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ASSESSMENT PRACTICE
Directions: In the blank, write the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Our first national constitution was the
a.
b.
c.
d.
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The major problem with the national government created by the Articles of
Confederation was that
a.
b.
c.
d.
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the power to enforce collection of national taxes.
the power to regulate interstate commerce.
one branch of government—a Congress.
three branches of government.
was
was
was
was
given
given
given
given
a number of votes in proportion to its size.
one vote, regardless of size.
a number of votes in proportion to its population.
a number of votes based on its number of years as a state.
The three branches of government created by the Constitution are the
a.
b.
c.
d.
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had
had
had
had
In the Articles of Confederation, each state
a.
b.
c.
d.
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it was unicameral (had one legislative body).
it was too weak.
there was one representative from each state.
the capital was located in Philadelphia.
The national government under the Articles of Confederation
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Mayflower Compact.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
Articles of Confederation.
Great Fundamentals.
executive, administrative, and legal branches.
legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
local, state, and national branches.
legislative, administrative, and state branches.
The Virginia Plan was authored by
a.
b.
c.
d.
Thomas Jefferson.
James Madison.
John Jay.
Alexander Hamilton.
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___ 7.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson,
outlawed
a.
b.
c.
d.
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The Constitution provided for change through
a.
b.
c.
d.
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c.
d.
should not practice support for one favored church.
should have as little influence as possible in economic
should promote public improvements.
should not violate basic human rights.
Senate
House of Representatives
Parliament
Knesset
One of the problems of the Articles of Confederation was that it
a.
b.
c.
d.
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the government
the government
affairs.
the government
the government
The Three-Fifths Compromise provided that for purposes of representation in the
________________, enslaved persons would each be counted as three-fifths
and added to the free population of the state.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Commerce and Slave Trace Compromise.
Three-Fifths Compromise.
Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise.
Missouri Compromise.
The idea behind the Virginia declaration of rights was that
a.
b.
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Supreme Court rulings.
popular vote.
the implied powers doctrine.
amendments to the Constitution itself.
The compromise at the Constitutional Convention that worked out the
differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan was the
a.
b.
c.
d.
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the practice of government support for one favored church.
the violation of basic human rights by governments.
the teaching of religion in schools.
religious persecution.
did not give every state a vote.
made the government too powerful.
did not provide for a legislative branch.
did not provide for a common currency.
The Constitution established a federal system of government in which power
a.
b.
c.
d.
rested only in the national government.
rested only in the states.
was shared between the national government and the states.
was given almost exclusively to the states.
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___14.
Under the Constitution, federal law
a.
b.
c.
d.
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The Constitution avoided creating a too-powerful central government by
a.
b.
c.
d.
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James Madison.
Alexander Hamilton.
Thomas Jefferson.
William Patterson.
The U.S. Constitution limits the powers of the federal government to those
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Thomas Jefferson.
John Adams.
George Washington.
Patrick Henry.
The “Father of the Constitution” was
a.
b.
c.
d.
___19.
immediately became effective.
by its terms would become effective in six months.
had to be ratified by nine of the thirteen states before it became effective.
had to be approved by Congress, but not the states.
The President of the Constitutional Convention was
_______________________, and though he did not participate much in the
proceedings, he lent his enormous prestige to the meetings.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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creating two branches of government.
making the judicial branch more powerful than the other two branches.
creating a system of several checks and balances.
extending the powers of the federal government beyond those identified in
the Constitution.
After the Constitution was approved by the Convention in 1787, it
a.
b.
c.
d.
___17.
was supreme over state law.
was secondary to state law.
could only be exercised when state authority approved.
was no different than the national law under the Articles of Confederation.
identified in the Bill of Rights,
established by the Supreme Court.
identified in the Constitution.
that do not contradict powers claimed by the states.
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
a.
b.
c.
d.
was written by James Madison.
forbade the open practice of religion.
was written by George Washington.
was used by James Madison as a model when he wrote the First
Amendment.
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___21.
Anti-Federalists saw an overly powerful central government as
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Which of the following was a leading Virginia supporter of ratification of the
Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Federalists.
Anti-Federalists.
Loyalists.
Tories.
The group that thought that the Constitution gave too much power to the
national government and left too little power to the states were the
a.
b.
c.
d.
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James Madison
George Washington
George Mason
John Marshall
The group that favored ratification of the Constitution was known as the
a.
b.
c.
d.
___25.
Patrick Henry
George Mason
James Madison
John Marshall
Which of the following was a leading Virginia opponent of ratification of the
Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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unable to provide basic services to the population.
too difficult for the judicial branch to control.
important in maintaining the prerogative of the states.
destructive of the rights of individuals.
Federalists.
Anti-Federalists.
Loyalists.
Tories.
In order to obtain the support of the Anti-Federalists for ratification of the
Constitution, the Federalists promised the Anti-Federalists that
a.
b.
c.
d.
the bill of rights would be removed from the Constitution.
a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution.
Articles II and IV would be removed.
the new Congress would be unicameral.
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___27.
The doctrine of implied powers, established by the Supreme Court’s decision in
the McCulloch v. Maryland case, means that
a.
b.
c.
d.
___28.
Which of the following groups was in favor of a strong central government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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a wealthy banker in New York City.
an industrialist in Boston.
a rural farmer in the South.
someone who worked in a factory and lived in a northern city.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under whose leadership the Court
greatly expanded the power of the federal government in cases such as Marbury
v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden was a Virginian
named
a.
b.
c.
d.
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most likely have been a Federalist.
most likely have been an Anti-Federalist.
just as likely have been a Federalist as an Anti-Federalists.
have been neither a Federalists nor an Anti-Federalists.
Which of the following would probably have been an Anti-Federalist?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Anti-Federalists
Federalists
both Federalists and Anti-Federalists
neither Federalists nor Anti-Federalists
A modern-day conservative would
a.
b.
c.
d.
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the national government is only permitted to have powers expressly stated
in the Constitution.
the national government shares its power with state governments.
that national government has some powers not explicitly stated in the
Constitution.
the executive branch of government has the power to override the decisions
of the Supreme Court in cases of national security.
Patrick Henry.
John Marshall.
James Madison.
George Mason.
In the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Supreme Court established the
doctrine of ________________, which is the power of the courts to declare acts
of government unconstitutional.
a.
b.
c.
d.
nullification
veto
judicial review
override
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___33.
In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court upheld federal
supremacy under Article VI of the Constitution, and established the doctrine of
_______________ powers.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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One of the legacies of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall was
the establishment of the judicial branch as
a.
b.
c.
d.
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implied
spending
exclusive
shared
the only branch of government that can make laws.
the only authority able to exercise power over the executive branch of
government.
the only authority able to create new implied powers for the federal
government.
an independent and equal branch of the national government.
Taken together, the Supreme Court cases of Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v.
Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden established the foundation for the Supreme
Court’s authority to decide cases involving disagreements between
a.
b.
c.
d.
branches of government and competing business interests.
private citizens and public officials.
representatives of political parties.
the U.S. government and governments of other countries.
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