Chapter 2- FED GOV

A key concern for the group known as the ______ was that the proposed Constitution lacked a bill of rights.

Anti-Federalists

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

False

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.

Select all that apply 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?

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

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

Thomas Jefferson

Who argued that "A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse or rest on inference"?

Thomas Jefferson

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

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

coercive

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

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

In the Electoral College, each state has electors equal to ______.

its representation in 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

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

nothing and no one

One goal of the framers of the Constitution was to ______.

preserve the states as governing entities

Select all that apply Which of the following are constitutional grants of power to the national government?

raising an army declaring war against another nation taxation

Jefferson and Jackson had different views concerning the branch of government that was best equipped to ______.

represent the views of the majority

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

representative government

The challenge facing the framers was how to reconcile ______.

representative government and limited government

The Philadelphia convention was called to ______.

revise the Articles of Confederation

The belief that the power of government can be controlled by dividing it into several branches instead of concentrating it in one area is known as ______.

separation of powers

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

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

the judicial the legislative the executive

In a majority of the state conventions to ratify the Constitution (8 of 13), it was claimed that ______ would have the power to nullify actions that violated the Constitution.

the judiciary

The framers tried to balance the need to give people a voice in their government against the need to prevent ______.

the tyranny of the majority

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

uphold colonial traditions of self-government

What happened as a result of Shays' Rebellion?

A convention was called for, to meet in Annapolis.

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

Congress

One key risk of _______________ government is the potential for tyranny of the majority.

Democratic

For the Federalists, the Bill of Rights was ______.

For the Federalists, the Bill of Rights was ______.

Select all that apply Which of the following were features of the Virginia Plan for national government?

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

Who among the following felt threatened by Shays' Rebellion?

the wealthy

Select all that apply Which of the following methods of electing the president were considered by the delegates to the constitutional convention?

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

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

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

The concept of separation of powers was proposed by ______.

Montesquieu

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

The government of a republic responds to the needs of the majority while protecting the minority. The separation of powers is a characteristic of republican government. In a democracy the power of the majority is unlimited.

Select all that apply What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

The national government did not have the power to regulate commerce between the states. The national government depended on the states for its funding, and they often didn't pay their full share.

What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

The national government did not have the power to regulate commerce between the states. The national government depended on the states for its funding, and they often didn't pay their full share.

Select all that apply During the debate over ratification of the Constitution, what objections did the Anti-Federalists raise?

Too much power was being taken from the states and given to the national government. The Constitution lacked a bill of rights.

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

True

What was the central question that led to establishing judicial review?

Who was to decide whether officials were operating within the limits of their constitutional powers?

Southern delegates to the Philadelphia convention were determined to ______.

block any attempt to end slavery

The notion of checks and balances is meant to ______.

complement the concept of separation of powers

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

constitutional republican

In choosing the president, the number of members of the House and Senate from a state determines the state's number of ______.

electoral votes

The mechanism by which political authority is divided between national government and the states is ______.

federalism

Another term for "inalienable rights" is ______ rights.

natural

The agreement of ______ states was required to enact legislation under the Articles of Confederation.

nine

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

thirteen