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American Government--Test 1 Quiz
The Virginia Plan of the Constitutional Convention proposed a system of representation in the national legislature that was based upon:
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The population of each state/proportion of each state's revenue contribution/both
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The only way to protect the Senate against radical changes.
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A Federation
The Articles of Confederation were adopted in:
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Philadelphia
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Popular majority
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1962
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November 1777
Government can best be defined as:
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Institutions and procedures by which a piece of territory and its people are ruled.
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Informed and active membership in a political community--more than just voting.
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Proved the Government of the Confederation had become dangerously inefficient.
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Power of government to take private property for public use
Direct Democracy is best defined as:
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Citizens vote directly on laws and policies
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3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for representation and taxation
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United Nations relationship with its member states
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Limiting the powers of the central government
BONUS: What year was The Island published?
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November 1777
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Proved the Government of the Confederation had become dangerously inefficient.
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1962
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Informed and active membership in a political community--more than just voting.
Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) was important because it produced the rules that must be used:
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Anti-Federalists: demanded one as a price for ratification of the Constitution
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The population of each state/proportion of each state's revenue contribution/both
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A Federation
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By police before arresting a criminal suspect
Shays' Rebellion was significant because it:
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3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for representation and taxation
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Informed and active membership in a political community--more than just voting.
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To discuss the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
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Proved the Government of the Confederation had become dangerously inefficient.
The Supremacy Clause:
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The courts to decide on constitutionality of actions taken by other branches
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Article VI of the Constitution--laws passed by national government and all treaties are "supreme law of the land" and superior to all adopted by any state or subdivision.
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Requires states to normally honor the public acts and legal decisions of another state.
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Informed and active membership in a political community--more than just voting.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the states and the federal government can be best compared to:
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The only way to protect the Senate against radical changes.
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Citizens vote directly on laws and policies
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Institutions and procedures by which a piece of territory and its people are ruled.
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United Nations relationship with its member states
The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the BIll of Rights is:
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Adding a Bill of Rights and limiting government powers
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Internal system of checks and controls with in government.
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The 14th Amendment
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Talking and debating
"Bicameralism" is a constitutional principle that means:
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The creation of a bicameral Congress
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Rhode Island
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The division of Congress into 2 chambers
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A) 2/3 vote by CongressB) Approval of 3/4 of the states
As a constitution, the Articles of Confederation, it was left to the _________ to execute the laws passed by congress.
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Authoritarian Government
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Individual States
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Constitutional
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Limiting the powers of the central government
The Bill of Rights is:
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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
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Anti-Federalists: demanded one as a price for ratification of the Constitution
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The population of each state/proportion of each state's revenue contribution/both
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A Federation
Who described politics as, "who gets what, when, and how?"
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There was no president
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People who opposed the Constitution and preferred a federal system of Government that was decentralized--they wanted a weaker central government.
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Aldous Huxley
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Harold Laswell
The first written constitution for the United States was called:
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Clear and present danger test
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Idea of limited government
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The Articles of Confederation
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Popular majority
During the ratification debates, who were the Anti-Federalists?
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Life barring impeachment
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The Northern and Southern states who opposed each other
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Bourgeoisie
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People who opposed the Constitution and preferred a federal system of Government that was decentralized--they wanted a weaker central government.
In the national debate over ratification of the new Constitution, the Federalists:
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Bourgeoisie
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The Northern and Southern states who opposed each other
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Supported the ratification of the New Constitution--wanted a strong central government
Shays' Rebellion was an attempt to:
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Proved the Government of the Confederation had become dangerously inefficient.
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Prevent foreclosures on debt ridden land by keeping the county courts of West Massachusetts from sitting until the next election.
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Citizens vote directly on laws and policies
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Power of government to take private property for public use
James Madison believed that, in the Constitutional Convention, the greatest conflict of interests was between:
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The Northern and Southern states who opposed each other
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There was no president
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People who opposed the Constitution and preferred a federal system of Government that was decentralized--they wanted a weaker central government.
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Life barring impeachment
The Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV is also known as the:
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Popular majority
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Commity Clause
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Authoritarian
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Constitutional
Under the United State's first constitution:
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There was no president
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Aldous Huxley
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The Northern and Southern states who opposed each other
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People who opposed the Constitution and preferred a federal system of Government that was decentralized--they wanted a weaker central government.
What did the New Jersey Plan propose for Congress?
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There was no president
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Life barring impeachment
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Bourgeoisie
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The creation of a bicameral Congress
The Bill of Rights was written because:
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Informed and active membership in a political community--more than just voting.
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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
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Anti-Federalists: demanded one as a price for ratification of the Constitution
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A Federation
In American political culture, economic freedom means:
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Authoritarian Government
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Laissez Faire Capitalism
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The Articles of Confederation
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Talking and debating
BONUS: Who is the author of The Island?
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Life barring impeachment
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Aldous Huxley
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Harold Laswell
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The Northern and Southern states who opposed each other
What aspect of citizenship was most important for the ancient Greeks:
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Commity Clause
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Popular majority
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Idea of limited government
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Talking and debating
What was the purpose of the Annapolis Convention?
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Talking and debating
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Limiting the powers of the central government
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To discuss the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
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3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for representation and taxation
A government that accepts no legal limits on its power, but may accept the restraint of other social institutions, such as churches, is known as:
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Necessary and Proper
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Constitutional
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Authoritarian Government
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Authoritarian
The key group in Europe that pushed for limited Government was:
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Bourgeoisie
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A) 2/3 vote by CongressB) Approval of 3/4 of the states
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The division of Congress into 2 chambers
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The creation of a bicameral Congress
The system of shared powers, divided between a central government and the states, is called:
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Anti-Federalists: demanded one as a price for ratification of the Constitution
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By police before arresting a criminal suspect
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A Federation
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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
The Anti-Federalists argued that the powers of government should be limited by:
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Internal system of checks and controls with in government.
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The 14th Amendment
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Adding a Bill of Rights and limiting government powers
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Limiting the powers of the central government
The willingness to be restrained by the power of social institutions, but not political or legal institutions, is a hallmark of a(n) ________ regime.
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Authoritarian
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Authoritarian Government
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Commity Clause
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Popular majority
The term, "eminent domain" describes:
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Power of government to take private property for public use
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Informed and active membership in a political community--more than just voting.
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Citizens vote directly on laws and policies
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Proved the Government of the Confederation had become dangerously inefficient.
The full faith and credit clause of the constitution:
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To discuss the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
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Requires states to normally honor the public acts and legal decisions of another state.
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3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for representation and taxation
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Institutions and procedures by which a piece of territory and its people are ruled.
What is the term length of a Federal Judge?
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The Northern and Southern states who opposed each other
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There was no president
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Life barring impeachment
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Harold Laswell
The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in:
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The Articles of Confederation
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Commity Clause
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Philadelphia
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Popular majority
Only one-third of the Senate is up for re-election during any single election year, because the Framers believed that:
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To discuss the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
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The only way to protect the Senate against radical changes.
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Limiting the powers of the central government
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The courts to decide on constitutionality of actions taken by other branches
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