Question 1

Explain the difference between majority rule and plurality rule.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Note that majority rule requires that the candidate or party that wins more than half of the votes wins the election.
2.Explain that plurality rule requires that the candidate or party with the most votes wins the election.The winner may not have a majority of votes.Democracies often function under plurality rule rather than majority rule.

Question 2

What is the idea that a just government must derive its powers from the people it governs called?

Accepted Answer

A) equality 
B) popular consent 
C) electoral politics 
D) statism 
A) equality 
B) popular consent 
C) electoral politics 
D) statism B

Question 3

Why did the Federalists argue against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) Explicit guarantee of some rights might imply that other rights did not exist. 
B) All rights were already covered by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. 
C) Trying to come to an agreement on what rights to include would tear the new country apart. 
D) All states currently had their own bills of rights. 
A) Explicit guarantee of some rights might imply that other rights did not exist. 
B) All rights were already covered by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. 
C) Trying to come to an agreement on what rights to include would tear the new country apart. 
D) All states currently had their own bills of rights. A

Question 4

Most delegates to the Constitutional Convention accepted the idea of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) state supremacy 
B) direct democracy 
C) republican government 
D) executive hegemony 
A) state supremacy 
B) direct democracy 
C) republican government 
D) executive hegemony

Question 5

Historian Charles Beard argued that the primary motive of the Framers of the Constitution was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) protection from foreign threats 
B) the enshrinement of the majority rule principle 
C) protection of their own economic self-interests 
D) westward expansion of the country 
A) protection from foreign threats 
B) the enshrinement of the majority rule principle 
C) protection of their own economic self-interests 
D) westward expansion of the country

Question 6

What is the term for an election in which a candidate can win by getting the most votes,even if it is less than 50 percent of the votes?

Accepted Answer

A) a runoff election 
B) a plurality 
C) a recall election 
D) a majority 
A) a runoff election 
B) a plurality 
C) a recall election 
D) a majority

Question 7

The __________ Plan would have created a strong national government and given disproportionate power to the more populous states.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ Plan would have created a...

Question 8

What is a favorable condition for democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) a prosperous upper class 
B) ideological separation of groups in society 
C) instability in society 
D) an educated citizenry 
A) a prosperous upper class 
B) ideological separation of groups in society 
C) instability in society 
D) an educated citizenry

Question 9

Why did Patrick Henry oppose ratification of the new Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) He believed that the new Constitution would threaten liberty. 
B) He was disappointed that the new Constitution did not abolish slavery. 
C) He believed that bicameralism was an inefficient form of government. 
D) He preferred equal representation for states in Congress. 
A) He believed that the new Constitution would threaten liberty. 
B) He was disappointed that the new Constitution did not abolish slavery. 
C) He believed that bicameralism was an inefficient form of government. 
D) He preferred equal representation for states in Congress.

Question 10

What was The Federalist?

Accepted Answer

A) a book written by George Washington explaining the reasons for American independence 
B) a book written by Thomas Jefferson while he was in Paris as the U.S.ambassador to France 
C) a device by the Antifederalists to encourage opposition to the Annapolis Convention 
D) a series of essays written to encourage ratification of the proposed Constitution 
A) a book written by George Washington explaining the reasons for American independence 
B) a book written by Thomas Jefferson while he was in Paris as the U.S.ambassador to France 
C) a device by the Antifederalists to encourage opposition to the Annapolis Convention 
D) a series of essays written to encourage ratification of the proposed Constitution

Question 11

Which of the following is true in a balanced government?

Accepted Answer

A) No single interest dominates. 
B) The president and Congress have no shared powers. 
C) State governments can veto laws of the national government. 
D) The people must approve constitutional amendments by popular vote. 
A) No single interest dominates. 
B) The president and Congress have no shared powers. 
C) State governments can veto laws of the national government. 
D) The people must approve constitutional amendments by popular vote.

Question 12

What did the Federalists favor?

