Chapter 3 Study Guide POS 100

Article I of the Constitution refers to the

Legislative Branch

The _________ guaranteed citizenship to all persons, including blacks.

Fourteenth Amendment

The original draft of the Declaration of Independence

condemned the king's support of the slave trade.

Under the Constitution, the slave trade

could be ended after twenty years.

The power of Congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power?

implied

One similarity between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was that both plans

left unspecified how many people might comprise the executive.

An estimated _________ American colonists remained loyal to the British Crown

one in twenty

Which of the following is not a power granted to the president under the Constitution

power to declare war

Which of the following is not one of the political principles relied on by the founders

separation of powers

After the Constitution was amended to permit the federal government to levy a progressive income tax, government could more effectively further the goal

social equality.

Which amendments were the only ones to limit the activities of individuals?

the Thirteenth and Eighteenth Amendments

. One result of the Second Continental Congress was

the adoption of the Declaration of Independence

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

twenty-seven

​The main positive result of the Annapolis Convention was

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

The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of​

​representation of slaves.

Among the most undemocratic​ features of the U.S. Constitution is the

​state equality rule.

Shays's Rebellion was ultimately defeated by

​the Massachusetts militia.

Article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing​

​the supremacy clause and the no religious test clause.

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

the supremacy clause.

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

protect states' right

​The notion that governmental authority springs from the consent of the governed is derived

. ​a speech given by Thomas Jefferson

The last seventeen amendments to the Constitution fall into three main categories: they make public policy, they correct deficiencies in the government's structure or they

promote equality.

Which amendment was repealed by Congress, after the Prohibition that it enacted was an utter failure?

the Eighteenth Amendment