Question 1

The Articles of Confederation were ratified by all the states in

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A)  1763.
B)  1777.
C)  1781.
D)  1791.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is INCORRECT?

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A)  The Articles of Confederation included no federal court system.
B)  The Articles of Confederation included a provision for appointing a president.
C)  The Articles of Confederation allowed each state to coin or print its own money.
D)  The Articles of Confederation allowed the states to sign commercial treaties with foreign governments.

Question 3

On the subject of representation, Antifederalists wanted

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A)  representative bodies that resembled those represented to the highest degree.
B)  representatives who would reflect commercial interests.
C)  as few representatives as possible.
D)  representatives who were significantly more educated and wealthier than the majority of the public.

Question 4

Which entity is placed in charge of determining whether a state discriminated against goods or people from another state?

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A)  the Solicitor General
B)  the Supreme Court
C)  the Department of Justice
D)  the Department of Commerce

Question 5

The Stamp Act was a

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A)  tax on commerce.
B)  prohibition on all unofficial mail.
C)  law permitting the Crown to open mail.
D)  tax on sugar, molasses, and other commodities.

Question 6

The "comity" provision of Article IV of the Constitution was designed to promote national unity by

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A)  asserting that the federal Constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
B)  claiming that powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government were reserved for the states.
C)  prohibiting state governments from discriminating against citizens of other states in favor of their own citizens.
D)  outlawing government discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender.

Question 7

Direct election of senators was instituted with the

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A)  Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v.Madison.
B)  ratification of the Constitution.
C)  passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913.
D)  passage of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in 1965.

Question 8

The decision to assign jurisdiction over controversies between citizens of different states to the Supreme Court was significant because it meant that

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A)  the federal judiciary, rather than the state courts, would ultimately become the primary venue for resolving disputes.
B)  the state courts, rather than the federal judiciary, would ultimately become the primary venue for resolving disputes.
C)  courts at both the state and federal levels would become irrelevant to the operating of the American political system.
D)  the state courts would be allowed to use the power of judicial review on cases involving economic disputes.

Question 9

Why was the Declaration of Independence a remarkable political statement for its time?

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A)  It convinced southern states to abolish slavery.
B)  It persuaded the British government to give back all the tax revenue it had collected from the colonies.
C)  It ended the Revolutionary War by offering a compromise with the British government.
D)  It helped unify colonial groups that were divided along economic, regional, and philosophical lines by identifying shared problems, grievances, and principles.

Question 10

What is the term length of a federal judge?

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A)  two years
B)  four years
C)  six years
D)  life

Question 11

Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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A)  It allowed for a political agreement between the North and the South.
B)  It allowed for a political agreement between large states and small states.
C)  It permanently outlawed the slave trade.
D)  It temporarily outlawed slavery.

Question 12

Scholars disagree on the motives of the Founders in writing the U.S.Constitution as they did, but a prominent argument about their primary goal is that they wanted to devise a system

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A)  consistent with the dominant philosophical and moral principles of the day, while also promoting commerce and protecting private property from radical state legislatures.
B)  of direct democracy that maximized popular sovereignty.
C)  that concentrated authority in one branch of government.
D)  that ended slavery.

Question 13

Property owners, creditors, and merchants were more likely to side with the ________ in the debate over ratification; small farmers, frontiersmen, debtors, and shopkeepers were more
Likely to side with the ________.

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A)  Antifederalists; Federalists
B)  Federalists; Antifederalists
C)  Libertarians; Secularists
D)  Secularists; Libertarians

Question 14

Describe some of the problems under the Articles of Confederation that led to the drafting of a new Constitution.In your answer, be sure to discuss national defense, foreign affairs, and the national government's power under the Articles of Confederation, as well as Shays's Rebellion.

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Question 15

The Federalists believed that the MOST apparent source of tyranny was the

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A)  king of Great Britain.
B)  popular majority.
C)  northern merchants.
D)  landowning elite.

Question 16

What did the New Jersey Plan propose for Congress?

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A)  Representation would be equal for each state.
B)  Representation would be based on population.
C)  Representation would be proportionate to the share of taxes paid by each state to the federal government.
D)  Representatives to Congress would be appointed by the state legislatures.

Question 17

How was political power in the Continental Congress divided under the Articles of Confederation?

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A)  Each state had an equal vote.
B)  Each state's votes were proportionate to its population.
C)  Each state's power depended on its geographic size.
D)  Each state's power depended on its economic wealth.

Question 18

Brutus and The Federal Farmer were two pseudonyms used by the

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A)  Federalists.
B)  Antifederalists.
C)  Monarchists.
D)  Constitutionalists.

Question 19

The delegates at the Philadelphia convention turned down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution because they believed that

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A)  such a list would limit economic development.
B)  since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.
C)  citizens should vote directly on which rights should be protected.
D)  such a list would make government too weak to protect national security.

Question 20

During the ratification debates, the Antifederalists were those who

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A)  opposed the new Constitution because they wanted a weaker central government.
B)  opposed the Constitution because it did not create a strong enough central government.
C)  opposed the Constitution because it contained a strong national government.
D)  believed that the United States should enter into a confederation with Britain and Canada.

Exam 2: The Founding and the Constitution

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Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is INCORRECT?

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Which entity is placed in charge of determining whether a state discriminated against goods or people from another state?

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Direct election of senators was instituted with the

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The decision to assign jurisdiction over controversies between citizens of different states to the Supreme Court was significant because it meant that

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The Stamp Act was a

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What did the New Jersey Plan propose for Congress?

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Scholars disagree on the motives of the Founders in writing the U.S.Constitution as they did, but a prominent argument about their primary goal is that they wanted to devise a system

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Why was the Declaration of Independence a remarkable political statement for its time?

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The Articles of Confederation were ratified by all the states in

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Describe some of the problems under the Articles of Confederation that led to the drafting of a new Constitution.In your answer, be sure to discuss national defense, foreign affairs, and the national government's power under the Articles of Confederation, as well as Shays's Rebellion.

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What is the term length of a federal judge?

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Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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