Constitution STAAR Practice

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This document provided individual rights for Americans -

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The Bill of Rights

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Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in what historical document(s)? Options: The Articles of Confederation, The Federalist Papers, Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights

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The Federalist Papers

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How would the 3/5ths Compromise affect Virginia, the most populous slave state in 1790?

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3/5ths of the slave population would count toward determining taxation and representation.

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Based off the quote "Our country is too large to have all affairs directed by a single government." - Thomas Jefferson, what political position did Thomas Jefferson have?

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Anti-Federalist

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James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were instrumental in writing essays supporting what cause?

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Ratifying the Constitution

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This was an agreement between the states that created 2 houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -

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The Great Compromise

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Which statement best describes the elastic clause in the Constitution?

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states that Congress can make any law necessary for carrying out its duties

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Which principle of the Constitution allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches?

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checks and balances

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Which statement best explains the principle of federalism? Options: the constitutional system that states that the national government can levy taxes, the constitutional system that states that power will be divided between 3 branches, the constitutional system that states the national government is supreme, the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

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the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

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What is judicial review?

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the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws made by the other branches are unconstitutional