Government Quiz 3
__________was heard from some 20,000 protesters, many of them women, in October of 1932 as they demanded repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
"We want beer"
Before it could take effect, the Constitution had to be ratified by __________ states.
9
The framers of the Constitution intended _________ to be the strongest branch(es) of government.
Congress
The _________ guaranteed citizenship to all persons, including blacks.
Fourteenth Amendment
The _________ Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Fourth
Which state legislature sent no delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island
Which document proclaimed, "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not ... expressly delegated to the United States"?
The Articles of Confederation
The chief obstacle to ratification of the Constitution by the states was
the omission of a bill of rights.
Under separation of powers, the U.S. system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of
checks and balances.
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.
A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation of implied powers is known as a(n) __________ clause.
elastic
The constitutional amendment process requires
extraordinary majorities.
Shays's Rebellion consisted of
farmers trying to prevent foreclosure on their property for debts and taxes owed.
Unless they are impeached, federal judges serve
for life.
The key principle argued in the case Marbury v. Madison was
judicial review.
Article I of the Constitution refers to the
legislative branch.
The first fighting in the American Revolution happened in ________ in early 1775.
massachusetts
The text of the Constitution deals with slavery by
not mentioning it directly.
An estimated _________ American colonists remained loyal to the British Crown.
one in five
The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to
protect states' rights.
According to the New Jersey Plan, how was representation to be structured in Congress?
There would be one house, and all states would have equal representation in it.
Originally, the Constitutional Convention's purpose was to
revise the Articles of Confederation.
The assignment in the Constitution of lawmaking, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches respectively is known as
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 of
social equality.
The Daughters of Liberty opposed British rule by
spinning their own cloth and using colonial products rather than buying imported British products.
The Bill of Rights consists of the first __________ amendments to the Constitution.
ten
A major event that led to greater British taxation of American colonies was
the Seven Years' War.
The original procedure for selecting the vice president, under the electoral college, was
the candidate with the next-greatest number of votes would become vice president.
A confederation can best be described as
a loose association of independent states.
Antifederalists attacked the proposed Constitution on the grounds that
the national government it created was too strong.
The American Revolution effectively ended with the surrender of Cornwallis and his army at Yorktown in
1781
The main positive result of the Annapolis Convention was
a call for a larger meeting of the states, with a broader mission.
Article I, Section 8 of the constitution articulates the principle of _________, granting Congress limited powers.
enumerated powers
According to John Locke, all legitimate political authority exists to preserve
natural rights.
The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of
representation of slaves.
The notion that governmental authority springs from the consent of the governed is derived from
social contract theory.
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.
The plan presented at the Constitutional Convention generally favored by large states was
the Virginia Plan
Historian Jack Rakove argues that in the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was arguing for
the collective right of revolution and self-government.
Which amendment does the text categorize as "disastrous"?
Eighteenth Amendment
The _________ Amendment protects against excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Eighth
Supporters of the Constitution named themselves
Federalists.
The power of Congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power?
Implied
Which of the following is not a power granted to the president under the Constitution?
The power to declare war
When compared with the U.S. Constitution, most American state constitutions
are longer and more detailed.
The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that
the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because the government was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary.
The Articles of Confederation failed because
they did not provide an effective means for the government to raise money, they did not include an independent leader to direct the government, and they did not give the government the power to regulate commerce.
Federalist No. 10 and Federalist No. 51 each argue, from different angles, that the constitution combats
tyranny
To amend the Articles of Confederation required a(n)
unanimous vote of the Confederation Congress.