Question 1

The American system, with multiple points at which powers can block action, often leads to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Effective government 
B)  Caretaker government 
C)  Limited government 
D)  Impeachment of government officials 
E)  A call for new elections 
A)  Effective government 
B)  Caretaker government 
C)  Limited government 
D)  Impeachment of government officials 
E)  A call for new elections C

Question 2

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which of the following theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  James Madison 
C)  John Hancock 
D)  Joseph Ellis 
E)  John Adams 
A)  John Locke 
B)  James Madison 
C)  John Hancock 
D)  Joseph Ellis 
E)  John Adams A

Question 3

The Bill of Rights includes how many amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eight 
B)  Twelve 
C)  Ten 
D)  Twenty-Seven 
E)  Thirteen 
A)  Eight 
B)  Twelve 
C)  Ten 
D)  Twenty-Seven 
E)  Thirteen C

Question 4

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 5

When Antifederalists complained of too much power for the president in the new Constitution, Hamilton made which of the following arguments?

Accepted Answer

A)  He would be limited by the vice president. 
B)  He could be impeached for "high crimes and misdemeanors". 
C)  Presidents can be voted out of office. 
D)  Presidents have public pressure limiting what they can do. 
E)  Judicial review limits some of the president's actions. 
A)  He would be limited by the vice president. 
B)  He could be impeached for "high crimes and misdemeanors". 
C)  Presidents can be voted out of office. 
D)  Presidents have public pressure limiting what they can do. 
E)  Judicial review limits some of the president's actions.

Question 6

List the major rights protected by the Civil War Amendments?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War Amendments, which are the

Question 7

Edmund Randolph's Virginia Plan was a proposal of 15 resolutions that did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Called for all states to be represented equally in the national legislature 
B)  Called for a unicameral legislative body 
C)  Served as a minor variation on the Articles of Confederation 
D)  Called for a national executive who would be elected by the legislative body 
E)  Included no provision for a president because of the distrust of so much concentrated power 
A)  Called for all states to be represented equally in the national legislature 
B)  Called for a unicameral legislative body 
C)  Served as a minor variation on the Articles of Confederation 
D)  Called for a national executive who would be elected by the legislative body 
E)  Included no provision for a president because of the distrust of so much concentrated power

Question 8

The Declaration of Independence listed grievances against which of the following people, including the suspension of popularly elected colonial legislatures, taxing without representation, and trials without juries?

Accepted Answer

A)  King George II 
B)  King George III 
C)  Queen Elizabeth 
D)  George Washington 
E)  Thomas Jefferson 
A)  King George II 
B)  King George III 
C)  Queen Elizabeth 
D)  George Washington 
E)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 9

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 10

Describe the methods of proposing and ratifying a constitutional amendment.

Accepted Answer

The methods of proposing and ratifying a

Question 11

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was brought about by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Publication of the Treaty of Paris 
B)  A request by President Washington 
C)  The failure of the Articles of Confederation 
D)  The publication of the Declaration of Independence 
E)  The end of the Revolutionary War 
A)  Publication of the Treaty of Paris 
B)  A request by President Washington 
C)  The failure of the Articles of Confederation 
D)  The publication of the Declaration of Independence 
E)  The end of the Revolutionary War

Question 12

Which of the following amendments are referred to as the Civil War amendments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments 
B)  Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Amendments 
C)  Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Amendments 
D)  Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Amendments 
E)  Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Third Amendments 
A)  Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments 
B)  Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Amendments 
C)  Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Amendments 
D)  Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Amendments 
E)  Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Third Amendments

Question 13

The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  John Locke 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  George Washington 
A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  John Locke 
C)  John Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  George Washington

Question 14

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 15

Shays' Rebellion plays an important role in American history for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  It represents the first major battle to occur in the southern colonies during the American Revolution. 
B)  It anticipated the states' rights battle. 
C)  It was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. 
D)  It made obvious the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  It enabled the colonists to reorganize and gain the upper hand against the British in the Revolutionary War. 
A)  It represents the first major battle to occur in the southern colonies during the American Revolution. 
B)  It anticipated the states' rights battle. 
C)  It was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. 
D)  It made obvious the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  It enabled the colonists to reorganize and gain the upper hand against the British in the Revolutionary War.

