Question 1

The Great Compromise produced

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A)  checks and balances.
B)  the abolition of slavery.
C)  a bicameral Congress.
D)  separation of powers.
E)  federalism.

Question 2

The Constitution forbids Congress from

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A)  proposing constitutional amendments.
B)  passing ex post facto laws.
C)  declaring war.
D)  proposing the repeal of constitutional amendments.
E)  creating a national university.

Question 3

Where is the Bill of Rights found in the Constitution?

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A)  Article I,Section 8
B)  Article II
C)  the first ten amendments
D)  amendments 17 through 26
E)  Article III

Question 4

The first plan of government for the United States was a

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A)  confederation.
B)  federalist system.
C)  unitary form of government.
D)  monarchy.
E)  theocracy.

Question 5

The writers of the Constitution devised the Electoral College as the method of choosing presidents because

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A)  direct election was impractical due to the poor systems of communication and transportation that existed in the late 1700s.
B)  the method would shield executive power from direct linkage to popular majorities.
C)  the method guaranteed a majority winner.
D)  the method would give weight to the preferences of ordinary people.
E)  the framers had a great deal of faith in the wisdom of the masses.

Question 6

Edmund Burke's idea of representatives as trustees was based on the claim that

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A)  representatives should follow their own judgment of the public interest.
B)  representatives should follow the voters' judgment of the public interest.
C)  indirect election is a more trustworthy means of discovering the public interest.
D)  direct election is a more trustworthy means of discovering the public interest.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

The document explaining the ideas of the Constitution and urging its ratification is

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A)  the Mayflower Compact.
B)  the Declaration of Independence.
C)  The Anti-Federalist Papers.
D)  The Federalist Papers.
E)  the Declaration of Conscience.

Question 8

Which of the following developments in the national political system did NOT provide for more popular control?

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A)  primary elections
B)  direct election of U.S.senators
C)  recall elections
D)  initiative and referendum
E)  judicial review

Question 9

Through the grants of power in the Constitution,the framers sought to

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A)  define the powers of state governments.
B)  create a government in which sovereignty was invested in the national government only.
C)  both define the powers of the national government and limit them.
D)  enumerate the rights of individuals.
E)  abolish slavery.

Question 10

Progressive reforms included

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A)  primary elections.
B)  direct election of U.S.senators.
C)  the initiative and referendum.
D)  recall elections.
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

Under the original Constitution,Congress could not ban the slave trade until _______.

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A)  1808
B)  1828
C)  1848
D)  1865
E)  1887

Question 12

The origin of the concept of separation of powers is most associated with

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A)  Montesquieu.
B)  Aristotle.
C)  Hobbes.
D)  Locke.
E)  Jefferson.

Question 13

In practice,the most significant restraint imposed by Congress on the president is its

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A)  ability to override presidential vetoes.
B)  power of impeachment.
C)  power to make the laws and appropriate money,for these determine the programs the executive can implement.
D)  power to approve presidential appointees.
E)  power to investigate presidential activities.

Question 14

The framers' most significant modification of the traditional doctrine of the separation powers was to

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A)  include federalism.
B)  include a two-chamber legislature.
C)  define legislative power precisely,while defining executive and judicial power only in general terms.
D)  ensure that the powers of the separate branches overlap,so that each could better act as a check on the others.
E)  grant the power of judicial review to the judiciary.

Question 15

Define judicial review and explain its origin and importance.

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Question 16

The Constitution was ratified by

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A)  the people.
B)  local referendums.
C)  the states.
D)  the Supreme Court.
E)  the Continental Congress.

Question 17

How did Congress retaliate to the Supreme Court's reprimand,in Marbury v.Madison,that it had passed legislation that exceeded its constitutional authority?

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A)  It passed legislation to reduce the power of judicial review.
B)  It forced the Court to accept the power to issue writs of mandamus.
C)  Congress had no way to retaliate.
D)  It voted to impeach the Chief Justice.
E)  It completely disregarded the Court's ruling.

Question 18

The inalienable rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence are

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A)  life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness.
B)  liberty,equality,and fraternity.
C)  life,liberty,and property.
D)  life and property only.
E)  equality and liberty only.

Question 19

Marbury v.Madison was an ingenious decision because it

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A)  turned a case that involved the issue of states' rights into one that asserted national power.
B)  redefined the constitutional relationship between the president and Congress.
C)  asserted the power of the judiciary without creating the possibility of its rejection by either the executive or the legislative branch.
D)  turned a case that involved the issue of states' rights into one that asserted judicial power over the institutions of society.
E)  gave more power to the presidency,at the expense of Congress.

Question 20

The framers entrusted the selection of U.S.senators to

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A)  specially chosen electors.
B)  state legislatures.
C)  direct vote of the people.
D)  state governors.
E)  federal magistrates.

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