Constitution Quiz GOVT 2305

Which of the following figures had the greatest influence on the constitution?

James Madison

America's first form of government was

Articles of Confederation

According to Thomas Jefferson the most dangerous branch of government is

Congress

________ is empowered to make all federal laws

Congress

What are the three types of all political power?

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

The Great Compromise resolved many issues present at the Constitutional Convention. Chief among these issues was what?

Representation

The division of power among several branches of government is known as

Separation of Powers

A governmental structure that gives each of the three branches some degree of oversight and control of each other is called

checks & balances

The Bill of Rights establishes

a set of liberties that cannot be easily taken away.

Popular Sovereignty is the idea that government derives its power from the people.

true

The Tyranny of the Majority occurs when the majority exercises their power at the expense of the minority.

true

Thomas Jefferson based the original draft of the Declaration of Independence on the idea that England's government had violated the social contract with the American colonies.

true

The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution at the insistence of what group?

Anti-Federalists

The enumerated powers are a specific list of the powers of Congress. What clause supplements these powers and enhances the power of Congress?

Elastic Clause

A series of 85 political papers written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison in support of ratification were called the

Federalist Papers