Govt.2305 Ch 2 Smartbook

Which of the following statements describe the terms democracy and republic as understood by the framers of the Constitution?

- In a democracy the power of the majority is unlimited. - The government of a republic responds to the needs of the majority while protecting the minority.

Identify the events that led to creation of the U.S. Constitution.

- The Annapolis Convention did not have enough participants to revise the Articles of Confederation. - Madison and Hamilton encouraged delegates at the Annapolis Convention to meet again to revise the Articles of Confederation. - Shays' rebellion had shown the weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.

Which of the following are reasons that the system of government of the United States is in some ways seen as more democratic than those of many European countries? (More than one option may be correct.)

- The U.S. system uses primary elections to select party nominees for office. - The U.S. system elects representatives to its larger legislative chamber more frequently.

The U.S. Constitution placed limitations on popular rule in which of the following ways?

- having the president elected by the Electoral College - having U.S. senators elected by state legislatures - having the president nominate federal judges

What tax policies did the South fear as the negotiations began that eventually resulted in the Three-Fifths Compromise?

- heavy taxes on manufactured goods imported from Europe - a tax of any kind on the importation of slaves - heavy taxes on agricultural goods exported from the United States

The U.S. system of government created by the founders in 1787 can be described as which of the following?

- republican - constitutional

The branches of the federal government that check one another's power and balance the other branches' powers include ______.

- the legislative - the executive - the judicial

Which of the following methods of electing the president were considered by the delegates to the constitutional convention?

- vote by state legislatures - direct election by the people - vote of Congress

Which of the following were features of the Virginia Plan for national government?

-States with the largest populations would have the most representatives. - It would include a bicameral legislature.

What was the lesson of the Articles of Confederation?

Government must be granted the amount of power that is necessary for it to carry out its responsibilities.

How did Jefferson propose to put his vision of a popular government into practice?

He had no clear idea about how to accomplish his vision.

The essay Federalist No. 10, written by ______, is considered one of the most influential writings on American government.

James Madison

The concept of separation of powers was proposed by _____

Montesquieu

When the states drafted new constitutions after the start of the Revolutionary War, ______ did not have separation of powers. Its negative experience, in which the all-powerful legislature ignored basic rights and freedoms, proved the necessity of separation.

Pennsylvania

What is the method of selecting nominees for state and national offices that was introduced by Progressives and adopted by most states by the early 1900s?

The common people voted for nominees in primary elections.

How did Madison view factions?

They are natural divisions, but no faction should gain full power.

As president, Andrew Jackson implemented much of what ______ had foreshadowed.

Thomas Jefferson

Most historians assume that ______ role in the new government is what tipped the balance toward ratification of the Constitution.

Washington's

For the Federalists, the Bill of Rights was ______.

a political necessity to get the Constitution ratified

What provision had been removed from Jefferson's initial draft of the Declaration of Independence at the insistence of southern states?

a statement critical of slavery

The framers' goal of a government that would not threaten liberty was to be accomplished by ______.

an elaborate system of checks and balances

Andrew Jackson believed the public should ______.

be more fully involved in government.

Southern delegates to the Philadelphia convention were determined to _____.

block any attempt to end slavery

A dilemma that confronted the framers is that a threat to liberty is inherent in government because of its _______ power

coercive

The notion of checks and balances is meant to ______.

complement the concept of separation of powers

According to the Virginia plan, who or what would exercise power in all areas "in which the separate states are incompetent"?

congress

Despite the original purpose of the Philadelphia convention, which was to revise the Articles of Confederation, from its beginning prominent delegates were determined to Blank______.

create a stronger central government

True or false: The Virginia Plan favored the states with smaller populations.

false

Why was there strong support for a bill of rights during the debate over ratification of the Constitution?

fear that the national government would not respect people's rights.

John Adams publicly stated that the Constitution was designed ______.

for a governing elite

The president's ability to veto a bill ______.

is a check on Congress

The principle that individuals should be free to act and think as they choose, provided they do not infringe unreasonably on the freedom and well-being of others, is known as ______

liberty

A government that is subject to strict legal constraints on the uses of power so as not to threaten the people's liberty is a Blank______.

limited government

The tyranny of the ________ refers to the potential of the majority becoming inflamed by a passionate issue or fiery demagogue and trampling on the rights of the minority.

majority

True or false: Natural rights are defined as those possessed by all people.

nine

As defined by the framers, who or what limits the majority's power in a democracy?

nothing and no one

Historical evidence suggests that a majority of ordinary Americans ______ ratification of the Constitution.

opposed

One goal of the framers of the Constitution was to

preserve the states as governing entities

Regular voters select their party nominees through ______ elections.

primary

A government in which people govern by voting for officials to act for them is called a _______.

representative government

The House and the Senate (which together form the Congress) ______.

share the lawmaking function in the United States

The House and the Senate (which together form the Congress) _______

share the lawmaking function in the United States

According to John Locke's theory, called the ______, people agree to form a government in order to protect society from the actions of dangerous individuals.

social contract

which british policy was the main source of dispute for the american colonists?

taxation without representation

At the time the Constitution was created, what was the only institution that would be based on direct popular election?

the House of Representatives

During the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, Anti-Federalists believed that ______.

the national government was going to have excessive power under the Constitution

Why didn't Congress respond with troops when the governor of Massachusetts asked for assistance during Shays' Rebellion?

there were no troops to send.

Amending the Articles of Confederation required Blank______ states to approve of the amendment.

thirteen

The tyranny of the majority feared by the framers of the Constitution occurs when the majority ______.

tramples on the rights of the minority

True or false: It took over 60 votes for the delegates to the constitutional convention to agree on how the president would be chosen.

true

The American Revolution was partly a rebellion against Britain's failure to ______.

uphold colonial traditions of self-government