Question 1

Explain why early Americans admired limited government.

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Question 2

The Great Compromise produced

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

Question 3

Andrew Jackson persuaded the states to choose their presidential electors

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A)  on the basis of the popular vote.
B)  by a vote of the state legislature.
C)  by a vote of Congress.
D)  by a presidential convention.
E)  on the basis of one state,one elector.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 4

The Federalists finally gained the votes of New York and Virginia for ratification of the Constitution when they promised

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A)  a bill of rights to be quickly added to the Constitution.
B)  a ban on the slave trade after 1808.
C)  the right of states to disobey any national law they didn't like.
D)  that James Madison would be the first president.
E)  a Supreme Court with the right of judicial review.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The words of the Declaration of Independence reflected

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A)  Aristotle's conception of democracy.
B)  Montesquieu's view of constitutionalism.
C)  Hobbes's idea of the state of nature.
D)  Locke's philosophy of inalienable rights.
E)  Madison's view of factions.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Under the new constitution,presidents would be

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A)  directly selected by the people.
B)  selected by votes of the state legislatures.
C)  selected by electors appointed by the states.
D)  subject to recall elections.
E)  subject to confidence votes by Congress.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Where is the Bill of Rights found in the Constitution?

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A)  Article I,Section 8
B)  Article II
C)  the first ten amendments
D)  amendments 17 through 26
E)  Article IIIF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

________ was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

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A)  John Locke
B)  Thomas Jefferson
C)  James Madison
D)  George Washington
E)  Alexander HamiltonF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Who was serving as chief justice of the Supreme Court when it decided the case of Marbury v.Madison?

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A)  John Marshall
B)  Thomas Jefferson
C)  John Adams
D)  James Madison
E)  Edmund BurkeF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 10

The Three-Fifths Compromise was a response to

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A)  conflict over the institution of slavery.
B)  the concerns of small states.
C)  apportionment in the U.S.Senate.
D)  the Electoral College.
E)  the demands of large states.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 11

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution

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A)  by the framers during the Philadelphia convention.
B)  in stages,from 1789 to 1798.
C)  in response to the freeing of the slaves during the Civil War.
D)  in response to the ideals of Jacksonian democracy.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is a core aspect of European parliamentary democracies that differs from American democracies?

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A)  Legislative and executive power is not divided.
B)  Legislative power is subject to closer review by the judiciary.
C)  A legislative majority does not go hand in hand with executive power in office.
D)  There is no governmental judiciary.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The Constitution was ratified by

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A)  the people.
B)  local referendums.
C)  the states.
D)  the Supreme Court.
E)  the Continental Congress.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

In Federalist No.10,James Madison argued that

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A)  government is most dangerous when a single faction is powerful enough to gain full political control.
B)  monarchies are preferable to democracies.
C)  America was not diverse enough to prevent powerful interest groups from exercising too much political power.
D)  interest groups should be heavily regulated in America.
E)  interest groups are less troublesome than political parties.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Shays' Rebellion

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A)  was a successful revolt.
B)  convinced many political leaders that the national government was too powerful.
C)  convinced many political leaders that the national government was too weak.
D)  reinforced public support for the Articles of Confederation.
E)  occurred after the Philadelphia convention of 1787.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

Marbury v.Madison was an ingenious decision because it

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A)  turned a case that involved the issue of states' rights into one that asserted national power.
B)  redefined the constitutional relationship between the president and Congress.
C)  asserted the power of the judiciary without creating the possibility of its rejection by either the executive or the legislative branch.
D)  turned a case that involved the issue of states' rights into one that asserted judicial power over the institutions of society.
E)  gave more power to the presidency,at the expense of Congress.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

________ presided over the Philadelphia convention of 1787.

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A)  Benjamin Franklin
B)  Gouverneur Morris
C)  Edmund Randolph
D)  James Madison
E)  George WashingtonF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress had the power to

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A)  regulate commerce between states.
B)  regulate commerce between states and foreign countries.
C)  tax individual citizens.
D)  tax individual states.
E)  amend the Articles of Confederation.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 19

President John Adams publicly indicated that

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A)  the federal government would not use force against common people that were simply seeking their inalienable rights.
B)  the Constitution was designed for a governing elite.
C)  dissent against the federal government would be welcomed as part of the birthing pangs of a republic.
D)  he disagreed with the concept of a republic and preferred more direct democratic rule.
E)  he felt he was the president of the "common folk."F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Define limited government and its relation to liberty.Explain ways in which the Constitution limits government.

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