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Which amendment was repealed by Congress, after the Prohibition that it enacted was an utter failure?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