Unit 1
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- Q1
Which is not a principle of government?
republicanism
natural rights
enlightenment
popular sovereignty
30s - Q2
The social contract is when human kind surrenders most extreme rights to self-preservation so they can enter into a commonwealth to protect natural rights
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q3
The articles of confederation is
the first constitution of the U.S.
the one and only constitution that the U.S. has
30s - Q4
Shays's Rebellion protested
voting rights
mortgage foreclosures
equal pay
30s - Q5
Checks and balances are a way of dividing the power of government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to prevent tyranny.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q6
A bicameral consists of _____ houses/ parts
4
2
3
1
30s - Q7
What is federalism?
opposed the strong central government
A system of government in which power and responsibility are divided between the federal and state governments
a centralized national government with strong fiscal roots
30s - Q8
What is the Virginia Plan?
Compromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators.
Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states.
Proposal at the Constitutional Convention for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally.
30s - Q9
The federalist papers are 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q10
Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by a large republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition among factions would limit their negative impacts.
brutus 1
federalist paper number 10
federalist paper number 12
30s - Q11
The elastic clause
allows Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of the Constitution
gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations
30s - Q12
Dual federalism is a system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q13
implied powers are
powers that exist for the national government because the government is sovereign.
Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution;Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions.
Powers the Constitution specifically granted to one of the branches of the national government
30s - Q14
McCulloch v. Maryland ruled that the states did not have the power to tax the national bank.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q15
Did McCulloch v. Maryland use the supremacy Clause to argue that states could not interfere with legitimate federal laws
yes
maybe...?
no
30s