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Question 1 of 25
Which of the following is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
Question 2 of 25
Which of the following is an accurate comparison between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
Articles of Confederation Constitution
(A)
Independently elected executive
Independently elected executive
(B)
Power to tax
Powers to tax and borrow
(C)
Two branches of government
Three branches of government
(D)
Unicameral legislature
Bicameral legislature
Question 3 of 25
Which of the following events indicated that the Articles of Confederation needed to be strengthened?
Question 4 of 25
Which of the following principles is represented in Article IV of the Constitution?
Question 5 of 25
Questions 5–7 refer to the chart below:
Based on the chart above and what you know about United States government, which of the following is true?
Question 6 of 25
Which of the following programs would most likely be covered under the largest section of the pie chart?
Question 7 of 25
Which of the following would be a requirement for the states if they were to receive the grants shown above?
Question 8 of 25
An impeachment hearing is an example of
Question 9 of 25
Which of the following statements would a strict constructionist most likely agree with regarding a Supreme Court case legalizing abortions?
Question 10 of 25
Which of the following branches of government would be the strongest and weakest respectively according to James Madison and Alexander Hamilton?
Question 11 of 25
Which of the following statements is the most accurate description of the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
Question 12 of 25
In James Madison’s view, a large republic
Question 13 of 25
Which of the following systems of government does the United States have that makes it different than most European countries?
Question 14 of 25
Which of the following is an accurate comparison between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Federalists Anti Federalists
(A)
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
(B)
Government dominated by legislature
Three co-equal branches
(C)
Increase power of the state
Reduce powers of the states
(D)
Supported a strong presidency to ensure domestic tranquility
Believed states were closer to the people and could best safeguard rights
Question 15 of 25
Which of the following is an accurate comparison regarding federal power and state power?
Enhance Federal Power Enhance State Power
(A)
Commerce clause
Necessary and proper clause
(B)
Supremacy clause
Tenth Amendment
(C)
Reserved powers
Fourteenth Amendment
(D)
United States v. Lopez (1995) McColluch v. Maryland (1819)
Question 16 of 25
Which of the following scenarios would be considered an unconstitutional use of state power?
Question 17 of 25
Questions 17–20 refer to the passage below:
If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote. It may clog the administration, it may convulse the society; but it will be unable to execute and mask its violence under the forms of the Constitution. When a majority is included in a faction, the form of popular government, on the other hand, enables it to sacrifice to its ruling passion or interest both the public good and the rights of other citizens. To secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction, and at the same time to preserve the spirit and the form of popular government, is then the great object to which our inquiries are directed. Let me add that it is the great desideratum by which this form of government can be rescued from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored, and be recommended to the esteem and adoption of mankind.
—James Madison, The Federalist No. 10
Which of the following is an accurate statement that is included in the passage above?
Question 18 of 25
If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote. It may clog the administration, it may convulse the society; but it will be unable to execute and mask its violence under the forms of the Constitution. When a majority is included in a faction, the form of popular government, on the other hand, enables it to sacrifice to its ruling passion or interest both the public good and the rights of other citizens. To secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction, and at the same time to preserve the spirit and the form of popular government, is then the great object to which our inquiries are directed. Let me add that it is the great desideratum by which this form of government can be rescued from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored, and be recommended to the esteem and adoption of mankind.
—James Madison, The Federalist No. 10
Which of the following comes closest to Madison’s notion of a faction?
Question 19 of 25
If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote. It may clog the administration, it may convulse the society; but it will be unable to execute and mask its violence under the forms of the Constitution. When a majority is included in a faction, the form of popular government, on the other hand, enables it to sacrifice to its ruling passion or interest both the public good and the rights of other citizens. To secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction, and at the same time to preserve the spirit and the form of popular government, is then the great object to which our inquiries are directed. Let me add that it is the great desideratum by which this form of government can be rescued from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored, and be recommended to the esteem and adoption of mankind.
—James Madison, The Federalist No. 10
Which of the following theories of government comes closest to the main point of The Federalist No. 10 ?
Question 20 of 25
If a faction consists of less than a majority, relief is supplied by the republican principle, which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote. It may clog the administration, it may convulse the society; but it will be unable to execute and mask its violence under the forms of the Constitution. When a majority is included in a faction, the form of popular government, on the other hand, enables it to sacrifice to its ruling passion or interest both the public good and the rights of other citizens. To secure the public good and private rights against the danger of such a faction, and at the same time to preserve the spirit and the form of popular government, is then the great object to which our inquiries are directed. Let me add that it is the great desideratum by which this form of government can be rescued from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored, and be recommended to the esteem and adoption of mankind.
—James Madison, The Federalist No. 10
Which of the following Constitutional amendments most directly protects the activities of factions?
Question 21 of 25
A person is accused of assaulting a police officer in Montana. The person returned to Indiana before the assigned trial date. The governor of Montana asked the governor of Indiana to send the accused back to Montana to stand trial. This procedure is known as
Question 22 of 25
The paradox of democracy can best be described as
Question 23 of 25
The picket fence metaphor is an apt description of current American federalism because
Question 24 of 25
Which of the following Amendments is used to resolve conflicts between the state and federal government?
Question 25 of 25
At times, the national government gives the states money to encourage them to adapt national goals or policies established by Congress. This is an example of
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