POLS 1113 Quizes
Which amendment granted the American people the right to elect senators directly?
17th
In the 1870s, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and created and produced a weekly publication called The Revolution that centered on women's rights. In 1872, Anthony voted illegally in the presidential election. For which amendment did Stanton and Anthony help pave the way?
19th
What is required for Congress to override the president's veto?
2/3 majority in each chamber
Which of the following best describes the requirements an individual must meet to run for president of the United States?
An individual must be at least 35 years and a natural born citizen.
What group opposed the ratification of the proposed Constitution?
Antifederalists
What does the amendment process accomplish?
Change the Constitution
in a modern democracy, which document sets forth basic rules and procedures for how the people of a country shall be governed?
Constitution
What is the correct term for when the majority in Congress is from a different party than the president?
Divided government
From roughly 2008 to 2018, a Connecticut court was overwhelmed with more than 7,000 petitions from prisoners who wanted to be brought before a judge to determine if their imprisonment was lawful. What are these petitions called?
Habeas corpus
Born and raised in Alaska and still a proud resident of the state, Lenore cannot wait until her 25th birthday so she can run for a two-year term in Congress. Which chamber of Congress does Lenore want to join?
House of Representatives
What problem did the three-fifths compromise aim to address?
Increasing population of southern states for the purposes of increasing representation
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, the most widely distributed pamphlet of its time?
It called for independence from Britain
Which of the following statements gave the Antifederalists the greatest cause for concern about the emerging United States Constitution?
Lacked a bill of rights
Which landmark Supreme Court case gave rise to judicial review, which is the authority of the Court to strike down any law passed by Congress when the Court believes the law violates the Constitution?
Marbury v. Madison
Countering the Virginia Plan, which proposal for new government strengthened the Articles by providing Congress with the authority to regulate commerce and to directly tax imports and paper items?
New Jersey Plan
"The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority [...and] regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians." Which document, unanimously adopted by the Continental Congress in 1781, is quoted here?
The Articles of Confederation
Prior to the American revolution, how were British views on political participation and representation different from those of the American colonists?
The British has more limited view of participation and representation
Which of the following was an agreement that stated the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, is based on population, and the upper chapter, the Senate, provides equal representation to the states?
The Connecticut compromise
What was the name of the constitutional provision that specified Congress's taxation powers and particularly alarmed Antifederalists?
The general welfare clause
What best describes the Electoral College in the United States?
The president is elected by electors, selected by each state, representing the votes of their state.
What is one important check the president has on the authority of the legislature?
The presidential veto
Which statement is true of voting rights in 1787?
The states differed as to whether women and free blacks could vote.
Known as the Civil War Amendments, which three amendments addressed issues related to former slaves, due process rights, and voting rights?
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth
Why did Benjamin Franklin assemble the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774?
To send a list of grievances to King George III
Which plan for new government proposed a strong central government with a national executive and a national judiciary, both chosen by the legislature?
Virginia Plan
