P.S. chap 2. Review Q (copy)

1) How were members of Congress selected under the Articles of Confederation.
a. by the state government
b. By the state legislature
C.by the state supreme court
D. by popular election
E. By random lot

B

2) What power did the president have under the Articles of Confederation?
A. Power to raise an army
B. Power to veto congressional legislation
C. Power to negotiate foreign agreement
D. Power to nominate federal judges
E. There was no president under the article of confederation.

E

At the American founding, what is the best way to describe the economic inequality among classes and the economic diversity among regions?
A. High inequality/ High diversity
B. High inequality/ low diversity
C. Low inequality/ high diversity
D. Low inequality/ low diversity
E. None of the above

C

Madison argued that the best way to prevent the tyranny of faction was to__
A. Outlaw political parties
B. Establish a strong national government
C. Have various groups compete against one another in the government
D. Establish strong local government
E. Try to ensure that all people were equal

C

The Great Compromise provided solutions to which issues?
A. Balancing majority rule with minority right
B. Allocating power between big and small states
C. Allocating power between the legislature and executive
D. Allocating power between national and state government
E.determining how to handle slavery

B

How are executives chosen in most other established democracies?
A. By popular election
B. By electoral college
C. Through selection by the judiciary
D. Through selection by the legislature
E. By the United States

D

The outcome of the three-fifth compromise was that each enslaved person counted for three-fifths of a person for the purposes of___ and___
A.Voting;taxation
B.Congressional representation; taxation
C. Voting; congressional representation
D. Taxation; congressional appropriations
E. Congressional representation; agricultural subsides

B

What groups was concerned about the Constitution’s provisions for the strength of the president and the lack of specific guarantees of civil liberties.
A. Tories
B. Unionist
C. Federalist
D. Anti federalists
E. Free soilers

D

A series of arguments originally published in New York newspapers supported the constitution and outlined the political theory behind it. What are these assembled works called?
A. Pickwick papers
B. Federalist papers
C. Antifederalist papers
D. Common sense
E. The second treatise of government

B

The “necessary and proper” clause gives flexibility to which part of government?
A. The president
B. The Supreme Court
C. The bureaucracy
D. The Congress
E. The people

D

Which branch has the fewest explicit powers?
A. The president
B.The Supreme Court
C. The bureaucracy
D. The congress
E. The people

A

which of the following negative powers does the president enjoy?
A. The power to veto legislation
B. The power to freeze judicial salaries
C. The power to review the constitutionality of the law
D. The power to impeach federal justices
E. The power to dissolve congress and call new elections

A

Which route for proposing a congressional amendment has been used for all successful amendments to date?
A. Approval by two-thirds of the members of congress
B. Approval by a national convention
C. Approval by two- thirds of the state legislatures
D. Approval by the Supreme Court
E. Approval by the president

A

After an amendment is successfully proposed, what step must occur in order for it to become part of the constitution?
A. Signature by the president
B. Approval by a national convention
C. Ratification by three-fourths of the states
D. Nullification by all 50 state legislatures
E. A national referendum vote

C

Which part of government often defines the boundaries of implied powers?
A. The president
B. The Supreme Court
C. The bureaucracy
D. The congress
E. The people

B