Civics Unit 4: The Constitution

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The Virginia Plan included which of the following? A. A unicameral legislature, B. The authority of the federal government to declare state laws null and void ("Federal Negative"), C. Each state was given one vote in the national legislature, D. A continuation of the Articles of Confederation

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The authority of the federal government to declare state laws null and void ("Federal Negative")

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All of the following were rules of the Convention EXCEPT: A. speakers had to address comments to the president of the convention, B. no votes were binding until the final vote on the entire document, C. no reading or side conversations while others speak.

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comments were limited to five minutes each.

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Which of the following acts as a check on the executive branch? A. The prohibition against ex post facto laws, B. The prohibition against bills of attainder, C. The power of the House to bring articles of impeachment, D. The power to be commander-in-chief

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The power of the House to bring articles of impeachment

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All of the following are limits on state power EXCEPT: A. states cannot coin money, B. states cannot make treaties, C. states cannot tax, D. states cannot pass ex post facto laws

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states cannot tax

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The United States Constitution grants powers to the President. Which of the following is NOT one of these powers? A. declare war, B. make treaties, C. act as commander-in-chief, D. nominate judges to the national courts

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declare war

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A member of the United States Congress must resign from Congress if elected or appointed to a position in the executive or judicial branch. This requirement is an example of

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separation of powers

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Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power of Congress? A. to declare war, B. to create taxes, C. to pass bills of attainder, D. to regulate trade

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to pass bills of attainder

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One way in which the United States Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitution:

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provided for proportional representation in one house of Congress.

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The central (most important) question in framing the U.S. Constitution was that of

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how strong to make the national government.

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Which leader shaped the framing of the federal Constitution more than anyone else? A. George Washington, B. James Madison, C. Thomas Jefferson, D. John Adams

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James Madison