Chapter 1

Question 1

The Antifederalists appealed States rights advocates. Who was the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson

Question 2

Those who supported the Constitution and emphasized a real division of power between the national and state governments were the

Answer 2

Federalists.

Question 3

Those who were more generally opposed to both a stronger central government and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution were known as

Answer 3

Anti-Federalists.

Question 4

The most serious disagreement in the debate between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention was the issue of (resolved by the Connecticut Compromise)

Answer 4

representation in Congress.

Question 5

In the system of checks and balances, which branch of government was generally considered the most important to the Founding Fathers because of the need to establish a social contract, which is probably why they wrote about it first in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.

Answer 5

the legislative branch

Question 6

Judicial review is

Question 7

Which of the original 13 states did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 7

Rhode Island

Question 8

This clause that is found in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution requires states to surrender criminal offenders to states in which the crime was committed.

Answer 8

Extradition clause.

Question 8

In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 8

refrain from making agreements that do not include all 50 states.
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Question 9

The clause in the Constitution that grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically designated powers is the

Answer 9

elastic, or necessary and proper clause.

Question 10

The Articles of Confederation established a weak central government because of:

Answer 10

colonial experience under the British government.

Question 11

The authors of the Federalist Papers were

Answer 11

John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison.

Question 12

Federalist Paper No. 10 is widely regarded as America’s greatest contribution to political theory. Who is credited with writing Federalist Paper No. 10?

Answer 12

James Madison

Question 13

A system of government where all powers are located in the central government is referred to as

Answer 13

a unitary system of government.

Question 14

The Tenth Amendment states that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are

Answer 14

reserved to the states, or to the people.

Question 15

Since the ratification of the Constitution, more than nine thousand amendments have been proposed, but only _______ have been adopted.

Answer 15

27

Question 16

This proposal was drafted by William Paterson and called for a one-house legislative chamber apportioned according to equal representation of each state.

Answer 16

the New Jersey Plan

Question 17

Which is NOT an example of checks and balances according to the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 17

The House of Representatives can ratify treaties.

Question 18

The controversy over slavery that led to the Civil War took the form of a dispute over

Answer 18

national government supremacy versus the rights of the separate states.

Question 19

One of the compromises at the Constitutional Convention addressed whether slaves should be counted as part of the population when determining the number of representatives per state. This is referred to as

Answer 19

the Three-Fifths Compromise.

Question 20

Which of the following was the central weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 20

There was virtually no central government and too much power was designated to the states.

Question 21

This proposal was drafted by James Madison and Edmund Randolph and called for representation in Congress to be apportioned by the state’s population.

Answer 21

the Virginia Plan

Question 22

Madison’s Federalist Paper No. 10 is widely regarded as America’s greatest contribution to political theory. Madison’s primary concern focused on how a system of government can allow for majority rule while remaining sensitive to minority rights. What did Madison recommend to “control the effects” of majority factions?

Answer 22

a Federalist System and a Representative Democracy

Question 23

Which is NOT a possible requirement in proposing and ratifying a constitutional amendment?

Answer 23

presidential signature

Question 24

By weakening the national government, the Articles of Confederation:

Answer 24

was evidence of a lack of national identity among Americans at the time.

Question 25

After Shays’s Rebellion, Congress approved a convention to:

Answer 25

revise the Articles of Confederation.

Question 26

Which government system is the most popular, both historically and today?

Answer 26

unitary system

Question 27

The mechanism the Supreme Court uses to change the Constitution is

Answer 27

judicial review

Question 28

Ratification of formal constitutional amendments requires a

Answer 28

3/4 vote in state legislatures or conventions.

Question 29

Those supportive of ratifying the Constitution and who generally favored a stronger central government were known as

Answer 29

Federalists

Question 30

Since the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution, _____ more amendments have been added.

Answer 30

17

Question 31

The system of government associated with the Articles of Confederation was widely criticized for being extraordinarily weak. Which of the following was NOT a criticism of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 31

The government did not give enough power to the states.

Question 32

Article 1, Section 8 gives Congress the power to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carrying out its enumerated power. The necessary and proper clause is also referred to as

Answer 32

the Elastic Clause.

Question 33

The clause in the U.S. Constitution that the Constitution, national laws, and treaties are superior over state laws when in compliance with the U.S. Constitution is the

Answer 33

Supremacy Clause.

Question 34

Powers held jointly by the national and state governments are called

Answer 34

concurrent powers.

Question 35

Inherent powers derive from the fact that the United States is

Answer 35

a sovereign power among nations.

Question 36

Examples of enumerated powers belonging exclusively to the national government include

Answer 36

declaring war and coining money.

Question 37

According to Locke, a social contract

Answer 37

is an implied agreement between people and the government.

Question 38

Those who supported the Constitution and emphasized a real division of power between the national and state governments were the

Answer 38

Federalists

Question 39

The Constitution makes it clear that if a state or local law conflicts with a national law,

Answer 39

the national law will prevail.

Question 40

Locke’s view of the social contract—an implied agreement between the people and their government—is that the:

Answer 40

Powers of the government should be limited.

Question 41

Which is NOT one of the fundamental principles of the U.S. Constitution in helping to ensure that the government did not tyrannize over individuals and states?

Answer 41

Direct Democracy

Question 42

In a unitary system of government, ultimate government authority is located at the ________ level.

Answer 42

national or central

Question 43

The supremacy clause of the Constitution means that

Answer 43

states cannot use their powers to thwart national policies.

Question 44

A system of government that gives little power to the central government and instead gives power to smaller state governments is referred to as

Answer 44

a confederacy.

Question 45

Collecting money to pay off our war debt was difficult for Congress under the Articles because

Answer 45

Congress lacked the power to tax.

Question 46

Which Constitutional Amendment defines the powers delegated to the federal and state governments?

Answer 46

Tenth Amendment

Question 47

This clause that is found in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution assures non-residents are granted basic benefits afforded to residents of that state.

Answer 47

Privileges and immunities clause

Question 48

Examples of enumerated powers belonging exclusively to the national government include

Answer 48

declaring war and coining money.

Question 48

Among the amendments that follow the Bill of Rights, a major theme involves

Answer 48

expanding the rights of citizenship.