Exam 2: The Constitution and the Founding

A) The document did not adequately address demands for limited government.
B) Americans rebelled against any document that supported a monarchy.
C) The document accorded the legislative branch too much power.
D) The document placed too many limits on governmental power.
E) The states failed to ratify the document.

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A) the ability to nominate judges for the federal courts
B) the ability to veto decisions made by the Supreme Court
C) the ability to interpret the constitutionality of new laws
D) the ability to remove federal judges from office
E) the ability to alter the jurisdiction of the federal courts

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A) weaker; how much stronger state governments should be
B) weaker; how much weaker the federal government should be
C) stronger; how much stronger the federal government should be
D) stronger; how much stronger state governments should be
E) stronger; how much weaker state governments should be

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A) the power of the purse.
B) impeachment.
C) treason.
D) the power to pardon.
E) the power to veto.

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A) negative; shared
B) shared; negative
C) negative; exclusive
D) shared; exclusive
E) exclusive; shared

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A) It was a system that had worked well in other democracies.
B) The different groups trying to select a method could all claim victory.
C) It kept the process indirect.
D) It incorporated the role of state legislatures in the selection of a president.
E) The president would not be seen as an agent of Congress.

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A) quarrels among the states and the growing perception of the collapse of the rule of law
B) relative peace and tranquility
C) mild dissatisfaction with the Declaration of Independence
D) clear goals held by every American after the Revolutionary War
E) broad agreement among the states about forming a national government

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A) the ability to raise revenue
B) the ability to send troops into armed conflict
C) the ability to regulate interstate commerce
D) the ability to establish post offices
E) the ability to coin money

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A) whether or not to have a single executive
B) the method of selecting the president
C) whether or not the executive should have any legislative power
D) whether or not the president should be allowed to serve more than two terms
E) placing adequate checks and balances on presidential power

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A) shared powers.
B) exclusive powers.
C) negative powers.
D) powers of the purse.
E) implied powers.

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A) the division of governing authority between states and the national government.
B) the limits on the kind of authority government can exercise over individual citizens.
C) the division of governing authority among the presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court.
D) the division of governing authority between the House of Representatives and the Senate.
E) the protections for citizens' rights found in the Bill of Rights.

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A) legislative
B) executive
C) judicial
D) All branches had negative power over the other branches of government.
E) Only states had negative power over the federal branches of government.

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A) a stronger presidency than under the Articles of Confederation
B) separation of powers between three branches of government
C) a representative democracy
D) a parliamentary system of governance
E) a direct democracy

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