Question 1

Which of the following was one of the main actions of the Second Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing an army and appointing a commander-in-chief 
B)  Signing a treaty with Britain prohibiting trade with France 
C)  Signing a treaty with France to declare war on Great Britain 
D)  Creating a unitary government in America 
E)  Establishing a document with ambitious designs to join with Great Britain in a war against Spain 
A)  Establishing an army and appointing a commander-in-chief 
B)  Signing a treaty with Britain prohibiting trade with France 
C)  Signing a treaty with France to declare war on Great Britain 
D)  Creating a unitary government in America 
E)  Establishing a document with ambitious designs to join with Great Britain in a war against Spain

Question 2

Which of the following was true of the Federalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  They supported the new Constitution. 
B)  They were mostly rural people from the lower classes. 
C)  They did not attend the Constitutional Convention. 
D)  They supported the status quo. 
E)  They were worried that the national government would be too powerful. 
A)  They supported the new Constitution. 
B)  They were mostly rural people from the lower classes. 
C)  They did not attend the Constitutional Convention. 
D)  They supported the status quo. 
E)  They were worried that the national government would be too powerful.

Question 3

The voting age of 18 was set by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress 
B)  26th Amendment 
C)  19th Amendment 
D)  Supreme Court 
E)  The states 
A)  Congress 
B)  26th Amendment 
C)  19th Amendment 
D)  Supreme Court 
E)  The states

Question 4

The constitutional amendment process was designed to be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Easy, in order to let the majority direct the country 
B)  Easy, in order to allow the document to change with the times 
C)  Difficult, in order to promote a competition of ideas 
D)  Difficult, in order to preserve the original vision of the Founders 
E)  Difficult, in order to prevent tyranny of the majority 
A)  Easy, in order to let the majority direct the country 
B)  Easy, in order to allow the document to change with the times 
C)  Difficult, in order to promote a competition of ideas 
D)  Difficult, in order to preserve the original vision of the Founders 
E)  Difficult, in order to prevent tyranny of the majority

Question 5

Discuss accomplishments under the Articles of Confederation and how the weaknesses of the Articles made it necessary to develop a new system of government.

Accepted Answer

Under the Articles of Confederation, the

Question 6

The assertion that national law has primacy over state law is in the Constitution in which of the following clauses?

Accepted Answer

A)  The equal protection clause 
B)  The due process clause 
C)  The establishment clause 
D)  The supremacy clause 
E)  The free exercise clause 
A)  The equal protection clause 
B)  The due process clause 
C)  The establishment clause 
D)  The supremacy clause 
E)  The free exercise clause

Question 7

A constitutional amendment can be ratified in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states 
B)  A positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states 
C)  A two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress 
D)  The legislatures in two-thirds of the states 
E)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states and/or a positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states 
A)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states 
B)  A positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states 
C)  A two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress 
D)  The legislatures in two-thirds of the states 
E)  A positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states and/or a positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states

Question 8

The scope and authority of power that Congress was granted under the Articles of Confederation can best be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Narrow 
B)  Broad 
C)  Implied 
D)  Powerful 
E)  All-encompassing 
A)  Narrow 
B)  Broad 
C)  Implied 
D)  Powerful 
E)  All-encompassing

Question 9

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 which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authority 
B)  Checks and balances 
C)  Republicanism 
D)  Economic manipulation 
E)  Federalism 
A)  Authority 
B)  Checks and balances 
C)  Republicanism 
D)  Economic manipulation 
E)  Federalism

Question 10

Consider the actions of the British government toward its colonies and the "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence, and discuss ways in which British actions prior to the Revolutionary War did or did not violate these rights.

Accepted Answer

The British government's actions toward

Which of the following was one of the main actions of the Second Continental Congress?

Which of the following was true of the Federalists?

The voting age of 18 was set by which of the following?

The constitutional amendment process was designed to be which of the following?

Discuss accomplishments under the Articles of Confederation and how the weaknesses of the Articles made it necessary to develop a new system of government.

The assertion that national law has primacy over state law is in the Constitution in which of the following clauses?

A constitutional amendment can be ratified in which of the following ways?

The scope and authority of power that Congress was granted under the Articles of Confederation can best be described as which of the following?

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 which of the following?

Consider the actions of the British government toward its colonies and the "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence, and discuss ways in which British actions prior to the Revolutionary War did or did not violate these rights.

The Democratic Republic

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

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Exam 2: The Constitution

Which of the following was one of the main actions of the Second Continental Congress?

Which of the following was true of the Federalists?

The voting age of 18 was set by which of the following?

The constitutional amendment process was designed to be which of the following?

Discuss accomplishments under the Articles of Confederation and how the weaknesses of the Articles made it necessary to develop a new system of government.

The assertion that national law has primacy over state law is in the Constitution in which of the following clauses?

A constitutional amendment can be ratified in which of the following ways?

The scope and authority of power that Congress was granted under the Articles of Confederation can best be described as which of the following?

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 which of the following?

Consider the actions of the British government toward its colonies and the "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence, and discuss ways in which British actions prior to the Revolutionary War did or did not violate these rights.

The Democratic Republic

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters