Constitutional Underpinnings

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The framers of the Constitution believed that one of the primary functions of government is

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protecting individual property rights

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As originally ratified, the U.S. Constitution included provisions designed to

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increase the economic powers of the central government

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The reserved powers of the state governments can best be described as those powers

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not specifically granted to the national government nor denied to the states

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When Jefferson wrote of the Constitution that it "belongs to the living and not to the dead," he most likely meant that

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the Constitution must be responsive to changing times and customs

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Four basic principles that are embodied in the Constitution of 1787 are: federalism, limited government, protection of immigrants from persecution, separation of powers; checks and balances, federalism, limited government, separation of powers; education of citizens, federalism, limited government, protection of individual property rights; federalism, limited borders for the nation, limited government, separation of powers.

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checks and balances, federalism, limited government, separation of powers

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In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court established which of the following principles? states cannot interfere with or tax legitimate activities of the federal government, the judicial branch cannot intervene in political disputes between the President and Congress, the federal Bill of Rights places no limitations on the states, the federal government has the power to regulate commerce

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states cannot interfere with or tax legitimate activities of the federal government

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The framers of the Constitution intended to establish

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a representative republic

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The decision by the Framers of the Constitution to establish a federal, rather than a unitary, government was influenced most by which aspect of the colonial experience? Options: the high degree of self-government enjoyed by the individual colonies, the effectiveness of the royal governors, the role of large trading companies in colonial government, the federal structure of the government in Great Britain

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the high degree of self-government enjoyed by the individual colonies

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Which has been used most to expand the power of the national government? Options: the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, the habeas corpus clause of the Constitution, the bill of attainder clause of the Constitution, the 1st Amendment

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the Commerce Clause of the Constitution

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The procedure for formally amending the U.S. Constitution best illustrates which of the following? the dominance of state governments over the national government, The Founding Fathers desire to facilitate rapid constitutional revisions, the Supreme Court's power to review constitutional amendments, the federal structure of the U.S. government

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the federal structure of the U.S. government