AP Govt

Weaknesses in the central government under

the Articles of Confederation exposed by Shays’

Rebellion contributed directly to the

• signing of the Declaration of Independence

• creation of the United States Constitution

• development of a policy of neutrality

• passage of the Northwest Ordinance

The protection against double jeopardy and the

right to a speedy trial are evidence that the United

States Constitution supports the principle of

• eminent domain

• due process of law

• representative democracy

• reserved powers

A central issue in the debate between Federalists

and Antifederalists over the ratification of the

United States Constitution was the

• power of judicial review being granted to the

  judicial branch

• threat posed by a strong central government

  to the rights of citizens

• role of the president as commander in chief

  of the armed forces

• danger of unrestricted interstate commerce

". . .We think the enforced separation of the races, as applied to the internal commerce of the State, neither abridges the privileges or immunities of the colored man, deprives him of his property without due process of law, nor denies him the equal protection of the laws within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment . . ."

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Dred Scott v Sanford

• Brown v B O E

• Loving v Virginia

The social contract theory as applied to the Declaration of Independence most directly reflects the ideas of

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

Political parties, the president’s cabinet, and national nominating conventions are considered examples of

• delegated powers

• separation of powers

• the elastic clause

• the unwritten constitution

One reason Antifederalist governors of New York and Virginia opposed ratification of the United States Constitution was because it would

• force them to abandon western land claims

• weaken the powers of state governments

• strengthen slavery

• make the amendment process more difficult

Which event during the Colonial Era most influenced the concept of freedom of the press?

• passage of the Navigation Acts

• trial of John Peter Zenger

• creation of the Albany Plan of Union

• establishment of the House of Burgesses

A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a

• majority vote of registered voters

• majority vote of the Supreme Court

• two-thirds vote of the state legislatures

• two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress

"The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age." Which factor contributed most directly to public support for this amendment?

• high crime rates

• the Vietnam War

• the Watergate scandal

• increased life expectancy