Exam 2: The Constitution

All of the amendments to the U.S.Constitution were ratified by a supermajority vote in the state legislature.

Which of the following was part of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

How is a constitutional amendment ratified?

The body whose delegates signed the Declaration of Independence was the __________.

Under the Constitution,the president is elected by which of the following?

What is the feature of the Constitution that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches?

None of the 13 states would ratify the Constitution until after the Bill of Rights was added.

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

How many constitutions has the United States had in its history?

Why was flag burning determined to be a constitutionally protected act?

Many of the Framers were skeptical of democratic government in the sense that we understand it today.

The Framers implemented a strong executive after being influenced by Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes.

A constitution is a nation's basic law; it creates political institutions,assigns or divides powers in government,and often provides certain guarantees to citizens.

The three-fifths compromise specified that only three-fifths of slaves could vote.

While working on the Constitution,what aspect of the new government most concerned James Madison?

After the Revolutionary War,power in the state legislatures shifted from the wealthy to a broader,more democratic group.

Which of the following generally favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed U.S.Constitution?

How many amendments have been made to the Constitution since its ratification?

What type of legislature did the United States have under the Articles of Confederation?

The Declaration of Independence asserts that the people have a right to revolt against an oppressive government.