ELA 3A: Analyzing Central Ideas and Purpose Quiz

What central idea is developed in Articles I and II of the U.S. Constitution?

• The importance of limiting state governments

• The structure and division of power in the federal government

• The role of the Supreme Court in legislation

• The economic duties of Congress

Section 8 of Article I clarifies Congress’s role by:

• Giving Congress power over foreign kings

• Allowing Congress to override the executive branch

• Listing specific powers like taxation and defense responsibilities

• Declaring Congress supreme over state governments

The qualifications for Senators and Representatives reflect the framers’ desire to:

• Make elections easier for states

• Ensure foreign-born citizens can serve

• Maintain stability and maturity in lawmaking

• Limit government participation to landowners only

The legislative process in Section 7 supports checks and balances by:

• Letting the President choose which bills to write

• Preventing citizens from influencing lawmaking

• Giving Congress and the President roles in approving laws

• Requiring laws to be approved only by state legislatures

The phrase “necessary and proper” suggests the framers intended Congress to:

• Be able to adapt its powers to future needs

• Only follow orders from the President

• Make laws only with approval from all states

• Limit its involvement in economic matters

What weakness of democracy does Plato emphasize in this excerpt?

• Democracy promotes the greatest justice

• Excessive freedom leads to disorder and tyranny

• Only philosophers are allowed to vote

• People are always well-informed in a democracy

Plato’s tone when describing democracy is best described as:

• Admiring and hopeful

• Humorous and playful

• Critical and ironic

• Neutral and objective

When Plato compares democracy to a “bazaar,” he means:

• It provides citizens with too many unregulated options

• It’s full of wise and deliberate choices

• Citizens must pay to participate in government

• Laws are bought and sold like products

What does Plato's description of fathers fearing sons and teachers fearing students suggest?

• Respect and discipline increase in democracy

• Traditional roles are reversed, leading to social disorder

• Young people are better rulers than elders

• All citizens are educated in the same way

What is Plato's central criticism of equality in democracy?

• It guarantees success for all people

• It creates a fair legal system

• It ignores differences in ability and character

• It helps protect against tyranny