Constitutional Underpinning and Public Opinion
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- Q1Which pilosopher suggested the three branches of governmentHobbesMotensquieuRousseauLocke30s
- Q2Which was NOT a non-weakness of the articles of confederationDecided how new states would enter the USended the Revolutionary Warcreated the idea of federalismSet forth the precedents of how immigrants would become citizens30s
- Q3What was Shay's rebellion aboutbusiness owners upset about higher taxesenvironmentalists upset by no enforcement of environmental processesfarmer upset by the inflation of moneyinterest groups upset by an establishment of interest groups30s
- Q4what was something the governement could do under articles of confederationcontrol national currencydraft soilderstax citizenspass legislation without a unanimous vote30s
- Q5the framers of the constitution had a view that can be described as...hyper-pluralistelitistpragmatistpluralist30s
- Q6Which plan was proposed by the large states at the constitutional conventionVirginiaVermontNew JerseyNew Hampshire30s
- Q7The federalist papers advocates for a _____ and opposed ______small republic, strong federal governmentindirect democracy, bureaucracylarge republic, Bill of Rightsdirect democracy, Bill of Rights30s
- Q8The necessary and proper clause allows whatCongress to make all laws that appear necessary and properthe President to make executive ordersCitizens to vote in all electionsThe legislative branch to interpret the constitution30s
- Q9Executive orders and Executive agreements have one thing in commonthey are mentioned in the consitutionthey are done to bypass Congressthey are used by both the President and the Supreme Courtneither has ever been used before30s
- Q10who makes decisions in a confederationlegislative branchjudicial branchcitizensexecutive branch30s
- Q11which is an example of a concurrent powerrun and pay for federal electionsissue licensesregulating interstate tradeoperate courts of law30s
- Q12Which clause requires all other states to accept paperwork from other statesfull faith and creditextraditionsupremacyprivileges and immunitites30s
- Q13What is something the federal government CAN doimpose import taxespass ex post facto lawsgrant titles of nobilitysuspend the writ of habeas corpus30s
- Q14what is something the state government CAN doprint moneyimpose import or export dutiescreate congressional districtsdeclare war30s
- Q15which is NOT an advantage of federalismregionaly autonomymass participationinnovative methodsbureaucracy30s