01 Oct The proposal during the constitutional convention that urged representation in the federal government based on a state’s population.
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Module 1 Quiz
Question 1The proposal during the constitutional convention that urged representation in the federal government based on a state’s population.
New Jersey Plan
small state plan
liberty plan
Virginia Plan
Question 2The Three-Fifths Compromise is most closely associated with which of the following?
how slaves were to be counted when taking a census
how many states would be necessary to ratify the Constitution
the number of senators required to ratify a treaty
the number of representatives necessary to impeach a president
Question 3Opponents of the Constitution.
Federalists
anti federalists
Whigs
Democratic Republicans
Question 4Which part of the Constitution creates the executive branch?
Article I
bill of rights
Article II
10th Amendment
Question 5As stated in the Declaration of Independence, the purpose of government is to________________.
grant rights
secure natural rights
provide order
ensure government exists perpetually
Question 6Which of the following persons argued that a monarchy was necessary to keep order in society?
John Locke
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Hobbes
James Madison
Question 7Which of the following specifically defines who a U.S. citizen is?
First Amendment
Article I, Sec. 10
14th amendment
full faith and credit clause
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Module 2 Quiz
Question 1
In a _______________________ the states have stronger sovereignty than the central government.
monarchical system
confederate system
unitary
federal
Question 2Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which helps explain the powers of Congress, contains the _________________.
reserved powers
full faith and credit clause
enumerated powers
supremacy clause
Question 3Amendment 10 of the Constitution contains the ______________________.
reserved powers
enumerated powers
elongated powers
treble powers
Question 4The Supreme Court case that determined the national government has the implied power to establish a national bank is ______________________.
Dred Scott
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
Plessy v. Ferguson
Question 5The doctrine that is based on the idea that a precise separation of national and state authority is both plausible and desirable.
dual federalism
striated federalism
coerced federalism
marble cake federalism
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Module 4 Quiz
Question 1Reapportionment of the Senate occurs roughly every ten years.
True
False
Question 2A Bill rider is an amendment to a bill that does not necessarily relate to that bill’s content.
True
False
Question 3In reference to the House of Representatives, the Constitution does not specifically create the position of Speaker.
True
False
Question 4The most important party leadership position in the Senate is that of the majority leader.
True
False
Question 5Which of the following did the framers of the Constitution regard as the preeminent branch of the federal government?
press
executive
judicial
legislative
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Module 5 Quiz
Question 1Regarding the duties and responsibilities of the President, which of the following is not specifically addressed in the Constitution?
President must recommend measures to Congress
President must provide a report on the state of the union
President must declare war before troops can be used on foreign soil
President must act as commander in chief
Question 2The presidency has become a much stronger office than the framers envisioned.
True
False
Question 3Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution provides that the president has the power to appoint ambassadors to foreign nations.
True
False
Question 4The president’s power to execute the laws enables them to decide how laws will be implemented.
True
False
Question 5How many electoral votes is Texas authorized to cast in the 2020 presidential election?
40
36
2
38
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Module 7 Quiz
Question 1The power of judicial review was first asserted in the case of Marbury v. Madison.
True
False
Question 2The Circuit Courts are the chief trial courts of the federal system.
True
False
Question 3The doctrine of judicial restraint holds that policy decisions in nearly every instance should be decided by elected lawmakers and not by appointed judges.
True
False
Question 4The Constitution requires that Supreme Court justices be U.S. citizens, either by birth or through naturalization.
True
False
Question 5The U.S. legal system developed primarily from the Spanish common-law tradition.
True
False
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Module 8 Quiz
Question 1America’s first political parties originated in the rivalry between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton.
True
False
Question 2The US utilizes a single-member district system as opposed to a proportional representation system.
True
False
Question 3Unified government occurs when when the same party controls both the executive and judicial branches.
True
False
Question 4One of the best explanations for why the US developed into a 2-party systems (as opposed to a multiple-party system) is that the US Constitution mandates that the entire nation be divided into _________________.
sovereign states
US Senator Districts
Congressional Districts
None of the above because the US is not a 2-party system
Question 5The _________________ emerged during the 1932 election and solidified during the 1936 election.
Containment Coalition
Republican Party
New Deal Coalition
Libertarian Party
