Question 1

Except for one,all of the amendments that have been added to the Constitution have passed in:

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A)  the House and Senate by two-thirds vote and then ratified by a majority vote of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states
B)  the House and Senate by two-thirds vote and then ratified by conventions that called for the purpose in three-fourths of the states
C)  a national convention called by Congress in response to petitions by two-thirds of the states and ratified by a majority vote of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states
D)  a national convention called by Congress in response to petitions by two-thirds of the states and ratified by conventions called for the purpose in three-fourths of the states
E)  a national popular vote on amendments proposed by Congress

Question 2

In what ways did the new constitution represent an improvement over the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Why might the delegates to the Constitutional Convention reject a motion to include a bill of rights in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The delegates thought rights should be guaranteed to the states,not to individual citizens.
B)  The delegates thought that the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers,so a bill of rights was unnecessary.
C)  The rights of citizens were a secondary concern to the delegates' personal self-interest.
D)  A bill of rights would have required granting equal rights to women,which the delegates found to be politically unsavory.
E)  They considered a bill of rights unnecessary in the U.S.Constitution since the United Nations' "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" already guaranteed a full set of political rights.

Question 4

In the chain of events leading up to the American Revolution,the radical forces were permitted to expand their political influence because the colonial elites were split by:

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A)  disagreement over slavery
B)  western boundary disputes
C)  a lack of common currency
D)  British tax and trade policies
E)  an inability to bridge their language barriers

Question 5

Daniel Shays,a former army captain,led a mob in a rebellion against the Massachusetts government in order to:

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A)  open up western territories for expansion
B)  prevent foreclosures on farm lands
C)  release certain British loyalists from captivity as prisoners of war
D)  receive full military pensions for service in the Revolutionary War
E)  destroy excess supplies of wheat and corn,thereby increasing the market price for these commodities

Question 6

The Constitution grants the Supreme Court the unconditional right to grant reprieves and pardons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Boston Tea Party set into motion a cycle of provocation and retaliation that,in 1774,resulted in the convening of an assembly of delegates from all parts of the colonies called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  First Colonial Convention
B)  Grand Conclave
C)  Boston Confederated Congress
D)  Philadelphia Constitutional Convention
E)  First Continental Congress

Question 8

The Constitution grants the president the unconditional power to accept ambassadors from other countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The proposal offered by the smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that argued each state should be equally represented in the new regime regardless of its population was known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia Plan
B)  Brunswick Plan
C)  Connecticut Plan
D)  Massachusetts Plan
E)  New Jersey Plan

Question 10

The state legislature of Georgia,known as the Georgia General Assembly,with its upper chamber (the Georgia Senate) and lower chamber (the Georgia House of Representatives) ,is an institution that exemplifies the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  bicameralism
B)  bilateralism
C)  binary legislativism
D)  bifurcated representation
E)  institutional dualism

Question 11

No principle was more widely shared among the framers of the American Constitution than the principle espoused by Baron de Montesquieu that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the citizen must serve the state
B)  power must be used to balance power
C)  the accused are innocent until proven guilty
D)  national powers must be delegated to the states
E)  absolute power corrupts absolutely

Question 12

Article I of the U.S.Constitution provides for the:

Accepted Answer

A)  judicial branch
B)  executive branch
C)  legislative branch
D)  role of state governments
E)  freedom of speech,religion,and press

Question 13

Which state did NOT send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vermont
B)  Delaware
C)  Rhode Island
D)  Massachusetts
E)  Georgia

Question 14

Federal judges are given lifetime appointments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

It is possible that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia would never have taken place at all if not for a single event that occurred soon after the 1786 meeting of state delegates in Annapolis,Maryland.This event was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Shays's Rebellion
B)  the Boston Massacre
C)  the Boston Tea Party
D)  the hanging in effigy of the tax man
E)  the assassination of Elbridge Gerry,governor of Massachusetts

Question 16

The agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention to adopt the proposal that gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of population,but linked representation in the House of Representatives to population,became known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston Plan
B)  Philadelphia Plan
C)  Great Compromise
D)  Three-fifths Compromise
E)  Jefferson Compromise

Question 17

Under the American Constitution,the part of elected government designed to be directly responsible to the people was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Senate
B)  judiciary
C)  bureaucracy
D)  House of Representatives
E)  Electoral College

Question 18

Under the Constitution as originally passed,the members of the Senate were to be appointed by the state legislatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The issue of counting slaves for purposes of representation was settled by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Compromise
B)  Virginia Plan
C)  Three-Fifths Compromise
D)  Seventh Amendment
E)  Franklin Proviso

Question 20

The question of counting slaves for purposes of representation was ultimately resolved by counting:

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves just as nonslaves for purposes of representation
B)  every five slaves as three people for purposes of representation
C)  every four slaves as three people for purposes of representation
D)  every two slaves as one person for purposes of representation
E)  every slave as one person for allocation of block grants but prohibiting voting by slaves

Exam 2: The Founding and the Constitution

Under the Constitution as originally passed,the members of the Senate were to be appointed by the state legislatures.

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Article I of the U.S.Constitution provides for the:

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The question of counting slaves for purposes of representation was ultimately resolved by counting:

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It is possible that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia would never have taken place at all if not for a single event that occurred soon after the 1786 meeting of state delegates in Annapolis,Maryland.This event was:

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The Constitution grants the president the unconditional power to accept ambassadors from other countries.

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In the chain of events leading up to the American Revolution,the radical forces were permitted to expand their political influence because the colonial elites were split by:

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Which state did NOT send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

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The proposal offered by the smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that argued each state should be equally represented in the new regime regardless of its population was known as the:

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Federal judges are given lifetime appointments.

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The Constitution grants the Supreme Court the unconditional right to grant reprieves and pardons.

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In what ways did the new constitution represent an improvement over the Articles of Confederation?

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The agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention to adopt the proposal that gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of population,but linked representation in the House of Representatives to population,became known as the:

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No principle was more widely shared among the framers of the American Constitution than the principle espoused by Baron de Montesquieu that:

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The issue of counting slaves for purposes of representation was settled by the:

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The Boston Tea Party set into motion a cycle of provocation and retaliation that,in 1774,resulted in the convening of an assembly of delegates from all parts of the colonies called the:

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Daniel Shays,a former army captain,led a mob in a rebellion against the Massachusetts government in order to:

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Except for one,all of the amendments that have been added to the Constitution have passed in:

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The state legislature of Georgia,known as the Georgia General Assembly,with its upper chamber (the Georgia Senate) and lower chamber (the Georgia House of Representatives) ,is an institution that exemplifies the principle of:

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Under the American Constitution,the part of elected government designed to be directly responsible to the people was the:

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Why might the delegates to the Constitutional Convention reject a motion to include a bill of rights in the Constitution?

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