C08 Quiz 2 The Constitution SCORE 100 PERCENT

Question 1

5 / 5 points

What was a goal of those who wrote the Federalist Papers?

Question options:

	a)  Expanding the country to the Pacific coast
	b)  Creating and ratifying a new constitution
	c)  Supporting and keeping the Articles of Confederation
	d)  Returning to the control of Great Britain
Question 2		5 / 5 points

What level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply to?

Question options:

	a)  State
	b)  Only Northern States
	c)  Local
	d)  Federal
Question 3		5 / 5 points

What amendment to the Constitution involves freedom of the press?

Question options:

	a)  24th Amendment
	b)  15th Amendment
	c)  5th Amendment
	d)  1st Amendment
Question 4		5 / 5 points

What plan proposed during the Constitutional Convention would create a bicameral legislature?

Question options:

	a)  The Connecticut Plan
	b)  The Virginia Plan
	c)  The New York Plan
	d)  The New Jersey Plan
Question 5		5 / 5 points

Why did the federal government under the Articles of Confederation have difficulty raising money?

Question options:

	a)  The country was in a deep economic depression.
	b)  Britain was demanding was reparations.
	c)  Taxes were illegal.
	d)  It couldn't levy taxes.
Question 6		5 / 5 points

During the Constitutional Convention, what was the main disagreement involving slavery?

Question options:

	a)  Whether or not to abolish slavery
	b)  Whether or not to allow slavery in Northern states
	c)  Whether or not to grant citizenship to slaves
	d)  How to count slaves in terms of representation and taxation
Question 7		5 / 5 points

What plan proposed during the Constitutional Convention would favor large population states in terms of representation?

Question options:

	a)  The Virginia Plan
	b)  The Connecticut Plan
	c)  The New Jersey Plan
	d)  The New York Plan
Question 8		5 / 5 points

During the Constitutional Convention, what kind of state would prefer the Virginia Plan?

Question options:

	a)  A large population state
	b)  A northern state
	c)  A southern state
	d)  A small population state
Question 9		5 / 5 points

What compromise came out of the fight over how to count slaves for purposes of taxation and representation?

Question options:

	a)  The Slavery Compromise
	b)  The Virginia Plan
	c)  The Great Compromise
	d)  The Three-Fifths Compromise
Question 10		5 / 5 points

Why are amendments to the Constitution rare?

Question options:

	a)  The amendment process was closed down after the Cold War.
	b)  Amendments are only allowed to be added once every ten years.
	c)  The amendment process requires a large majority of states to agree to changes.
	d)  Americans don't want to change the Constitution.
Question 11		5 / 5 points

With the ratification of the Constitution in the United States, who had the power to select US senators?

Question options:

	a)  The judicial branch
	b)  The President
	c)  The common voters
	d)  State legislatures
Question 12		5 / 5 points

What's the topic of Article V of the Constitution?

Question options:

	a)  Amending the Constitution
	b)  The Executive Branch
	c)  Federalism
	d)  The Judicial Branch
Question 13		5 / 5 points

What was the major result of the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court case for the United States system of government?

Question options:

	a)  The Supreme Court decided that it couldn't rule on the constitutionality of laws.
	b)  The president asserted his power of judicial review.
	c)  The Supreme Court asserted its power of judicial review.
	d)  Congress asserted its power of judicial review.
Question 14		5 / 5 points

What role did Shay's rebellion play in the making of the Constitution?

Question options:

	a)  It helped convince American leaders that the central government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak.
	b)  It convinced leaders that the nation needed more territory to the West.
	c)  It convinced leaders of a need for a military controlled by each state.
	d)  It helped convince American leaders that the central government under the Articles of Confederation was too strong.
Question 15		5 / 5 points

What amendment protects property rights?

Question options:

	a)  1st Amendment
	b)  7th Amendment
	c)  17th Amendment
	d)  5th Amendment
Question 16		5 / 5 points

How is the American system of government different from parliamentary systems of government?

Question options:

	a)  In parliamentary systems, the executive and legislative branches are separate and co-equal.
	b)  In the American system, the voters elect representatives.
	c)  In the American system, the executive and legislative branches are combined.
	d)  In the American system, the executive and legislative branches are separate and co-equal.
Question 17		5 / 5 points

What would be an example of denial of power?

Question options:

	a)  Congress can't outlaw the sale of certain goods or services.
	b)  Congress can't pass laws raising taxes.
	c)  Congress can't declare war.
	d)  Congress can't pass ex post facto laws.
Question 18		5 / 5 points

Why does government, by its very nature, have the ability to threaten liberty?

Question options:

	a)  Government is voted in by the majority.
	b)  Government is unconstitutional.
	c)  Government can declare war.
	d)  Government has coercive power.
Question 19		5 / 5 points

Who selects federal judges?

Question options:

	a)  Federal judges are selected by Congress.
	b)  The people elect federal judges.
	c)  The president appoints judges; the Senate gets no say in the matter.
	d)  The president appoints judges; the Senate confirms.
Question 20		5 / 5 points

Why was the Constitutional Convention almost forced to accept the legality of slavery?

Question options:

	a)  Slavery was an important part of the economy for all states.
	b)  Constant slave revolts forced the founding fathers to push for the continuation of slavery.
	c)  The southern states wouldn't sign on with a new government that banned slavery.
	d)  Enlightenment thinkers mostly supported the idea of slavery.