Exam 2: The Constitution

Which of the following is a branch of the U.S.government?

The Constitution prohibits Congress from requiring candidates to be Christian in order to run for office.

Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment,how were senators selected?

The Constitution was ratified in 1776.

Article I,section 8 of the Constitution contains __________ powers.

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

During the Constitutional Convention,which states generally opposed an unelected federal judiciary?

Which of the following can be found in Article I?

What did supporters of the New Jersey Plan want to do to the Articles of Confederation?

Smaller states generally wanted to strengthen the Articles of Confederation rather than replace them.

Article VI of the Constitution prohibits a __________ test for holding public office.

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

The Constitution required consent from __________ for ratification.

The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the Bill of Rights.

Describe the views of the Anti-Federalists.

Which of the following debated and drafted the Declaration of Independence?

The "Intolerable Acts" was the colonists' name for the __________ Acts of 1774.

Describe the Virginia Plan.

__________ is an economic theory designed to increase a nation's wealth through the development of commercial industry and a favorable balance of trade.

Article VII specified that at least __________ states would have to ratify the proposed Constitution for it to become law.