Unit 4- Constitutional Structure Review
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- Q1Why were the Federalist papers published in New York newspapers?to explain the reasons for separating from Britainto convince states to ratify the U.S. Constitutionto rally support for the Articles of Confederationto present the Bill of Rights for approval30s
- Q2Why did the Anti-Federalists demand the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution?They wanted to expand the power of the federal government.They wanted to limit individual rights to a specific list.They feared that strong states would overpower individual rights.They wanted to protect individuals from a tyrannical central government.30s
- Q3Which constitutional principle is represented in the cartoon?Checks and balancesJudicial reviewRule of lawSeparation of powers30s
- Q4Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?The president delivers the State of the Union Address.Congress passes a bill.A federal judge sentences a defendant to life in prison.The House of Representatives impeaches the president.30s
- Q5What power did the Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?the power to declare warthe power to regulate commercethe power of appellate jurisdictionthe power of judicial review30s
- Q6The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The passage above is quoted from which constitutional amendment?13th Amendment19th Amendment26th Amendment15th Amendment30s
- Q7Which of the constitutional principles listed was Madison describing and defending in the quotation below? “In the compound republic of America, the power . . . is first divided between two distinct governments. . . . The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.” —James Madison, Federalist No. 51, 1788popular sovereigntychecks and balancesfederalismjudicial review30s
- Q8What idea embodied in the Constitution is demonstrated by how California and Wyoming are represented in Congress?Representation in both houses of Congress is the same for all States, large and small.The bicameral legislature determines that large States have a cap on how many representatives they can have in both houses of Congress.The most populous States have the most power in both houses of Congress.The bicameral legislature creates equal representation in the Senate, but population-based representation in the House.60s
- Q9To which amendment in the Bill of Rights are these protests related?First AmendmentSecond AmendmentThird AmendmentFifth Amendment30s
- Q10Use the quote from the text about reserved powers to determine which of the following examples is a reserved power possessed only by State governments. “The reserved powers are those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.”the ability to forbid people under 18 to marry without parental consentthe right to grant patents and copyrights to inventors and authorsthe authority to seize public propertythe power to tax other State governments30s
- Q11The Framers of the Constitution limited the powers of the National Government byrestricting federal powers to include only those which affect the nation as a whole.dividing power between the National Government and the States.adding a clause which expressly prohibits the involvement of the National Government in States except when invited.including a unique "limitations" clause in the Constitution.30s
