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Prior to the twentieth century, most governments relied on ____________ for revenue.
tariffs, duties, and other taxes on commerce
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___________ is a system of government in which states retain sovereign authority except for the powers expressly delegated to the national governments.
A confederation
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The First Continental Congress met in 1774. Which of the following actions did the delegates at the Congress take?
They called for a total boycott of British goods.
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Which of the following statements is true about the Three-fifths Compromise?
Under this compromise, five slaves would count as three free persons in apportioning seats in the House of Representatives.
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When was our current constitution written?
1787
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In general, it was the ____________ vision of the United States that triumphed.
Federalist
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According to your text, _________ inevitably leads to the growth of political activity and the expansion of political participation.
Liberty
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Under the Great Compromise, small states were given an advantage in the
Senate.
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One of the key underlying themes of the original Constitution was
promoting cooperation between branches of government.
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Since 1789, more than 11,000 amendments were formally offered in Congress. Of these, only ____________ were finally ratified by the states.
27
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What or who were Publius and Brutus?
The pen names used in essays written defending (“Publius”) and attacking (“Brutus”) the proposed U.S. Constitution
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The Equal Rights Amendment
was formally approved by Congress but failed to be ratified by three-quarters of the states.
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What is a limitation (drawback) of liberty as a political principle?
Limits on government action can inhibit effective government.
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The Constitution's framers placed ____________ ahead of all other political values.
individual liberty
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The United States' first written constitution was
the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
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Which of the following statements is true about the Constitutional ratification process?
The struggle for ratification was carried out in thirteen separate campaigns.
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Most of the seventeen Constitutional amendments ratified since the Bill of Rights in 1791 have been directly or indirectly concerned with
structure or composition of government.
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The Shays's Rebellion was significant in that it
demonstrated the weakness of government under the Articles of Confederation.
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Under the original, unamended Constitution, the only person(s) elected directly by the people was/were
members of the House of Representatives.
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The Three-fifths Compromise dealt primarily with what issue?
A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when determining population.
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An amendment to the US Constitution may be proposed in which of the following ways?
a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress
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According to your text, which of the following statements best articulates the motives of the framers at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?
The framers' interests were reinforced by their principles.
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The purpose of the first ten amendments was to
provide clear limitations on the powers of national government.
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The power of judicial review
was assumed by the Supreme Court.
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Which of the following concepts best explains the underlying reason for the Bill of Rights?
limited government
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The Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation were not sufficient to hold the new nation together as an independent and effective nation-state. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Many of the pre- and post-revolutionary radicals, small farmers, artisans, and shopkeepers wanted a strong national government in order to protect their economic interests.
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______________ is a system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments.
Federalism
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According to the text, the story of the founding is important because
it was a story of political choices, and Americans continue today to make tough political choices.
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Antifederalists wanted
a more decentralized government.
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The Virginia Plan was favored by
large states, since it emphasized the importance of size and wealth.
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The Tenth Amendment
reserves power not granted to the national government to the states.
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The Connecticut Plan provided for which of the following?
a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus three-fifths of the slaves and a Senate consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislatures
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An important issue dividing Federalists and Antifederalists was the threat of tyranny, meaning,
- generally, unjust rule by the group in power.
- from the Antifederalists' perspective, the fear of an aristocracy.
- from the Federalists' perspective, rule by the passions of the majority.
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The amendment route to social change
is, and always will be, extremely limited.
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