VUS.5 Flashcard

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Which Supreme Court case established implied powers through the "necessary and proper clause?"

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention supported a "compromise" allowing states to include their slave populations in the counts for state representation. This agreement was known as the __________.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Which document reiterated the notion that basic human rights should not be violated by governments? Options: Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom, Virginia Declaration of Rights, Articles of Confederation, Magna Carta

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Virginia Declaration of Rights

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Which document was the first to outlaw the practice of government support for one favored church, effectively separating church and state?

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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Which Supreme Court decision is described in the box? Options: Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Marbury v. Madison (1803), McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

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The ________________________ is to Thomas Jefferson as the Virginia Plan is to James Madison.

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Declaration of Independence

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Which document established the first form of national government for the United States? Options: Treaty of Paris, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution

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Articles of Confederation

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Who was known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

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James Madison

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Which body's membership is based upon a state's population?

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House of Representatives

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What were the Federalist Papers?

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Articles written by supporters of a strong federal system of government