Chapter 2 "The Founding and the Constitution"

The first written constitution for the United States was called the____.

Articles of Confederation

Bicameralism is a constitutional principle that means the division.

Congress into two chambers.

The electoral college is

Designed to select the U.S. president.

Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-fifths Compromise?

It allowed for a political agreement between the North and the South.

The Three-fifths Compromise....

determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.

The essential dilemma of a limited government raised by the ratification debates is...

government too weak to do harm also cannot do good.

The decision to give the national government control over commerce and finance was motivated primarily by the framers desire to

guarantee econmical equality for all citizens

Under the Articles of Confederation, it was left to the ____ to execute the laws passed by congress.

states

During the national debate over ratification of the new constitution, the anti federalists

supported the Constitution and preferred a strong national government.

Under the Untied States first constitution,

the Supreme Court was the most powerful political institution.

what led British officials to raise tax on the American colonists during the 1760s?

the amount spent on fighting the French and Indian Wars

The federalist believed that the most apparent source of Tyranny was ____.

the popular majority

Only one- third of the Senate is up for re-election during any single election year because the framers believed that

this was the only way to protect the Senate against radical changes.

Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around _____.

"no taxation without representation"

There are ______ amendments to the U.S. Constitution

27

How was political power in Congress divided under the Articles of Confederation?

Each state has an equal vote

The three branches of government created by the Constitution are

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial e. economic, political, and social.

Why was the Declaration of Independence a remarkable political statement for its time?

It helped unify colonial groups that were divided along economic, regional, and philosophical lines by identifying shared problems, grievances, and principles.

Why was the decision to assign jurisdiction over controversies between citizens of different states to the Supreme Court significant?

It meant that the federal judiciary, rather that the states courts, would ultimately become the primary venue for resolving dispute.

As a constitutions, the Articles of Confederation were concerned primarily with

Limiting the powers of the central government.

Which statements about government under the Articles of Confederation is FALSE?

Members of Congress had significant independence from their states.

Why did the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention turn down the idea of including a list of citizens rights in the constitution?

They believed that since the federal government was already limited to express powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.

A _____ Vote by both houses of Congress, and a ratification vote of ______ of the states are required to amend the U.S. Constitution

Two-third ; three-fourths

Which of the following was designed by the framers to be an office directly elected by the people?

a U.S. senator

Montesquieu called ______ the principle of giving each branch of government its own constituency.

a mixed regime

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the states and the federal government can best be compared to......

a sates government's relationship with counties.

The supremacy clause

announces that the Constitution because they wanted a weaker central government.

How did the framers attempt to reassure citizens that their views would be represented in the new government created by the constitution?

by requiring the direct election of senators, member of the house, and the president.

The system of shared powers, divided between a central government and the states, is called _____.

federalism

During the Philadelphia Convention, in order to win concessions from large states, representatives from smaller states like Delaware threatened to

form alliances with foreign nations

All of the following are constitutional power of the president EXCEPT the power to ____.

regulate commerce between the states.

During the ratification debates, who were the Anti federalists?

those who opposed the new Constitution because they wanted a weaker central government.

Which of the following powers is NOT explicitly given to Congress by the Constitution

to abolish state boundaries

The framers of the U.S. Constitution intended to create a presidency capable of.....

withstanding excessive popular pressure by making it subject to indirect election through the electoral college.