Exam 2: The American Constitution

The U.S. Constitution fragments power in three ways.

As a group, the __________ were wealthier and better educated.

Early state governments and the national governments focused on

The Federalist Papers were published under the pseudonym Publius.

Louis Marshal described the ________ as the "guiding principle of the freest Government on earth"

The U.S. Constitution fragments power through

According to Madison, _________ would be achieved through representative form of government with limits on those who hold power.

Are normative reactions to scientific research the result of the values we associate with the phenomenon being studied, or do you think scientific theories have inherent biases?

The types of powers contained within the Constitution include all of the following EXCEPT

The ____________ was presented at the Constitutional Convention that called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was

There has only been one constitution for the government of the United States.

The ___________ called for a bicameral legislature with a popularly elected house and an upper house nominated by state legislatures.

Following the Revolutionary War, the United States was

The President has the authority to propose amendments to the Constitution.

If scientific theories are neutral, objective explanations of some real-world phenomenon, why is popular reaction to them often normative?

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was

____________ are the freedoms and protections against arbitrary governmental actions given to the people in a democratic society.

The Constitution is changed mostly through

What are the deficiencies of the current constitution (with amendments)? Why do you view them as deficiencies? How would you correct them? Could they be corrected with a few amendments, or would we need to write a whole new constitution?