Question 1

According to political scientist Robert Dahl, the Constitution is reflective of a coherent, unified theory of government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Virginia Plan guaranteed that large states would hold more power in the constitutional balance by having membership in both houses of Congress based on population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Provide several concrete examples of checks and balances that are in the U.S. Constitution.

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Question 4

While the ________ can make decisions about how to use armed forces, only the ________ can make decisions about funding such actions.

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A)   president; Supreme Court
B)   Congress; House of Representatives
C)   president; Congress
D)   House of Representatives; SenateE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Which group pushed for the concept of reserved powers?

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A)   Tories
B)   Whigs
C)   Antifederalists
D)   FederalistsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

________argued that in order to preserve liberty, one branch of government should be able to check the excesses of the other branches.

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A)   John Stuart Mill
B)   Thomas Hobbes
C)   Baron de Montesquieu
D)   Thomas PaineE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

What was the biggest objection of the Antifederalists to the Constitution?

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Question 8

________ was chosen as the president of the Constitutional Convention.

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A)   George Washington
B)   Gouverneur Morris
C)   Benjamin Franklin
D)   James MadisonE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The Antifederalists pushed for the inclusion of the national supremacy clause.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which part of government was considered the weakest because it did not have the "power of the purse or sword"?

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A)   state governments
B)   legislative branch
C)   judicial branch
D)   local governmentsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The Three-Fifths Compromise referred to

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A)   giving states with small populations three-fifths of the number of representatives as large-population states.
B)   allowing three slave states into the Union for every five nonslave states allowed to enter.
C)   counting large states as equal to small states in the Senate but not the House.
D)   counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which one of the following is a check that the president holds over the judicial branch?

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A)   the ability to nominate judges for the federal courts
B)   the ability to veto decisions made by the Supreme Court
C)   the ability to interpret the constitutionality of new laws
D)   the ability to remove federal judges from officeE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Antifederalists

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A)   were concerned that the president would have too much power.
B)   supported the proposal that presidents should not be subject to term limits.
C)   were concerned that the national government would not have sufficient power to promote economic prosperity.
D)   generally opposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

When did the Revolutionary War end?

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A)   1779
B)   1781
C)   1784
D)   1786E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The Great Compromise stipulated that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of representation and taxation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

________ occurred after the Revolutionary War was over.

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A)   The Stamp Act
B)   The Tea Act
C)   The Boston Tea Party
D)   Shays's RebellionE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

In context of economics in America in the eighteenth century,

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A)   there were no class differences whatsoever.
B)   the North was largely agricultural and manufacturing was prominent in the South.
C)   southerners favored free trade.
D)   northerners favored free trade.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The Constitution sets up our basic rules of governance, limits government actions against citizens, and provides for specific individual rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which one of the following is an exclusive power of the legislative branch?

Accepted Answer

A)   the ability to implement laws
B)   judicial review
C)   power to declare war
D)   the power to issue pardonsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Why did the New Jersey Plan contain a proposal for a legislature with equal representation per state?

Accepted Answer

A)   New Jersey prospered economically under the Articles of Confederation, which had such a system.
B)   New Jersey had relatively little population and would therefore gain more representation under an equal system.
C)   New Jersey legislators had negotiated a separate treaty with the British, and they wanted members of Congress to ratify it.
D)   Antifederalists controlled the New Jersey legislature, and they favored equal representation per state.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 2: The Constitution and the Founding

The Antifederalists pushed for the inclusion of the national supremacy clause.

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________ was chosen as the president of the Constitutional Convention.

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What was the biggest objection of the Antifederalists to the Constitution?

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The Virginia Plan guaranteed that large states would hold more power in the constitutional balance by having membership in both houses of Congress based on population.

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When did the Revolutionary War end?

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Why did the New Jersey Plan contain a proposal for a legislature with equal representation per state?

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Which group pushed for the concept of reserved powers?

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Which one of the following is an exclusive power of the legislative branch?

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Which part of government was considered the weakest because it did not have the "power of the purse or sword"?

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________ occurred after the Revolutionary War was over.

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The Three-Fifths Compromise referred to

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________argued that in order to preserve liberty, one branch of government should be able to check the excesses of the other branches.

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Provide several concrete examples of checks and balances that are in the U.S. Constitution.

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The Great Compromise stipulated that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of representation and taxation.

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According to political scientist Robert Dahl, the Constitution is reflective of a coherent, unified theory of government.

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Which one of the following is a check that the president holds over the judicial branch?

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In context of economics in America in the eighteenth century,

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Antifederalists

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While the ________ can make decisions about how to use armed forces, only the ________ can make decisions about funding such actions.

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The Constitution sets up our basic rules of governance, limits government actions against citizens, and provides for specific individual rights.

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