Exam 2: The Constitution

Examine the major conflicts of the Constitutional Convention and how they were ultimately resolved.

The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in which of the following cases?

Which of the following is true with regard to the Great Compromise?

Which of the following was a purpose of the final version of the Declaration of Independence?

What is the significance of judicial review?

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?

The Virginia Plan included which of the following?

A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was a lack of which of the following?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal" are the first words of which of the following documents?

The Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Third, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments have which of the following in common?

The Bill of Rights limits the power of which of the following?

States were granted extra representation based on the number of slaves they held under which of the following?

The last 2 of the original 13 states to ratify the U.S. Constitution were which of the following?

Which of the following amendments does not protect defendants' rights in criminal cases?

Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights in terms of its role in the ratification process.

Describe how the Constitution deals with social and political equality and how this has changed since the Constitution was ratified.

The president of the United States is selected by which of the following?

Discuss the changing nature of the U.S. constitutional system. Explain how this has affected political participation, especially in the area of voting rights.

The concept of separation of powers was included in the Constitution to prevent which of the following?