Question 1

Article II of the Constitution addresses the powers of the __________ branch.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Article II of the Constitution addresses the...

Question 2

Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national government was too strong compared to the states. 
B)  Amendments were too easy to ratify. 
C)  Congress imposed excessive taxes. 
D)  Citizens lacked a national identity. 
A)  The national government was too strong compared to the states. 
B)  Amendments were too easy to ratify. 
C)  Congress imposed excessive taxes. 
D)  Citizens lacked a national identity.

Question 3

How many amendments comprise the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  ten 
B)  thirteen 
C)  twenty 
D)  twenty-seven 
A)  ten 
B)  thirteen 
C)  twenty 
D)  twenty-seven

Question 4

__________ was/were used by colonists to keep each other abreast of developments with the British and helped to ferment public opposition to Britain.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Federalist Papers 
B)  The Second Continental Congress 
C)  The Committees of Correspondence 
D)  Common Sense 
A)  The Federalist Papers 
B)  The Second Continental Congress 
C)  The Committees of Correspondence 
D)  Common Sense

Question 5

A majority of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention were slaveholders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does the Ninth Amendment say?

Accepted Answer

A)  The states have all of the powers not granted to the federal government. 
B)  The people have all of the powers not granted to the federal government. 
C)  The Constitution's enumerated rights are not inclusive. 
D)  Those accused of a crime have certain rights designed to prevent the government from abusing individual liberties. 
A)  The states have all of the powers not granted to the federal government. 
B)  The people have all of the powers not granted to the federal government. 
C)  The Constitution's enumerated rights are not inclusive. 
D)  Those accused of a crime have certain rights designed to prevent the government from abusing individual liberties.

Question 7

Which of the following imposed a tax on paper items such as cards and books?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crown Act 
B)  Paper Act 
C)  Stamp Act 
D)  Tax Act 
A)  Crown Act 
B)  Paper Act 
C)  Stamp Act 
D)  Tax Act

Question 8

__________ of indebted farmers exposed the problems under the Articles of Confederation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ of indebted farmers exposed the problems...

Question 9

Article III of the Constitution establishes a __________ and defines its jurisdiction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Article III of the Constitution establishes a...

Question 10

What was the subject of the Great Compromise?

Accepted Answer

A)  the legality of slavery 
B)  the form of the legislative branch 
C)  the number of Supreme Court justices 
D)  the form of the executive branch 
A)  the legality of slavery 
B)  the form of the legislative branch 
C)  the number of Supreme Court justices 
D)  the form of the executive branch

Article II of the Constitution addresses the powers of the __________ branch.

Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?

How many amendments comprise the Bill of Rights?

__________ was/were used by colonists to keep each other abreast of developments with the British and helped to ferment public opposition to Britain.

A majority of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention were slaveholders.

What does the Ninth Amendment say?

Which of the following imposed a tax on paper items such as cards and books?

__________ of indebted farmers exposed the problems under the Articles of Confederation.

Article III of the Constitution establishes a __________ and defines its jurisdiction.

What was the subject of the Great Compromise?

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Federal System

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Elections and Voting

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

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Exam 2: The Constitution

Article II of the Constitution addresses the powers of the __________ branch.

Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?

How many amendments comprise the Bill of Rights?

__________ was/were used by colonists to keep each other abreast of developments with the British and helped to ferment public opposition to Britain.

A majority of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention were slaveholders.

What does the Ninth Amendment say?

Which of the following imposed a tax on paper items such as cards and books?

__________ of indebted farmers exposed the problems under the Articles of Confederation.

Article III of the Constitution establishes a __________ and defines its jurisdiction.

What was the subject of the Great Compromise?

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Federal System

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Elections and Voting

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters