Constitution Assessment Part 2

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1. Why did the States feel that they needed to revise the Articles of Confederation? *

a. States were not forced to send representatives to Congress

b. the States held tariffs against each other effectively stopping trade

c. the States did not have a uniform currency

d. all of the above

2. Shay’s rebellion was showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by *

a. showing that the states had more power than the new national government

b. showing that heavy debt that was bound to poor farmers should have been paid

c. showing that a national army would put down insurrection from the peasants

d. none of the above

3. The idea of Separation of Powers is to *

a. Keep the Legislature the most powerful branch of government

b. have all of the powers centered in one all-powerful government

c. Keep all the power out of the hands of a few people

d. all of the above

4. The Legislative Branch *

a. is the least powerful branch

b. makes the laws

c. is elected by the electoral college

d. has 435 members

5. The Senate *

a. represents states equally

b. has two representatives per state

c. represents states according to population

d. both a and b

6. Roger Sherman proposed the Great Compromise *

a. to help the slave states out because their populations were small

b. to ensure fair representation for large states and small states

c. to be fair to Parliament

d. to ease the tension in between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists

7. Anti-Federalists *

a. Wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution

b. thought the Constitution gave the central government too much power

c. were men like Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson

d. all of the above

8. Senators *

a. serve for 6 years, must be 30 years old, and must live in their states

b. decide on constitutional law

c. can veto or ratify bills

d. have the sole power to impeach

9. Representatives *

a. are elected based upon population

b. have to be at least 25 years old

c. serve for two years

d. all of the above

10. Supreme Court Justices *

a. do not have any listed qualifications in the Constitution

b. serve 6 years

c. are confirmed by the Executive Branch

d. are appointed by the House of Representatives

11. The Executive Branch *

a. carries out the laws

b. is composed of the President, Vice President and the cabinet

c. both a and b

d. has the power to coin money

12. The branch that has the most text in the Constitution is *

a. the Executive

b. the Legislative

c. the Judicial

d. the States

13. Which are not some of the purposes of the Preamble *

a. Connect the States, create justice, provide defense

b. ensure domestic tranquility, create justice, secure liberty

c. provide defense, ensure tranquility, secure liberty

d. coin money, create power for the states, allow slavery

14. The Preamble is important because *

a. it is the first words of the constitution

b. everyone needs to memorize it

c. California education law states that all students should learn the Constitution

d. it provides a focus to understand and interpret the constitution

15. The Constitution is *

a. our nation’s set of laws and principles

b. creates a strong central government

c. creates a balance of power that allows a competing variety of voices to be heard

d. contains John Locke’s ideas for being able to change the government through the amendment process

e. all of the above

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