Federalists and the Constitutional Convention Flashcard

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The Federalists promised to add what to secure ratification?

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The Bill of Rights

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Which state refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

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Rhode Island

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The House of Representatives impeaches the president. Which of the following scenarios represents how bicameralism is used as a check on the vote to impeach? Options: After the impeachment, House managers will prepare a case to convict and remove the president from office., The Senate deliberates the case and votes to determine the president’s guilt or innocence., The chief justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial., If the president is removed, the vice president will take office to finish the president’s current term.

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The Senate deliberates the case and votes to determine the president’s guilt or innocence.

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The Tenth Amendment affirms that:

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Powers not delegated to the U.S. are reserved to the states or the people

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The Connecticut Compromise settled disputes over:

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Representation in Congress

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The main argument of the Antifederalists was that:

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The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights

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According to E.E. Schattschneider, what determines who wins in politics?

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The scope of political conflict

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Dual Federalism is best described as:

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Clearly divided responsibilities with limited overlap

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United States v. Lopez (1995) was significant because it:

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Limited Congress's use of the commerce clause

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At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed on all the following EXCEPT: Popular control through republicanism, Limits on government power, Direct democracy for all citizens, Rejection of monarchy

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Direct democracy for all citizens