Ch 2 quiz: The Constitution

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What is Madison's main argument in the excerpt from Federalist 51?

• The Constitution is a social contract between the government and the governed

• Elected officials will be of the highest integrity and will not succumb to the temptations of power

• The government's power will be checked and balanced in order to prevent tyranny

• The nature of human behavior is often unpredictable and overly ambitious

Which of the following is an example of the controls Madison refers to in Federalist 51?

• Judicial Review

• The Supremacy Clause

• Implied powers

• The ratification process for the Constitution

Which explanation best describes why there are only 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• Congress and the courts can never agree on an amendment's procedural issues related to making changes to the Constitution

• The framers set up the Constitution to last no more than 10 years, making modern-day amendments difficult to add

• The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down amendments because many of them have lacked legal standing

• It is difficult to get two-thirds of Congress to propose an amendment and three-fourths of state legislatures to ratify it

• Other: ___________________________

Which of the following best represents popular sovereignty in the original Constitution as it was ratified in 1789?

• Election of members of the House of Representatives

• Election of members of the Senate

• Election of the president

• Ratification of treaties

The political cartoon below demonstrates which of the following weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Congress's inability to tax

• The Congress's reliance on the state militias to quell domestic uprisings

• The Congress's inability to regulate interstate commerce

• The lack of Congress's authority to compel states to honor national priorities such as infrastructure building

The importance of Shay's Rebellion to the development of the United States Constitution was that it

• Revealed the necessity if both adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution and creating a new system of checks and balances

• Demonstrated the intensity of anti-ratification sentiment within the thirteen states to protect property and maintain order

• Indicated that a strong, constitutionally designed nation government was needed to protect property and maintain order

• Convinced the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention to accept the Connecticut plan

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the beliefs of Federalist and Anti-Federalists?

• Federalist: The executive would have too much power under the Constitution

  Anti-Federalist: The executive would not have enough power under the Constitution

• Federalist: Representatives will be too far away in the nation's capital to know the needs of their constituents

  Anti-Federalist: Representatives elected by the people would be able to communicate their constituent's needs to the federal government

• Federalist: States should maintain sovereignty

  Anti-Federalist:

  The Constitution should serve as the supreme law of the land

• Federalist:The Constitution does not need a Bill of RIghts because internal and external controls will prevent the government from infringing upon the right of the people

  Anti-Federalist: A Bill of Rights would protect the rights of citizens from federal government overreach