Exam 2: The Constitution: the Foundation of Citizens Rights

A) Virginia.
B) Pennsylvania.
C) Massachusetts.
D) New York.
E) Rhode Island.

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A) Some powers belong to state governments; others belong to the national government.
B) States retain their sovereignty and use the national government only as an arbiter.
C) The federal government is sovereign and the states have no power except what the federal government grants them.
D) There is one single system of national law, drafted by the federal government and administered by the states.
E) Although the national government may make law, the state governments decide whether or not to follow it.

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The first provision in the Bill of Right...

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A) appoint federal judges.
B) impeach the president.
C) override presidential vetoes.
D) declare war.
E) propose constitutional amendments.

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The systems of checks and balances and s...

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A) the use of an enumerated power in the Constitution
B) a widely accepted use of judicial review
C) a highly controversial example of judicial review
D) a repudiation of the power of judicial review
E) a legal enforcement of the supremacy clause

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A) presidential qualifications
B) circumstances under which the president can send troops abroad
C) electoral methods for choosing the president
D) the president's ability to negotiate treaties
E) the succession of the vice president

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A) revising the Articles of Confederation.
B) writing a new constitution.
C) preventing insurrections such as Shays' Rebellion.
D) negotiating comprehensive treaties with Native Americans.
E) creating a lasting peace settlement with Britain.

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A) 1619
B) 1651
C) 1689
D) 1763
E) 1775

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A) Maryland.
B) Massachusetts.
C) Pennsylvania.
D) Virginia.
E) New York.

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The drafting and ratification of the Con...

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A) Tenth
B) Fourteenth
C) Fifteenth
D) Nineteenth
E) Twenty-sixth

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A) The Bill of Rights was not added until after the Constitution was ratified.
B) The promise of a Bill of Rights was a substantial factor in the ratification of the Constitution.
C) The first three amendments cover political liberties, while the next five cover legal rights.
D) The last two amendments in the Bill of Rights cover the relationship among the states, the people, and the national government.
E) The Bill of Rights guaranteed freedoms and liberties from intrusion by the national government and state governments alike.

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A) Call special sessions of Congress
B) Grant pardons
C) Veto bills
D) Appoint federal judges
E) Formally propose constitutional amendments

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A) full faith and credit clause
B) implied powers clause
C) necessary and proper clause
D) supremacy clause
E) None of these answers is correct.

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The American people can amend the Constitution through a multi-step process outlined in Article V of the Constitution. First, an amendment must be proposed, which can be done in one of two ways: by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or by a national convention called for by two-thirds of state legislatures. Once an amendment is proposed, it must then be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states. There are several obstacles that must be surmounted before an amendment is ratified. First, the proposed amendment must gain the support of a supermajority in Congress or from the states. Then, it must be ratified by three-fourths of the states, which can be a difficult threshold to reach. The Framers made it difficult to amend the Constitution in order to ensure that changes to the fundamental law of the land were not made lightly or impulsively. They wanted to strike a balance between allowing for necessary changes and preserving the stability and integrity of the Constitution. This difficulty is intended to help preserve democracy by ensuring that any changes to the Constitution have broad and enduring support. The elastic clause and institutional adaptability do not necessarily undermine the Framers' intention to make it hard to change the Constitution. The elastic clause, also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause, allows Congress to make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers, but it does not change the actual text of the Constitution. Similarly, institutional adaptability, such as the ability of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, does not change the text of the Constitution itself. Instead, it allows for the application and interpretation of the Constitution to modern circumstances while still requiring a high threshold for actually amending the text of the Constitution. Therefore, these mechanisms do not necessarily undermine the difficulty of amending the Constitution, but rather provide flexibility in its interpretation and application.

A) Initially, the national electorate consisted primarily of white, property-owning men.
B) Until the end of the Civil War, states could bar citizens from voting solely on the basis of their race.
C) Until 1920, states could bar citizens from voting solely on the basis of their sex.
D) The ending of property qualifications was not widespread until the early twentieth century.
E) Until 1971, states could block citizens from voting until they reached the age of 21.

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A) Article I
B) Article IV
C) Article V
D) Article VI
E) Article VII

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