Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  1808
B)  1828
C)  1848
D)  1865
E)  1887F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

Define judicial review and explain its origin and importance.

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Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 effective way to retaliate.
D)  It voted to impeach the Chief Justice.
E)  It completely disregarded the Court's ruling.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Most Anti-Federalists feared that the new government would be dominated by

Accepted Answer

A)  political elites.
B)  farmers.
C)  clergymen.
D)  political "factions."
E)  debtors.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT among the checks Congress has on the executive?

Accepted Answer

A)  power to ratify treaties
B)  power to approve executive appointments
C)  power to appropriate funding
D)  power to impeach
E)  power to declare an executive action unlawfulF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Progressive reforms included

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

In order for the Constitution to go into effect,at least this number of states would need to ratify it

Accepted Answer

A)  five.
B)  seven.
C)  nine.
D)  eleven.
E)  thirteen.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Explain why early Americans admired limited government.

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Two main factors were the colonists' Eng...

Question 9

The framers of the Constitution preferred which of the following political arrangements?

Accepted Answer

A)  a republic as opposed to a pure democracy
B)  a monarchy as opposed to a constitutional system
C)  a pure democracy over a republic
D)  a pure democracy over a representative democracy
E)  socialism over capitalismF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  direct election was impractical due to the poor systems of communication and transportation that existed in the late 1700s.
B)  that method would shield executive power from direct linkage to popular majorities.
C)  that method guaranteed a majority winner.
D)  that 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.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

The Great Compromise produced

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

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