Gov Midterm Review B

Which of the following is argued by James Madison in The Federalist paper number 10? * a) A system of republican representation helps to limit the excesses of factionalism. b) Small republics are better able to ensure individual liberty than are large republics. c) The presence of a few large factions helps to protect the rights of minorities. d) Participatory democracy is the surest way to prevent tyranny.

a) A system of republican representation helps to limit the excesses of factionalism.

Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national government? * a) The commerce clause of the Constitution b) The habeas corpus clause of the Constitution c) The First Amendment d) The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution

a) The commerce clause of the Constitution

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances in action in the United States government? * a) The House and Senate cannot agree on the same version of a bill to send to the president. b) The president issues an executive order that freezes federal government hiring. c) The president vetoes a bill passed by Congress. d) The voters reject the status quo and elect all new members of Congress.

c) The president vetoes a bill passed by Congress.

The debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily about which of the following issues? * a) The right of the people to rebel b) The existence of slavery c) The scope of power of the central government d) The need to establish a standard currency

c) The scope of power of the central government

In the United States political system, the term Federalism refers to * a) limits on the powers of the state governments b) limits on the powers of the national government c) the division of powers between the levels of government d) the fundamental basis of law

c) the division of powers between the levels of government

Which of the following was a direct outcome of the Three-Fifths Compromise? * a) The number of senators increased in slaveholding states. b) Slavery quickly declined, especially in larger cities in the South. c) Slaveholding states were able to count slaves to determine their number of senators. d) The number of representatives in the House of Representatives from slaveholding states increased.

d) The number of representatives in the House of Representatives from slaveholding states increased.

The Americans with Disabilities Act, which provides protections for the disabled, is an example of * a) state supremacy b) horizontal federalism c) affirmative action d) a federal mandate

d) a federal mandate

The framers of the Constitution intended to establish * a) an authoritarian state b) a direct democracy c) a socialist democracy d) a representative republic

d) a representative republic

Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments? * a) Federalism b) Separation of powers c) The Bill of Rights d) Checks and balances

a) Federalism

In The Federalist 10, James Madison argued that the new constitution would help control faction by doing which of the following? a) By creating a large republic, the new constitution made it less likely that a faction could gain enough power to completely dominate. b) The new constitution gave political parties specific powers in the government which limited their influence. c) The use of the electoral college and the indirect election of senators would limit the influence that factions could wield.

a) By creating a large republic, the new constitution made it less likely that a faction could gain enough power to completely dominate.

The supremacy clause in the Constitution states that * a) federal law takes precedence over state law when the laws conflict b) only Congress may declare war c) the Senate should have a greater role in foreign affairs than does the House of Representatives d) the Supreme Court has the power to overturn decisions of lower courts

a) federal law takes precedence over state law when the laws conflict

Which of the following is an accurate description of the decision in United States v. Lopez (1995)? * a) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was upheld as constitutional because regulating arms is an enumerated power. b) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was struck down as unconstitutional because it exceeded the commerce clause. c) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was upheld as constitutional because any interstate commerce is implied in the commerce clause.

b) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was struck down as unconstitutional because it exceeded the commerce clause.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)? * a) The federal government exceeded its authority in establishing a national bank, and Maryland's tax was unconstitutional b) Maryland was within its authority to tax the federal government, but the Bank of the United States exceeded federal authority. c) The federal government had the authority to establish a national bank, but it had to pay Maryland's tax. d) The federal government had the authority to establish a national bank, and Maryland's tax was unconstitutional.

d) The federal government had the authority to establish a national bank, and Maryland's tax was unconstitutional.