POS Chap 2

Which of the following statements best describes the motivations of the Founders in writing the Constitution?

Shays' Rebellion was an attempt to

At the Constitutional Convention, the plan to create a Congress in which representation was distributed according to population was called the:

Shays' Rebellion was significant because it:

Which of the following statements best describes the motivations of the Founders in writing the Constitution?

The Constitution gives Congress the power to recognize other nations, and to accept ambassadors from foreign countries

The supremacy clause:

Which of the following was designed by the framers to be an office directly elected by the people?

A ______ is a system of government in which states retain sovereign authority except for powers expressly delegated to a national government.

On the subject of representation, Antifederalists wanted:

In the national debate over ratification of the new Constitution, the Federalists:

The Constitution is very difficult to change by amendment.

Which of the following was NOT discussed as a purpose of government in the Constitution's preamble?

Whose "political gospel" inspired the framers to adopt the concept of the separation of powers?

How did the colonists' victory in the Revolutionary War change the balance of political power in the new states?

The framers employed the separation of powers and federalism in order to:

During the ratification debates, who were the Antifederalists?

The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in

The Federalist Papers argue against the ratification of the Constitution and defined strong state governments

The electoral college is:

The Antifederalists wanted a stronger central government than that proposed in the Constitution.

The office of the president was designed by the framers to be capable of overcoming the inevitable stalemate of the bicameral legislature

Which statement about government under the Articles of Confederation is FALSE?

The framers' theory of separation of powers was influenced by Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws.

Which was the only state NOT to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

Which of the following possesses the sole power to create revenue bills?

The ability of the president to veto a bill passed by Congress is a good example of what principle of limited government?

What is the term length of a member if the House of Representatives?

The Boston Tea Party resulted in all of the following except: a)the closure of Boston Harbor by the British b) a change in colonial government c)the removal of accused persons to Britain for trial d)the restrictions of colonists movement to the West e) the Boston Massacre

Which of the following was NOT a tool used by the Founders to prevent the dangers of "excessive democracy"? a)checks and balances b)staggered terms in office c) senatorial courtesy d)bicameralism e)indirect election

The first written constitution of the United States was called:

How many proposed amendments to the Constitution have been formally offered to Congress?

James Madison believed that in the Constitutional Convention the greatest conflict of interests was between

The issue of representation, which threatened to wreck the entire Constitutional Convention, was resolved by the Great Compromise, also called the:

Each of the following was an Anti-Federalist: a) George Mason b) Patrick Henry c) Richard Henry Lee d) Elbridge Gerry e) John Jay

Which of the following possesses the sole power to create revenue bills? a) the Treasury department b)the Office of Management if Budget (OMB) c) the president d) the Senate e) the House of Representatives