VUS.5 (2015) New Nation Questions

- Inability to collect taxes

- Lack of executive to enforce the law

- Inability to regulate trade

What is the best title of this list?

Weaknesses of the Government Under the Articles of Confederation

What document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

Virginia Declaration of Rights

George Mason MOST influenced the Constitution of the United States by support the -

addition of the Bill of Rights

Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States was directly influenced by the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

1st

"No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship...whatsoever;..." - Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786

The ideas expressed in the excerpt were later included in the -

First Amendment to the Constitution

- President can veto an act passed by Congress

- Congress can override a veto by the President

- Courts can declare a law unconstitutional

These powers are a result of -

a system of constitutional checks and balances

Separation of powers

Which governmental principle is illustrated by this diagram?

Which two leaders opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787?

Patrick Henry and George Mason

"A strong national government is needed to facilitate commerce, manage foreign trade, provide for national defense, and conduction foreign relations."

A person making such a statement would most likely favor the -

Constitution of the United States

During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed MOST often over -

division of powers between the national government and the states

Which issue led to the development of the first political parties in the United States?

National government's powers

- Opposed the Bank of the United States

- Opposed the Jay Treaty with Great Britain

- Favored an economy based on agriculture

What early United States political party believed in these positions?

Democratic - Republicans

"It is emphatically [unquestionably] the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." - Chief Justice John Marshall

What Supreme Court decision includes this quotation?

Marbury v. Madison

John Marshall was instrumental in strengthening the -

Supreme Court