Constitution Test

Question 0

Citizens of what two governments?

Answer 0

National and state

Question 1

First plan of government

Answer 1

Virginia plan based on population, NJ plan based on one vote per state

Question 2

Federalism

Answer 2

System of government in which is divided between federal and local government

Question 3

Who has final authority

Answer 3

Federal (national)

Question 4

What is fundamental law

Answer 4

General rule book of laws (constitution)

Question 5

Statutory law

Answer 5

Laws passed in the states

Question 6

Federalists vs anti-Federalists

Answer 6

Yes to constitution vs no to constitution, wanted bill of rights

Question 7

Who has the power to print money

Answer 7

National

Question 8

Who has the power to collect taxes

Answer 8

Both

Question 9

Who has the power to Establish post office

Answer 9

National

Question 10

Who has the power to Enforce laws

Answer 10

Both

Question 11

Who has the power to Establish courts

Answer 11

Both

Question 12

Who has the power to Provide for local government

Answer 12

States

Question 13

Who has the power to take property for public use

Answer 13

Both

Question 14

Conduct elections

Answer 14

States

Question 15

Senators/Repeesentatives

Answer 15

100, 6 years/435, 2 years

Question 16

President term

Answer 16

4 yrs, can serve 2 terms if re-elected

Question 17

3 branches and function

Answer 17

Judicial- interpret
Executive- enforce
Legislative- create

Question 18

Land ordinance of 1785/1787

Answer 18

85: no taxes on land! $1 an acre, 1 mi squares = township
87: Midwest- min.3 and max.5 states, 5,000 men in an area makes government, 60,000 people to an area makes a state, no slavery in Midwest

Question 19

The great compromise

Answer 19

Strong gov, 3 branches- leg: house by population, senate by 2 per state

Question 20

3/5 compromise

Answer 20

South states: slaves count as pop for house, don’t count as pop for taxes
North: slaves don’t count as pop for house, count as pop for taxes
3/5 compromise: each slave was counted as 3/5 a person for population in both the house and taxes

Question 21

Elastic clause

Answer 21

Allows gov to stretch constitution to meet modern day needs and problems

Question 22

Writ of habeas corpus

Answer 22

“Bring me the body”, must have evidence of crime to arrest someone for it

Question 23

Eminent domain

Answer 23

Gives government the right to take private property for public use

Question 24

2nd amendment

Answer 24

Right to bear arms without breaking the law

Question 25

Social contract

Answer 25

John Locke-
Government: protect lives and property
People: obey laws, pay taxes, be loyal

Question 26

Unpopular groups

Answer 26

KKK-
Right in first amendment to assemble and demonstrate as long as no violence or threats. The constitution gives all the right to peaceful assembly, the KKK have killed people in the past, but the gov’t can not persecute a group as a whole, only individuals who have broken laws within the group.