Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the philosophy of the Antifederalists?

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A)   They were opposed to national supremacy.
B)   They supported strong state governments.
C)   They believed in direct democracy.
D)   They were opposed to the electoral college.
E)   They held a nationalist ideology.

Question 2

Describe the amendment process. How is it possible to change the meaning of the Constitution without a formal amendment?

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Question 3

In 1911, what did thirty-one states call for a convention to consider?

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A)   the direct election of the Senate
B)   the removal of the vice president
C)   a new Supreme Court justice
D)   a congressional investigation to investigate the president
E)   a the impeachment of a Supreme Court justice

Question 4

Social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes is the author of which preeminent text:

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A)   a. Leviathan
B)   Two Treatises on Government
C)   Second Treatise
D)   On Liberty
E)   Mayflower Compact

Question 5

As of yet, no constitutional amendment has ever been approved by constitutional convention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The major difference between the Constitution and Articles of Confederation is that the government was now governed by the states rather than by the people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The theories of John Locke stressed the concept of limited government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Social contract theory provides the philosophical foundation for the obligations individuals and states have toward each other. If the state violates the contract, the citizen is still morally obligated to obey its laws.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Police powers

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A)   are reserved to the states.
B)   do not relate to morality.
C)   can only be used against lawbreakers.
D)   are provided by the Fifth Amendment.
E)   are reserved to the federal government.

Question 10

The text states that the first line in Article II, which reads, "The executive Power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America,"

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A)   broadens the power of the executive.
B)   limits the power of the executive.
C)   permits the president to declare war.
D)   makes the president a superlegislator.
E)   provides more room for Congress to make decisions.

Question 11

The Boston Tea Party

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A)   was supported by the King of England.
B)   had no effect.
C)   was an act of civil disobedience.
D)   was carried out by British soldiers.
E)   led to the French and Indian War.

Question 12

The Seventeenth Amendment, which relates to the direct election of senators, was ratified in

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A)   1941.
B)   1913.
C)   1847.
D)   1801.
E)   1776.

Question 13

In Federalist no. 55, James Madison argues, "...had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would have been a mob." This statement illustrates

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A)   Madison's prejudice against Greeks.
B)   Madison's fear and distrust of direct democracy.
C)   Madison's belief that representative government encouraged barbaric behavior.
D)   Madison's belief that violence is a legitimate form of protest.
E)   Madison's disgust with the Magna Carta.

Question 14

According to the text, there were two philosophical camps at the Convention:

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A)   the urbanites and the suburbanites.
B)   the Federalists and the Antifederalists.
C)   the loyalists and the revolutionaries.
D)   the expansionists and isolationists
E)   the democrats and the republicans.

Question 15

In the book Second Treatise of Government, Locke argues for a government based upon popular sovereignty, with limited powers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The "council of revision" was the forerunner of judicial review possessing an absolute veto over state laws.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Article III gives Congress

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A)   nothing.
B)   the power to abolish the Supreme Court.
C)   the power to establish inferior federal courts.
D)   the power of judicial review.
E)   the power to impeach the president.

Question 18

Interest groups are not accounted for in the Constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The American Revolution was fought on the twin principles of liberty and equality, but slavery became the practice of the land.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The text notes that, for the framers, Article I of the Constitution was the most important because they intended that the new Congress have more legislative authority than the one which existed under the Articles of Confederation. This is evidenced by

Accepted Answer

A)   the necessary and proper clause.
B)   the delegated powers of Congress.
C)   the fact that there are two houses.
D)   the power of Congress to collect taxes.
E)   the power to declare war.

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