Question 1

Discuss the changing nature of the U.S. constitutional system. Explain how this has affected political participation, especially in the area of voting rights.

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Question 2

Which of the following amendments does not protect defendants' rights in criminal cases?

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A)   Fourth
B)   Eighth
C)   Second
D)   Fifth
E)   Sixth

Question 3

The Bill of Rights limits the power of which of the following?

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A)   The government over the rights and liberties of individuals
B)   The national government over the rights of the states
C)   State governments over the inherent powers of the national government
D)   National and state governments to tax individuals
E)   State governments to tax the national government

Question 4

Under separation of powers, the U.S. system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of which of the following?

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A)   Authority
B)   Checks and balances
C)   Republicanism
D)   Economic manipulation
E)   Federalism

Question 5

Describe how the Constitution deals with social and political equality and how this has changed since the Constitution was ratified.

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Question 6

The Virginia Plan included which of the following?

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A)   It called for a bicameral legislature.
B)   It worked to the advantage of the small states.
C)   It provided for the direct election of the president by the people.
D)   It settled all of the controversies.
E)   It called for Supreme Court justices to select the president.

Question 7

A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was a lack of which of the following?

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A)   A bicameral legislature
B)   A national system of courts
C)   Power to raise funds for the militia
D)   Power to tax exports
E)   State-supported currencies

Question 8

Examine the major conflicts of the Constitutional Convention and how they were ultimately resolved.

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Question 9

The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in which of the following cases?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marbury v. Madison
B)   McCullough v. Maryland
C)   Gideon v. Wainwright
D)   Dred Scott v. Sandford
E)   Hamilton v. Burr

Question 10

Which of the following was a purpose of the final version of the Declaration of Independence?

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A)   Disband the army headed by George Washington
B)   Condemn the growing slave trade
C)   Guarantee personal civil rights to all colonists
D)   Support the idea of a strong central government
E)   Justify the colonists' revolt against Great Britain

Question 11

What is the significance of judicial review?

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Question 12

The last 2 of the original 13 states to ratify the U.S. Constitution were which of the following?

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A)   New Jersey and New York
B)   North Carolina and Rhode Island
C)   New Hampshire and Massachusetts
D)   South Carolina and Georgia
E)   Delaware and Pennsylvania

Question 13

Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights in terms of its role in the ratification process.

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The Bill of Rights played a crucial role...

Question 14

The Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Third, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments have which of the following in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   They expand the powers of the national government.
B)   They expand the power of the state governments.
C)   They expand the powers of both the state and national governments.
D)   They all expand voting rights to additional members of the public.
E)   They helped apply the Bill of Rights to the states.

Question 15

The concept of separation of powers was included in the Constitution to prevent which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Disputes between the federal and state governments
B)   The imposition of export taxes
C)   A major dispute over power between the House and the Senate
D)   Disputes over power between Congress and the president
E)   Tyranny by either the majority or the minority

Question 16

States were granted extra representation based on the number of slaves they held under which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   The slavery population clause
B)   The equal population clause
C)   The three-fifths compromise
D)   The five-eighths compromise
E)   The census clause

Question 17

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal" are the first words of which of the following documents?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Constitution of the United States of America
B)   The Declaration of Independence
C)   The Magna Carta
D)   The United Nations Charter
E)   The Bill of Rights

Question 18

The president of the United States is selected by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   A popular vote of the people
B)   The U.S. Senate
C)   The House and Senate combined
D)   The Electoral College
E)   The governors of the states

Question 19

Which of the following is true with regard to the Great Compromise?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was advanced by delegates from Georgia.
B)   It proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate.
C)   It was presented too late to be considered.
D)   It was proposed by Delaware.
E)   It proposed a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote.

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