Accepted Answer

A) strong state governments,relative to the central government 
B) an all-powerful central government 
C) a strong central government,relative to the state governments 
D) strong economic ties to Europe 
A) strong state governments,relative to the central government 
B) an all-powerful central government 
C) a strong central government,relative to the state governments 
D) strong economic ties to Europe

Question 13

Referring to Table 1.1 in the text,identify the economic conditions most conducive to democracy.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Discuss how a

Question 14

What is meant by constitutional democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) government by representative politicians 
B) required voting by law 
C) simple participatory democracy 
D) voting rights tied to property ownership 
A) government by representative politicians 
B) required voting by law 
C) simple participatory democracy 
D) voting rights tied to property ownership

Question 15

__________ wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights,a document that served as a model for other states and for the Bill of Rights in the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights,a...

Question 16

Which of the following is the best characterization of the Framers of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) visionary idealists 
B) political philosophers 
C) experienced,practical politicians 
D) spokesmen for the average person 
A) visionary idealists 
B) political philosophers 
C) experienced,practical politicians 
D) spokesmen for the average person

Question 17

Describe the Antifederalists and evaluate their objections to the Constitution.Do you believe their fears were warranted? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define Antifed

Question 18

Self-determination means that all individuals have the opportunity to realize their own goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As a delegate from a small state at the Constitutional Convention,you would have been most likely to support which of the following as the basis for representation in the legislature?

Accepted Answer

A) the Connecticut Plan 
B) the bicameral plan 
C) the supremacy clause 
D) the New Jersey Plan 
A) the Connecticut Plan 
B) the bicameral plan 
C) the supremacy clause 
D) the New Jersey Plan

Question 20

Under the Articles of Confederation,how were disputes between the states settled?

Accepted Answer

A) by the Supreme Court 
B) by the president 
C) by state courts 
D) by state legislatures 
A) by the Supreme Court 
B) by the president 
C) by state courts 
D) by state legislatures

Explain the difference between majority rule and plurality rule.

What is the idea that a just government must derive its powers from the people it governs called?

Why did the Federalists argue against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution?

Most delegates to the Constitutional Convention accepted the idea of __________.

Historian Charles Beard argued that the primary motive of the Framers of the Constitution was which of the following?

What is the term for an election in which a candidate can win by getting the most votes,even if it is less than 50 percent of the votes?

The __________ Plan would have created a strong national government and given disproportionate power to the more populous states.

What is a favorable condition for democracy?

Why did Patrick Henry oppose ratification of the new Constitution?

What was The Federalist?

Which of the following is true in a balanced government?

What did the Federalists favor?

Referring to Table 1.1 in the text,identify the economic conditions most conducive to democracy.

What is meant by constitutional democracy?

__________ wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights,a document that served as a model for other states and for the Bill of Rights in the U.S.Constitution.

Which of the following is the best characterization of the Framers of the Constitution?

Describe the Antifederalists and evaluate their objections to the Constitution.Do you believe their fears were warranted? Why or why not?

Self-determination means that all individuals have the opportunity to realize their own goals.

As a delegate from a small state at the Constitutional Convention,you would have been most likely to support which of the following as the basis for representation in the legislature?

Under the Articles of Confederation,how were disputes between the states settled?

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

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Exam 1: Constitutional Democracy

Explain the difference between majority rule and plurality rule.

What is the idea that a just government must derive its powers from the people it governs called?

Why did the Federalists argue against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution?

Most delegates to the Constitutional Convention accepted the idea of __________.

Historian Charles Beard argued that the primary motive of the Framers of the Constitution was which of the following?

What is the term for an election in which a candidate can win by getting the most votes,even if it is less than 50 percent of the votes?

The __________ Plan would have created a strong national government and given disproportionate power to the more populous states.

What is a favorable condition for democracy?

Why did Patrick Henry oppose ratification of the new Constitution?

What was The Federalist?

Which of the following is true in a balanced government?

What did the Federalists favor?

Referring to Table 1.1 in the text,identify the economic conditions most conducive to democracy.

What is meant by constitutional democracy?

__________ wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights,a document that served as a model for other states and for the Bill of Rights in the U.S.Constitution.

Which of the following is the best characterization of the Framers of the Constitution?

Describe the Antifederalists and evaluate their objections to the Constitution.Do you believe their fears were warranted? Why or why not?

Self-determination means that all individuals have the opportunity to realize their own goals.

As a delegate from a small state at the Constitutional Convention,you would have been most likely to support which of the following as the basis for representation in the legislature?

Under the Articles of Confederation,how were disputes between the states settled?

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters