Chapter 2: Our System of Government

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 based on the "consent of the governed"?

John Locke

Which institution was not originally established under the Constitution?

Court of Appeals

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 ____________________ established a tax on virtually all forms of paper used by the colonists.

Stamp Act of 1765

Which document proclaimed, " Each state retains it sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not..... ecpressly delegated to the United States.

The Articles of Confederation

According to the text "it is hard to imagine a government framework better suited than the Constitution to

the pluralist model

The power of the president to veto laws is an example of

checks and balances

A president's nominee for the Supreme Court has been rejected by the U.S. Senate. This illustrates the process of

checks and balances.

The case of McCulloch v. Maryland was important because it

established the legal basis for the supremacy of national authority over the states.

Shay's Rebellion consisted of

farmers trying to prevent foreclosure on their property for debts and taxes owed

The three fifths formula that was used in regard to representation in the House

had been used in 1783 under the Articles to allocate government costs among the states

The Constitution established a bicameral Congress, which means that:

it consisting of two chambers.

By signing the Declaration of Independence, the rebels

left themselves without any real central government.

Article 1 of the Constitution refers to the

legislative branch

A difference between the Articles of Confederation and the U. S. Constitution is that, in the Constitution, all

legitimacy is based in the citizens of the nation rather than the states.

In forging a new government, the greatest concern of the colonial revolutionaries was

limiting its powers.

The fact that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land expresses the principle of

national supremacy.

Republicanism is a form of government in which power

resides in the people and is exercised by their elected representatives

The goal of the First Continental Congress was to

restore harmony between Britain and the colonies.

The idea that the people agree to establish rulers for certain purposes, but they have the right to resist or remove rulers who violate those purposes, is also known as

social contract theory

Madison would generally agree with all of the following statements regarding factions except:

They always constitute a minority of the people.

The Bill of Rights consists of the first _________ amendments to the Constitution.

ten

Under the Connecticut Compromise:

the Senate would be proportional to population, but the House of Representatives would represent each state equally.

A result of the Second Continental Congress was

the adoption of the Declaration of Independence

A group of delegates to the Constitutional Convention proposed a powerful national government to replace the weak confederation of states. This was known as the

Virginia Plan

A group of delegates to the Constitutional Convention proposed a powerful national government to replace the weak confederation of states. This was known as the

Virginia Plan.

The articles of Confederation formulated a rather weak federal government in part because the national government

Was unable to formulate and conduct effective foreign policy.

Under the Articles of Confederation, whatever powers the national government possessed were exercised by

the congress.

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.

Which feature of the U.S. Constitution reveals the founding fathers' fear of majority rule?

the creation of the Electoral College

A confederation can best be described as

a loose association of independent states.

The power of judicial review permits

the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional.

A key component of the Virginia Plan was

a strong national government

Antifederalist attacked the proposed Constitution on the grounds that

the national government it created was too strong

Federalism, or the division of power between a national government and regional units, stands in contrast to

unitary government.

The primary contribution of the Federalist papers is

their insight into the meaning of the constitutional provisions.

Which of the following plans was exactly the same as the structure of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

New Jersey.

Which amendments are referred to as the Civil War Amendments?

13th, 14th, and 15th

The Declaration of Independence:

-declared the right of the people to alter or abolish government, -declared the colonies independent from Britain, -contained a stirring call for equality and human rights, -contained a stirring call for public participation in government.

Among the list of Congressional powers were:

-the authority to tax to provide for the general welfare. -to regulate commerce among the states and with foreign nations. -to borrow money. -to declare war, raise armies, and maintain a navy.

The Federalist papers were written by

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison

The Articles of Confederation took effect on November 15, 1777 following:

Approval by all thirteen states.

The idea of republicanism may be traced to the philospher

Aristotle

The necessary and proper clause can be found in the constitutional Article I, Section 8 dealing with

Congress.

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

Elastic

Supporters of the Constitution named themselves

Federalists

In Federalist 10, Madison suggests democracies have

Generally been the source of turbulence and contention.

Of the many delegates who gathered to form the Constitution, who was elected to chair the meeting?

George Washington

____________________ acted as the common government of the states between 1775 and 1781.

The Second Continental Congress

Which of the following statements concerning government under the Articles is incorrect?

The legislature was bicameral.

The Great Compromise resolved what issue?

The power of large versus small states

The Declaration of Independence was based on input from many people, but its primary author was

Thomas Jefferson

In balancing national and state authority, the framers faced the necessity of

preserving the traditional authority of the states while enhancing the powers of the national government.

The difference between a confederation and a federation is that in a confederation

ultimate government authority rests in states.