Question 1

The original charge of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention was to revise,not abandon,the Articles of Confederation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Locke believed that government must be built

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A)  on the consent of the governed.
B)  on the laws of the previous government.
C)  on the morals of the rulers.
D)  on laws given by the king.
E)  on the continuity of government,thus all efforts to overthrow a government are treason.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 3

In what ways is the Constitution both democratic and undemocratic?

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Question 4

The Lockean phrase "life,liberty,and property" captures Locke's belief in

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A)  consent of the governed and government's obligation to protect property.
B)  government's obligation to spread property equally among citizens.
C)  the notion that happiness was secondary to the right to own land.
D)  laissez-faire economics.
E)  the state of nature as the locale of human happiness.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Discuss the parallels between John Locke's political philosophy and the ideas contained within the Declaration of Independence.

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Question 6

A constitution is a nation's basic law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The foundation of Locke's philosophy was that human beings

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A)  derive their rights from nature.
B)  have rights that are granted them by government.
C)  determine their own rights.
D)  derive their rights from God.
E)  are granted rights by their king.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 8

An amendment to the Constitution can be ratified either by the legislature of three-fourths of the states or by special conventions called in three-fourths of the states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the process by which the Constitution was ratified.What were the major arguments against ratification? How were these issues ultimately resolved?

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Question 10

Which of the following characteristics do NOT apply to the 55 delegates who convened the Constitutional Convention?

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A)  Most were residents of western frontiers.
B)  They were all men.
C)  A significant number were urbanites.
D)  Many were college graduates.
E)  They were mostly wealthy planters.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress and the executive branch are constitutional is called

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A)  judicial review.
B)  stare decisis.
C)  precedent.
D)  laissez-faire.
E)  Liberalism.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The Fifteenth,Nineteenth,Twenty-third,Twenty-fourth,and Twenty-fifth Amendments to the U.S.Constitution have what in common?

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A)  They each pertain to the voting rights of African Americans.
B)  They each were a direct result of the Civil War.
C)  They each contributed to the expansion of the electorate.
D)  They each contributed to the shrinkage of the electorate.
E)  They each are part of the Bill of Rights.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

In what ways does the Constitution encourage stalemate?

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Question 14

What is a republic? How is it different from a democracy? Why did the authors of the Constitution favor a republic over a democracy?

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A republic is a form of government in wh...

Question 15

According to James Madison,the most durable source of factions was the unequal distribution of wealth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which is a bigger threat to American democracy today-majority tyranny or minority tyranny? Given your conclusions about the greater threat,are there weaknesses in the design of the Constitution that Madison and others failed to anticipate?

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Question 17

James Madison argued in Federalist Paper No.10 that the "mischiefs of factions" would be controlled under the new Constitution.How did Madison support his case? Given the reality of contemporary politics,is Madison's argument still convincing?

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In Federalist Paper No. 10, James Madiso...

Question 18

Constitutional amendments are usually ratified by

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A)  state conventions called by a two-thirds vote in Congress.
B)  a national convention.
C)  a majority of the Supreme Court.
D)  a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress.
E)  legislatures of three-fourths of the states.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

If Congress,the courts,and the president all pull in different directions on policy,the result may be gridlock.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to James Madison,the "most common and durable source of factions" was

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A)  the unequal division of property.
B)  urban and rural divisions.
C)  aristocracy.
D)  the British army.
E)  racial inequalities.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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