Question 1

Which of the following is a crisis America faced after the Revolutionary War ended?

Accepted Answer

A)   The nation was prevented from entering into agreements with foreign powers.
B)   The nation suffered the loss of many lives due to an epidemic.
C)   The nation drastically reduced the printing of money.
D)   The nation was prevented from importing sugar from Britain.
E)   The nation was suffering from a serious economic depression .F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

The _________ settled states' claims to many of the western lands and established a basic pattern for the government of new territories. 
A) Madisonian Model 
B) Mayflower Compact 
C) Northwest Ordinance 
D) Stampact

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ settled states' claims to many...

Question 3

Summarize the Constitution's principles of limited government and federalism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Constitution inco...

Question 4

Kayla, a counsellor at a government rehabilitation center, refused to pay a fine for violating a traffic rule. She claimed that she had the right to drive as she pleased because she worked for the government. However, according to the principle of _____, Kayla was obligated to pay the fine.

Accepted Answer

A)   representative government
B)   federalism
C)   liberty
D)   separation of powers
E)   rule of lawF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The _________ pioneered the popular election of a governor and judges. 
A) Bill of Rights 
B) Mayflower Compact 
C) Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges 
D) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Accepted Answer

Fundamenta...

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about the Stampact?

Accepted Answer

A)   It imposed a tax on all paper imported into the American colonies.
B)   It was the second direct tax that the British Parliament imposed on the colonists.
C)   It was a document prepared by colonial delegates outlining their perceived rights and grievances against the British rule.
D)   It required that packaged sugar should have the stamp of the British crown.
E)   It required that all legal documents use specially embossed paper that was to be purchased from the government.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

A bill is introduced by Congress that proposes the use of electronic surveillance in the homes of all citizens. However, the president of the U.S. rejects the bill and returns it to the legislature for reconsideration on the grounds of the bill violating the Bill of Rights. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   Federalism
B)   Formal anarchy
C)   Partisanship
D)   Veto power
E)   Absolute authorityF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

According to the U.S. Constitution, the judiciary has the sole power to appoint federal judges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The _________ was America's first written constitution, which was adopted in 1639. 
A) Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 
D) New Jersey Plan

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The colonists began using the word American to describe themselves:

Accepted Answer

A)   after writing the Articles of Confederation.
B)   when the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
C)   after adopting the Declaration of Independence.
D)   after the conclusion of the Seven Years' War.
E)   when the British Parliament refused to repeal the Stampact.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following proposals was part of the Virginia Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)   A unicameral legislature with states' representations based on their population
B)   A national executive branch, elected by a bicameral legislature
C)   A state court system, created by the legislature
D)   A committee of states based on their participation in the Constitutional Convention
E)   A federal court judge elected by the peopleF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The First Continental Congress:

Accepted Answer

A)   called for a continued boycott of British goods .
B)   had all thirteen colonies participate in it.
C)   immediately assumed the powers of a central government.
D)   named George Washington as the commander in chief of the army.
E)   declared that the militiamen who had gathered around Boston were a full army.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament:

Accepted Answer

A)   passed new laws designed to give the colonists in Boston more right to govern themselves.
B)   repealed the Stampact and allowed greater representation for the colonists in the parliament.
C)   closed Boston Harbor and placed the government of Massachusetts under direct British control.
D)   imposed additional taxes on glass, paint, and lead that was imported by the colonists in Boston.
E)   wrote the Articles of Confederation to limit the freedom of American colonists.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that was addressed by making the president the commander in chief of the army and navy and of the state militias when called into national service?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lack of regulation of interstate commerce
B)   Inability of the Congress to force the states to meet military quotas
C)   Lack of an independent executive authority
D)   Absence of a judiciary that was independent of the state courts
E)   Lack of voting powers of the common people to choose their presidentF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

The Constitution incorporated the principle of _____ as the solution to the debate over whether the national government or the states should have ultimate sovereignty.

Accepted Answer

A)   popular sovereignty
B)   rule of law
C)   limited government
D)   federalism
E)   partisanshipF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

The French and Indian War that began in 1756 in Europe is called _________. 
A) Shays' Rebellion 
B) the Whiskey Rebellion 
C) Tecumseh's War 
D) the Seven Years' War

Accepted Answer

the Seven ...

Question 17

Implicitly, the principle of limited government in the U.S. Constitution rests on the concept of the rule of law .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The _____, which was written more than two hundred years ago, continues to be the supreme law of the land.

Accepted Answer

A)   Constitution
B)   Madisonian Model
C)   Mayflower Compact
D)   Second Treatise of Government
E)   Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 19

In the _________, the congress called for a continued boycott of British goods and required each colony to establish an army. 
A) Annapolis Meeting 
B) Philadelphia Convention 
C) First Continental Congress 
D) Second Continental Congress

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which of the following was an argument by James Otis, Jr. against the Stampact?

Accepted Answer

A)   The British government was discriminating against its own people and violating the Magna Carta by imposing the Stampact.
B)   It was only fair that the British government taxed the aboriginals of America and not the settlers who hailed from England.
C)   The colonists were not represented in the British Parliament and so could not be taxed.
D)   The colonists were solely responsible for Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War and it was only fair that they were exempted from taxes.
E)   The colonists were contributing to British expansion and so should not be taxed.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 2: The Constitution

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The _____, which was written more than two hundred years ago, continues to be the supreme law of the land.

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