Question 1

In his book, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, ________ argued that the Framers were motivated by immediate and personal economic interests.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Which of the following statements BEST reflects why the Constitution originally allowed only members of the House of Representatives to be elected directly by the people?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Founders were afraid of voting fraud. 
B)  The Founders were afraid of unbridled democracy. 
C)  The Founders wanted to punish the Southern states for allowing slavery. 
D)  The Founders felt that the president should appoint all federal judges and U.S. Senators. 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

The Virginia Plan was a scheme submitted by the large states for organizing the new government in order to maximize their representation in the new national legislature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

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Question 5

Many of the Framers' ideas about balanced government were derived from the French philosopher ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following rights are protected by the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of religion 
B)  freedom of speech 
C)  freedom of press 
D)  freedom of assembly 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

The fact that slaves and free blacks played no significant role in America during the Articles of Confederation period is part of which level of the analytical framework explaining why slavery was allowed in the Constitution of 1787?

Accepted Answer

A)  the political linkage level 
B)  the government action level 
C)  the governmental level 
D)  the structural level 
E)  the systems level

Question 8

What is most different about the American system of government versus other democracies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the level of fragmentation in all government responsibilities and authority 
B)  the creation of an office of the presidency 
C)  universal suffrage 
D)  the creation of the Supreme Court 
E)  the unique role of the House of Representatives as the controlling force of most governmental activities

Question 9

Article VI of the US Constitution includes the Supremacy Clause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Briefly summarize Charles Beard's views on the Constitutional Convention and its delegates.

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Question 11

The ________ Plan favored large states.

Accepted Answer

A)  New Jersey 
B)  Three-fifths 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Connecticut 
E)  Pennsylvania

Question 12

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution aids in the protection of property rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  the provision that forbids states from impairing the obligation of contracts 
B)  the provision that allows states to coin money 
C)  the three-fifths compromise 
D)  the Great Compromise 
E)  the supremacy clause

Question 13

The Senate was the only institution directly elected by the people, according to the original Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the American Revolution, what was the Constitution that the colonists wanted to preserve?

Accepted Answer

A)  the English Constitution 
B)  the Articles of Confederation 
C)  the Bill of Rights 
D)  the American Constitution 
E)  the Magna Carta

Question 15

Initially, the American Revolution was fought primarily to

Accepted Answer

A)  establish a basis for popular sovereignty. 
B)  create a democracy. 
C)  preserve the colonists' traditional rights. 
D)  eliminate unfair laws. 
E)  create a system of government predicated on checks and balances.

Question 16

According to Struggle for Democracy, Bush was able to sidestep the "how a bill becomes a law" process by issuing what to nullify his signing of the bill?

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Question 17

Which of these is NOT an argument for the United States having become more of a democracy than the framers envisioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  the selection of the president by the electoral system 
B)  the Seventeenth Amendment's creation of a Senate whose members are directly elected by the people 
C)  the Supreme Court's extension of civil rights protections to racial and ethnic minorities 
D)  the presidency has become both more powerful and more attentive to majority opinion 
E)  the extension of the vote to African Americans and women

Question 18

The separation of powers principle restricts the interaction between the federal and state governments in a federalist system of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The provision of the Constitution that forbids states from impairing the obligation of contracts is

Accepted Answer

A)  also vital to promoting interstate commerce. 
B)  ensures that states do not coin their own money. 
C)  is essential to protecting property rights. 
D)  related to reserve powers granted to the states. 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Which of the following was among the most important debates at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  representation in the national government 
B)  the status of slavery 
C)  how to select the president 
D)  what kind of government would replace the Articles of Confederation 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Exam 2: The Constitution

In his book, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, ________ argued that the Framers were motivated by immediate and personal economic interests.

Which of the following statements BEST reflects why the Constitution originally allowed only members of the House of Representatives to be elected directly by the people?

The Virginia Plan was a scheme submitted by the large states for organizing the new government in order to maximize their representation in the new national legislature.

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Many of the Framers' ideas about balanced government were derived from the French philosopher ________.

Which of the following rights are protected by the First Amendment?

The fact that slaves and free blacks played no significant role in America during the Articles of Confederation period is part of which level of the analytical framework explaining why slavery was allowed in the Constitution of 1787?

What is most different about the American system of government versus other democracies?

Article VI of the US Constitution includes the Supremacy Clause.

Briefly summarize Charles Beard's views on the Constitutional Convention and its delegates.

The ________ Plan favored large states.

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution aids in the protection of property rights?

The Senate was the only institution directly elected by the people, according to the original Constitution.

During the American Revolution, what was the Constitution that the colonists wanted to preserve?

Initially, the American Revolution was fought primarily to

According to Struggle for Democracy, Bush was able to sidestep the "how a bill becomes a law" process by issuing what to nullify his signing of the bill?

Which of these is NOT an argument for the United States having become more of a democracy than the framers envisioned?

The separation of powers principle restricts the interaction between the federal and state governments in a federalist system of government.

The provision of the Constitution that forbids states from impairing the obligation of contracts is

Which of the following was among the most important debates at the Constitutional Convention?