Question 1

Which of the following possesses the sole power to create revenue bills?

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A)   the House of Representatives
B)   the Senate
C)   the president
D)   the Office of Management and Budget
E)   the Treasury DepartmentF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Whose "political gospel" inspired the framers to adopt the concept of the separation of powers?

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A)   Aristotle
B)   Voltaire
C)   Machiavelli
D)   Montesquieu
E)   HobbesF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

What is the term length of a federal judge?

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A)   two years
B)   four years
C)   six years
D)   ten years
E)   barring impeachment, lifeF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

The ability of the president to veto a bill passed by Congress is a good example of what principle of limited government?

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A)   separation of powers
B)   federalism
C)   checks and balances
D)   civil liberties
E)   majority rule, minority rightsF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Why did the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention turn down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution?

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A)   They believed that protecting citizens' rights was not an important responsibility for government.
B)   They believed that such a list would limit economic development.
C)   They believed that since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.
D)   They believed that citizens should vote directly on which rights should be protected.
E)   They believed that such a list would make government too weak to protect national security.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

What was the purpose of the Annapolis Convention?

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A)   to discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
B)   to plot the revolt known as Shays's Rebellion
C)   to write the Declaration of Independence
D)   to draft a new Bill of Rights
E)   to vote on ratifying the Articles of ConfederationF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

The first written constitution for the United States was called

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A)   the Magna Carta.
B)   the Bill of Rights.
C)   the Articles of Confederation.
D)   the Constitution.
E)   the Declaration of Independence.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Only one-third of the Senate is up for re-election during any single election year because the framers believed that

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A)   too many elections would be difficult for the states to run.
B)   the voters should not have to make too many decisions during any single election.
C)   this was the only way to protect the Senate against radical changes.
D)   the state legislatures would conspire with each other to elect a Senate dominated by a single party.
E)   this would make members of the Senate more responsive to the preferences of their constituents.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

James Madison believed that in the Constitutional Convention the greatest conflict of interests was between

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A)   large states and small states.
B)   northern states and southern states.
C)   the wealthy and the poor.
D)   Catholics and Protestants.
E)   farmers and merchants.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

The Federalists believed that the powers of government could be limited by

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A)   providing Congress with larger grant powers.
B)   decreasing the powers of the executive branch, especially those of the vice president.
C)   confining the powers of the federal government to certain narrowly defined areas and by adding a bill of rights to the Constitution.
D)   creating an internal system of checks and controls within government.
E)   preventing government from collecting revenue through taxation.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Describe some of the problems under the Articles of Confederation that led to the drafting of a new constitution. Why were the Articles deemed inadequate for governing the United States during peacetime? What crises, real or potential, did many political actors fear?

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Question 12

During the ratification debates, who were the Antifederalists?

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A)   those who opposed the new Constitution because they wanted a weaker central government
B)   those who opposed the Constitution because it did not create a strong enough central government
C)   those who opposed the Constitution because it did not provide women with the right to vote
D)   those who supported the Constitution
E)   those who believed that the United States should enter into a confederation with Britain and CanadaF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Bicameralism is a constitutional principle that means the

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A)   division of national government into two branches.
B)   division of the powers of the executive branch between two individuals: the president and the vice president.
C)   division of the powers of the executive branch between two individuals: the head of state and the head of government.
D)   division of Congress into two chambers.
E)   division of the federal court system into two levels: the Supreme Court and the appellate courts.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Why was the Declaration of Independence a remarkable philosophical statement for its time?

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A)   It asserted that slavery was a "morally unjust" institution that should be outlawed.
B)   It asserted that there were "unalienable rights" that could not be abridged by governments.
C)   It asserted that laissez-faire capitalism would be the "supreme law of the land" in America.
D)   It asserted that America was "first and foremost, a Christian nation."
E)   It asserted that efforts by European powers to colonize lands in North and South America would be viewed as an act of aggression by the United States.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

The Constitution expressly gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review over Congress and the president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The principle of giving each branch of government its own constituency is what Montesquieu calls a

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A)   tyranny.
B)   democracy.
C)   mixed regime.
D)   republic.
E)   system of federalism.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

To amend the Constitution requires a ______ vote by Congress, and approval by ______ of the states.

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A)   majority; a majority
B)   two-thirds; three-fourths
C)   three-fourths; a majority
D)   majority; two-thirds
E)   three-fourths; three-fourthsF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around what famous political slogan?

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A)   "No taxation without representation"
B)   "Give me liberty or give me death"
C)   "Remember the Alamo"
D)   "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
E)   "Don't tread on me"F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The essential dilemma of a limited government raised by the ratification debates is

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A)   a government too weak to do harm also cannot do good.
B)   power sharing is inherently unstable and too often violent.
C)   a government of expressed powers will slip into an oligarchy.
D)   government may promote civil virtue only at the expense of national power.
E)   a government of limited powers will be unable to protect national security.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Under the United States' first constitution

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A)   there was no president.
B)   the president was more powerful than Congress.
C)   the Senate was the most powerful political institution.
D)   the president was directly appointed by the state legislatures.
E)   the Supreme Court was the most powerful political institution.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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