POLS 206 CH 2 - Matthew Haydon

Paul Revere

Responsible for mobilizing Americans to fight the British at Lexington and Concord, beginning the American Revolution.

Which of the following branches of government is bicameral in nature?

Legislative

The authors of your textbook seek to understand the American government in terms of which of the following?

Winners and Losers

What was the main Anti-Federalist argument against ratifying the Constitution?

A strong central government would become a locus of corruption and intrigue

The Constitution did not use the word slavery until the Thirteenth Amendment abolished in 1865

True

Which powers were allowed for the Congress rather than the states by the Articles of Confederation?

commanding the armed forces

Which of the following were competing elites in the American colonies during and after the Revolution?

leaders of northern states and leaders of southern states

In what ways were the majority of American women permitted to contribute to the war effort during the Revolution?

by boycotting British imports and producing homemade goods

Why might smaller states like Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia have ratified the Constitution so quickly?

Equal representation in the Senate strengthened those states' power.

Which of the following is one way that the founders sought to make the Senate the more aristocratic body of Congress?

Senators were chosen by state legislators rather than by the general public

The consent of the citizenry allows democratic societies to do which of the following?

maintain public order

What lesson from their colonial experience did the founders apply in the Articles of Confederation?

fair treatment of all states

Who created the Virginia Plan?

James Madison

Generally speaking, one major group of elites dominated the establishment of the United States of America.

False

What is a way that the American Revolution improved conditions for Black Americans?

Some were freed in exchange for military service.

What norm that supports the executive branch is implied by the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution?

the rule of law

Native Amer. allied with colonists against British during the Amer. Rev. b/c they saw British as invaders and oppressors

False

B/c it called for the # of congressional reps to be determined by pop, the Virginia Plan favored which of the following?

larger, populous states

Which of the following is an example of a governmental system that has separation of powers?

a bicameral legislature in a democracy

No clear consensus as to whether or not the British govt acted in an oppressive fashion toward the Amer. prior to 1776

True

How did the Boston Massacre impact public sentiment as it related to Great Britain?

It inflamed anti-British sentiment.

Why did James Madison believe that factions could be neutralized in larger territories?

There would be so many factions that none of them would become the majority

Why did Britain tax its colonists heavily in the years leading up to 1776?

to pay off war debt

Which of the following norms supports the judicial branch of the U.S. government?

powerful through the application of judicial review

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Which constitutional feature allows for the Constitution to adapt to new eras as life changes for citizens?

amendability

Which of the following was one of the ways in which the government attempted to relieve post-war economic hardship?

They printed money.