SLO 2 Review 2

Which best describes a benefit of serving on a jury?

• You learn better ways to follow the law
• You play an important role in serving justice
• You may take a day off from your job
• You must hold an advanced college degree

Why did the Articles of Confederation give more powers to the states than to the central government?

• Many Americans feared a strong central government
• Great Britain did not approve of a strong central government
• The central government did not want to be involved
• Many people felt that a central government was not needed

The 3/5ths Compromise, which was made at the Constitutional Convention, represented differences of opinions over which issues?

• elections and the military
• government branches and voting
• free trade and the economy
• taxation and representation

Which of the following best describes the Great Compromise?

• The President would be indirectly elected by a 3/5s vote of the state legislatures
• Congress would hold the power to levy taxes, but states would determine how they would be collected
• The states' representation in the lower house would be based on population, and all the states would be represented equally in the upper house
• Only 3/5s of slaves in the southern states would be counted in the population used to assign the number of representatives in Congress

The First Party System refers to the period during George Washington's presidency when political parties first emerged in the United States. This resulted from disagreements over the proper role of the national government. Who were the leaders of the two sides in these disagreements?

• Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe and Patrick Henry

In 1803, The United States acquired the area labeled "B" on the map from which country?

• Russia
• England
• France
• Spain

Presidential veto power over congressional legislation
Power of the Senate to approve presidential appointments
Judicial review of congressional enactments
These are all part of the ________________ system

• Socialist
• Checks and Balances
• Federal
• Legislative

How does the Bill of Rights work to limit the power of government?

• It limits the powers of elected officials by defining term limits
• It ensures the separation of church and state
• It ensures individual rights to citizens
• It contains the provisions for the checks and balances system

What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "E pluribus unum"

• Seize the day
• United we stand
• One out of many
• One for all

During the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise was a result of arguments regarding which issue?

• How state representation in Congress would be determined
• Tariffs on imported and exported goods
• The guarantee of protected individual rights
• Slaves counting towards a state's total population