Development Of Constitutional Democracy Flashcards
What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution?
A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth.
A strong national government is better for the representation of small landowners of modest wealth.
Strong state governments are better for funding internal improvements like roads.
Strong state governments are better for facilitating business transactions.
A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth.
Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated, “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition” in Federalist, no. 51?
Free enterprise and competition
Life and the pursuit of happiness
Separation of powers and checks and balances
Equality and individual rights
Separation of powers and checks and balances
What is a judicial check on the executive branch?
The Supreme Court can veto an executive order.
The Supreme Court can override an executive pardon.
The Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court can block a declaration of war.
The Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
What is the goal of new federalism?
Centralize policy to strengthen administrative oversight and control overall public spending
Decentralize policy to reduce redundancy and increase overall public spending
Decentralize policy to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce overall public spending
Centralize policy to enforce administrative regulations and increase overall public spending
Decentralize policy to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce overall public spending
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
The Articles of Confederation required states to provide troops for national defense.
The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to establish banks.
The Articles of Confederation required states to pay for land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a Congress?
They wanted a government funded by the people.
They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
They wanted the government to have supreme authority instead of a monarch.
They wanted the government to resemble the British Parliament.
They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish?
Authority to tax and regulate trade
A two-chamber Congress
National armed forces
A national currency
A two-chamber Congress
What were the results of the three-fifths compromise?
It allowed free states to pay taxes on only three-fifths of its foreign imports.
It required slave states to pay taxes on three-fifths of enslaved persons sold domestically.
It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of representation.
It required slave states to pay taxes on three-fifths of all imported enslaved persons.
It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of representation.
Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress?
Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons.
They had already paid taxes to fund Great Britain’s war with France.
They needed the funds for maintaining the colonies.
They were not allowed to import British manufactured goods.
They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons.
What describes dual federalism?
State government authority and national government authority are shared without distinct jurisdictions.
The branches of the national government have oversight of state and local policy.
The branches of the national government have limited control over creating public policy.
State government and national government have exclusive authority in clearly defined jurisdictions.
State government and national government have exclusive authority in clearly defined jurisdictions.