Question 16

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between which of the following two groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large and small states regarding the executive branch 
B)  Large and small states regarding representation 
C)  Northern and southern states regarding representation 
D)  Northern and southern states regarding slavery 
E)  Federalists and Antifederalists regarding the executive branch 
A)  Large and small states regarding the executive branch 
B)  Large and small states regarding representation 
C)  Northern and southern states regarding representation 
D)  Northern and southern states regarding slavery 
E)  Federalists and Antifederalists regarding the executive branch

Question 17

Which of the following was true of the Antifederalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lived in urban areas. 
B)  They attended the Constitutional Convention. 
C)  They supported a strong central government. 
D)  They opposed the new Constitution. 
E)  They lived in urban areas and attended the Constitutional Convention. 
A)  They lived in urban areas. 
B)  They attended the Constitutional Convention. 
C)  They supported a strong central government. 
D)  They opposed the new Constitution. 
E)  They lived in urban areas and attended the Constitutional Convention.

Question 18

The Constitution vests all judicial authority of the United States in which of the following, as well as in other inferior courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Appeals Courts 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  The Chief Justice 
D)  The District Courts 
E)  The Constitutional Courts 
A)  The Appeals Courts 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  The Chief Justice 
D)  The District Courts 
E)  The Constitutional Courts

Question 19

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 20

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense advocated which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The formation of a new government still loyal to the king 
B)  The formation of a new government that would limit further immigration 
C)  An end of hostilities with Great Britain 
D)  The repeal of all taxes, including those imposed on themselves 
E)  The formation of the country's own government as a way to gain independence 
A)  The formation of a new government still loyal to the king 
B)  The formation of a new government that would limit further immigration 
C)  An end of hostilities with Great Britain 
D)  The repeal of all taxes, including those imposed on themselves 
E)  The formation of the country's own government as a way to gain independence

The American system, with multiple points at which powers can block action, often leads to which of the following?

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which of the following theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

The Bill of Rights includes how many amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

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

When Antifederalists complained of too much power for the president in the new Constitution, Hamilton made which of the following arguments?

List the major rights protected by the Civil War Amendments?

Edmund Randolph's Virginia Plan was a proposal of 15 resolutions that did which of the following?

The Declaration of Independence listed grievances against which of the following people, including the suspension of popularly elected colonial legislatures, taxing without representation, and trials without juries?

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

Describe the methods of proposing and ratifying a constitutional amendment.

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was brought about by which of the following?

Which of the following amendments are referred to as the Civil War amendments?

The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by whom?

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

Shays' Rebellion plays an important role in American history for which of the following reasons?

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between which of the following two groups?

Which of the following was true of the Antifederalists?

The Constitution vests all judicial authority of the United States in which of the following, as well as in other inferior courts?

Which of the following was true of the Federalists?

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense advocated which of the following?

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Exam 2: The Constitution

The American system, with multiple points at which powers can block action, often leads to which of the following?

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which of the following theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

The Bill of Rights includes how many amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

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

When Antifederalists complained of too much power for the president in the new Constitution, Hamilton made which of the following arguments?

List the major rights protected by the Civil War Amendments?

Edmund Randolph's Virginia Plan was a proposal of 15 resolutions that did which of the following?

The Declaration of Independence listed grievances against which of the following people, including the suspension of popularly elected colonial legislatures, taxing without representation, and trials without juries?

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

Describe the methods of proposing and ratifying a constitutional amendment.

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was brought about by which of the following?

Which of the following amendments are referred to as the Civil War amendments?

The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by whom?

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

Shays' Rebellion plays an important role in American history for which of the following reasons?

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between which of the following two groups?

Which of the following was true of the Antifederalists?

The Constitution vests all judicial authority of the United States in which of the following, as well as in other inferior courts?

Which of the following was true of the Federalists?

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense advocated which of the following?

Gateways to American Democracy

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

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