Final

Question 1

according to the Great Compromise, the original Constitution required that senators be elected by:

Answer 1

the state legislature

Question 2

for the Constitution to be ratified:

Answer 2

conventions in 9/13 states had to approve

Question 3

Constitutional Amendment results from:

Answer 3

2/3 of each house agrees to propose a particular Amendment and then 3/4 of conventions in the state ratify it

Question 4

Article III is about:

Answer 4

the judicial branch

Question 5

aspects of Hamilton’s Plan

Answer 5

the removal of state governments, a senate for good behavior (life barring impeachment), an executive for good behavior

Question 6

Hamilton prefers British government because:

Answer 6

he believed the British government does the best job of protecting the liberty of all, while also maintaining stability

Question 7

purposes of Constitution stated in Preamble

Answer 7

to establish justice

Question 8

Federalist papers

Answer 8

essays written to the public in support of ratifying the Constitution

Question 9

Brutus argues that the Constitution ought not to be accepted because:

Answer 9

it will concentrate the powers of the independent states into one consolidated government, and consequently lead to tyranny

Question 10

Brutus thinks that in a large republic:

Answer 10

the representatives will be unable to know and will be unlikely to care about the true interests of the people they are supposed to represent

Question 11

Judicial power

Answer 11

the power to judge how the laws apply to particular cases

Question 12

In Federalist 10 Madison says the best way to eliminate or lessen the government’s tendency to become tyrannical and unstable on account of faction:

Answer 12

you extend the republic over more people and land so as to make ut more difficult for one common passion or interest to arise on the part of a majority of citizens

Question 13

a point that both Brutus and Madison agree on:

Answer 13

government should protect people’s liberties

Question 14

Federalist 70 sets out to answer:

Answer 14

how do you maintain a separation of powers in practice?

Question 15

an example of a Constitutional check

Answer 15

a qualified executive veto on laws made by Congress that can be overridden by a 2/3 majority in Congress

Question 16

the Constitution vests executive power in:

Answer 16

a president of the United States of America

Question 17

In Federalist 70 Hamilton argues that

Answer 17

unity in the executive is essential for ensuring both energy and republic responsibility

Question 18

length of Senator term

Answer 18

6 years

Question 19

the US Constitution states supreme law of the land is:

Answer 19

the Constitution, all laws made in pursuance of the Constitution, and all treaties made under the authority of the US

Question 20

What according to Madison in his “Vices of the Political System” is a problem with the government under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 20

it lacks coercive force essential for compelling obedience to its decrees

Question 21

representation in Congress apportioned under articles of Confederation

Answer 21

one vote per state

Question 22

in Federalist 70, Hamilton states the quality you want legislature is:

Answer 22

deliberation

Question 23

in Federalist 78, Hamilton argued that judicial independence is essential, among other reasons, for enabling the court to:

Answer 23

maintain the limits laid out by a limited constitution

Question 24

the Declaration of Independence declares that the purpose of government is:

Answer 24

to secure individual rights

Question 25

Brutus’ opinion on good behavior tenure for the Supreme Court

Answer 25

it is dangerous when combined with a power to declare laws unconstitutional

Question 26

US vs Lopez is about:

Answer 26

a federal act designating gun-free school zones

Question 27

Chief Justice Rehnquist, writing for the court in US vs Lopez, rules that:

Answer 27

Congress has the authority to regulate channels of interstate commerce, persons or things in interstate commerce, and activities having a substantial relation to interstate commerce

Question 28

Wickard vs Filburn is about:

Answer 28

regulation by Congress of individual wheat consumption

Question 29

the Constitution states that Congress has the power to:

Answer 29

regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes

Question 30

in McCulloch vs Maryland, the court decided:

Answer 30

that it was constitutional for Congress to charter a national bank, and unconstitutional for the state of Maryland to tax this bank

Question 31

Jefferson, in his written advice to President Washington, expressed the opinion that Congress:

Answer 31

did not have the constitutional power to charter a bank

Question 32

What does Federalist 51 propose as a solution to the difficulty of maintaining a separation of powers in practice?

Answer 32

personally motivating and giving power to the members of each branch to protect their office from encroachment by the other branches

Question 33

According to Madison in Federalist 10, what is the best solution to the problem of faction?

Answer 33

to make an ex post facto law

Question 34

the Constitution states that making an ex post facto law:

Answer 34

is explicitly forbidden

Question 35

What according to Chief Justice Marshall in McCulloch vs Maryland does the word necessary mean as used in the necessary and proper clause?

Answer 35

whatever is helpful for bringing about a given end

Question 36

judicial law refers to:

Answer 36

a power the courts have to declare laws invalid if they go against the Constitution

Question 37

according to Chief Justice Marshall in Marbury vs Madison it follows from having a written constitution that the Constitution is:

Answer 37

a supreme paramount law unchangeable by ordinary laws and therefore superior in authority to them

Question 38

in his opinion on the constitutionality of the bank, Jefferson expressed concern that:

Answer 38

one step beyond the boundaries made clear by the Constitution would lead to the federal governments taking hold of a limitless power

Question 39

What is Congress permitted to regulate under the Commerce Clause according to Chief Justice Rehnquist in US vs Lopez?

Answer 39

channels of interstate commerce

Question 40

in Federalist 70 Hamilton argues that judiciary should be:

Answer 40

independent and impartial

Question 41

bill of attainder

Answer 41

a piece of legislation declaring a party guilty of a crime and allowing the government to punish the party for the perceived crime

Question 42

ex post facto law

Answer 42

a criminal statute that punishes actions retroactively, criminalizing actions that were legal before the law was made

Question 43

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Answer 43

a petition brought against a state/government agent who is holding a person in custody that is used to bring the prisoner or other detainee before the court to determine if that person’s imprisonment or detention is lawful