Question 1

In order to allow the Constitution to be changed as needed, a process of ______ was included.

Accepted Answer

A)  revision
B)  inclusion
C)  correction
D)  amendmentE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

One of the most important divisions during the Constitutional Convention was over the issue of slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The founders have been described as being guided by their own ______ and accused of creating a system that preserved distinctions of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hubris | social stratification
B)  interests | faction and party
C)  privilege | wealth and class
D)  scholarship | knowledge and philosophyE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

In comparing the Declaration of Independence to the United States Constitution, the authors of the Declaration felt the need to ______, while the framers of the Constitution sought to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  change the structure of existing government | declare American independence to the world
B)  outline a blueprint for government | persuade colonists to support separation
C)  announce and justify their separation from Great Britain | create a new nation
D)  create an organized and structured national government | reinforce the power of state governmentsE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Which state refused to send a delegate to the Grand Convention in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts
B)  New York
C)  Pennsylvania
D)  Rhode IslandE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The Virginia Plan laid out a strong national government, while the New Jersey Plan called for a weak one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Prior to and during the Constitutional Convention, most Americans wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In order to hear and decide federal cases, the judicial branch includes a system of

Accepted Answer

A)  federal district courts.
B)  state supreme courts.
C)  county courts at law.
D)  municipal courts.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

What issues were at the center of the Constitutional Convention as it progressed, and how were these issues resolved?

Accepted Answer

Many of the same issues that concerned t...

Question 10

During the debates over the Articles in the Second Continental Congress, mistrust of other colonies crystallized in conflicts over

Accepted Answer

A)  land, representation, and sovereignty.
B)  foreign trade, taxes, and authority.
C)  intrastate commerce and trade.
D)  interstate relations and apportionment.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

State legislative elections in 1786 and 1787 had gone to ______ candidates who favored stronger national government.

Accepted Answer

A)  sectionalist
B)  nationalist
C)  confederal
D)  agrarianE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

In order to get around its lack of money and its inability to borrow from foreign nations, Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  taxed individual citizens.
B)  forcibly collected from the states.
C)  made its own money.
D)  imposed import and export taxes.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Delegates from smaller states proposed which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Delaware Plan
B)  the New Jersey Plan
C)  the Virginia Plan
D)  the Connecticut PlanE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress had to confront issues that involved the problem of

Accepted Answer

A)  government mistrust.
B)  state sovereignty.
C)  representative equity.
D)  fiscal resources.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

Americans would refer to "These United States…" rather than "The United States," demonstrating a desire to maintain strong states' rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is superior to the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Executive Branch
B)  the Legislative Branch
C)  the Judicial Branch
D)  the United States ConstitutionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

The Great Compromise established which of the following forms of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  equal representation
B)  proportional representation
C)  a combination of equal and proportional representation
D)  a representation plan based on state choiceE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The skills and intellect of which of the following men were perhaps most important in the creation of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Governor Morris
B)  James Madison
C)  Alexander Hamilton
D)  George WashingtonE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

James Madison was one of the only Founding Fathers not to own slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided that judicial power should be held by the

Accepted Answer

A)  local courts.
B)  state courts.
C)  district courts.
D)  Supreme Court.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 2: The Constitution of the United States

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