Exam 2: The Constitution

Patrick Henry ultimately opposed ratification of the Constitution because he believed it assigned too much power to the national government at the expense of state authority. Patrick Henry is, therefore, best considered a/an ________.

What does the supremacy clause declare?

In what way were colonial charters important models for U.S. governmental structures?

Are written constitutions the best guarantor of equal rights?

The "Letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republicans" argue ________.

Officials in North Korea, which is an authoritarian regime, may avoid paying taxes, receive usually banned foreign luxury goods, and arrest everyday people for violating laws that they themselves need not obey. This is a violation of ________.

Which is the enumerated power listed in Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to regulate "Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes"?

The rule of law ensures that ________.

The federal Food and Drug Administration may enact national bans on medications that it believes to be dangerous to U.S. citizens, even though this is not an enumerated power in the Constitution. The most likely source of this federal power comes from judicial interpretations of ________.

Why did the Federalists argue that a strong national government was essential?

Would political scientists be likely to applaud the constitutional framers' choice of a presidential system?

What proportion of states must approve an amendment to the U.S. Constitution proposed by Congress for that amendment to be ratified?

The electoral college represents a compromise between those who wanted ________ to select the president and those who thought the president should be selected by ________.

Which Constitutional Convention proposal resolved the conflict between supporters of greater national power and advocates of greater state sovereignty?

In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a highly restrictive Arizona immigration bill was unconstitutional because it conflicted with federal law. The Court's ruling relied on which section of the Constitution in its justification?

Benjamin Franklin supported the Constitution because he believed it provided an effective remedy for the problems facing the United States under the Articles of Confederation. Benjamin Franklin is, therefore, best considered a/an ________.

Early revolutionary activities in the American colonies of Great Britain were principally motivated by opposition to ________.

A business in North Carolina has a legal dispute with a business in New York, yet each party is behaving legally according to its own state's laws. How does the Constitution anticipate conflicts like this?

The United States needs to pass a law determining whether to enter into a trade agreement with France. The ________ determine(s) who gets to make that decision, because ________.

What does the elastic clause accomplish?