteed citizenship to all persons, including blacks

Fourteenth Amendment

The _____ Amendment protect against unreasonable searches and seizures

Fourth Amendment

The Federalists Papers were drafted by

Madison, Hamilton & Jay

The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in

Marbury v Madison

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to

Revise the Articles of Confederation

this state did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention

Rhode Island

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

Separation of Powers

A major event that led to Great Britain's taxation of the American colonies

Seven Years' War

tne of the most undemocratic feature of the US Constitution

State equality rule

In order to amend the Articles of Confederation, it required

a unanimous vote of the Confederation Congress

The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was

the omission of a bill of rights

The president's power to veto legislation is an example of a

check and balance

The US system keeps power among branches balance by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of

checks and balances

a loose association of independent states is best described as a

confederation

Under the Constitution, the slave trade

could be ended after 20 years

The key principle argued in the case Marbury vs Madison was

judicial review

one of the similarity between the Virginia and the New Jersey Plan

leaving an unspecified number of how many people might compromise the executive branch

Articles I of the Constitution refers to the

legislative branch

Federal Judges (unless they are impeached) serve for

life

Amendments to the constitution may be proposed by two-thirds votes in both the House and the Senate or by a

national convention

John Locke believed that all legitimate political authority exist to preserve

natural rights

The original procedure for electing the vice president, under the electoral college was the candidate with the _________ would become vice president

next greater number of votes

The power to Declare ware is _____ a power granted to the president under the Constitution

not a power

The text of the Constitution deals with slavery by

not mentioning it directly

In the New Jersey Plan, Congress would be structured with

one house in which all the state would have equal representation

this was not a political principle relied upon by the founders

one person, one vote

The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of​

representation of slaves

resting in the consent of the governed through their representatives is a _______ government

republican government

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

Examples of the Daughters of Liberty opposed British rule

spinning their own cloth using colonial products rather than buying imported British Goods

The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to protect

states' rights

This plan was presented at the Constitutional Convention, was generally favored by the larger states

Virginia Plan

The original draft of the Declaration of Independence condemned

the king's support of the slave trade

Anti-federalists 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 state in one chamber and population-based representation in the other

According to Madison in Federalist No.10, the most common and durable source of factions has been

unequal distribution of property

Article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing...

​the supremacy clause and the no religious test clause.

This amendment guarantees that citizens' right to vote cannot be denied "on account of sex"

Nineteenth Amendment

It is estimated that ______ American colonists remained loyal to the British Crown

1/5

The _____ Amendment Protects against excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment

Eight Amendment

the text describes this Amendment as disastrous

Eighteenth Amendment

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

Elastic Clause

After the failure of the Articles of Confederation, the founders adopted this form of government, strong enough to maintain order but not to dominate the states.​

Federal Government

Supporters of the Constitution named themselves

Federalists

The power of Congress to charter a bank is an example of ______ powers

Implied powers

The first digit in the American Revolution occurred in early 1775 in

Massachusetts

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

Ten Amendments

This document proclaimed that "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

The primary contribution of the Federalist papers is

Their insight into the reasons for constitutional provisions

The constituional Amendment process requires

an extraordinary majorities

When compared with the U.S. Constitution, most American state constitutions

are longer and more detailed

Shays Rebellion consisted of farmers trying to _______

prevent foreclosure on their property for debts and taxes owed

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

Reason #3 why the Articles of Confederation Failed

they did not give the government the power to regulate commerce

Reason #2 why the Articles of Confederation Failed

they did not include an independent leader to direct the government

Reason #1 why the Articles of Confederation Failed

they did not provide an effective means for the government to raise money

Federalist No. 10 and Federalist No. 51 each argue, from different angles, that the constitution combats

tyranny