Chapter 2 Pre Test

Question 1

In general, it was the _____ vision of the United States that triumphed after the nation’s founding

Answer 1

Federalist

Question 2

Most of the constitutional amendments ratified since the Bill of Rights in 1791 have been directly or indirectly concerned with

Answer 2

Structure or composition of government

Question 3

Shay’s Rebellion was politically significant to America’s Founding in that it

Answer 3

Demonstrated the weakness of government under the Articles of Confederation

Question 4

The Federalist Papers were written by

Answer 4

Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison

Question 5

The First Continental Congress met in 1774.

Which of the following actions did the delegates at the Congress take?

Answer 5

The called for a total boycott of British goods

Question 6

The inspiration behind the Declaration of Independence’s focus on “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” was MOST inspired by which political philosopher?

Answer 6

John Locke

Question 7

The method of securing, enacting, or maintaining the Constitution’s principle of separation of powers is known as

Answer 7

Checks and balances

Question 8

Under the Great Compromise,

small states were given an advantage in the

Answer 8

Senate

Question 9

What is the name of the clause that is understood to give Congress the power to pass any law that is necessary to carry out its expressed powers?

Answer 9

Elastic clause

Question 10

What issue more than any other seemed to unite separate colonial interests into rebellion from Great Britain?

Answer 10

Taxes

Question 11

What power does the Supreme Court posses that is not expressly given to it by the Constitution?

Answer 11

Judicial review

Question 12

What type of tyranny did the Federalists fear the MOST?

Answer 12

Tyranny of the majority

Question 13

What concept best explains the underlying reason for the Bill of Rights?

Answer 13

Limited Government

Question 14

What is the most widely used method of amending the Constitution to date?

Answer 14

Passage in House and Senate by two-thirds vote,

then ratification by majority vote of the legislature of three-fourths (now 38) of the states

Question 15

What is true about the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Answer 15

Under this compromise, five slaves would count as three free persons in apportioning seats in House of Representatives

Question 16

What was an original constitutional means of selecting one of the three major branches of government, but that has since changed?

Answer 16

The Senate was chosen by state legislatures

Question 17

Which political value did the Constitution value more than any other at its creation?

Answer 17

Individual liberty

Question 18

What 2 entities have responsibility for overseeing the appointment and approval of federal judges?

Answer 18

The Senate and the president

Question 19

Which two colonial groups organized together in opposition to the taxes imposed by the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act?

Answer 19

New England merchants and

Southern planters

Question 20

What was not a reason for establishing the second founding?

Answer 20

Slavery