AP Gov - The Constitution

The colonist fought to protect liberties that they believed were

• discovered in nature and history 
• based on a "higher law"
• ordained by god 
• all of the above 

When he wrote the Deceleration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson replaced ________  with "the pursuit of happiness."

• property 
• liberty 
• equality 
• life 

The original purpose of the constitutional convention was to 

• draw up a bill of rights 
• discuss regulations on intrastate commerce 
• revise the articles of confederation 
• build an army 

French political pundits and Thomas Paine praised the state constitution of Pennsylvania because it was radically 

• centralized 
• democratic 
• legalistic 
• elitist 

Shay's Rebellion stirred fears of some that state governments were

• becoming too powerful 
• about to collapse 
• controlled by the British 
• opposed to liberty 

The Philadelphia Convention attracted about ___ delegates from states 

• 55
• 12
• 30
• 75

The colonist new vision of government insisted that

• each branch of government be equal 
• the executive branch be superior to the legislative branch 
• the legislative branch be superior to the executive branch 
• the branched of the government be unified 

The Articles of Confederation attempted to create 

• A firm league of friendship among the states 
• a centralized government 
• a strong state commitment to the national government 
• none of the above 

All of the following were true of the government under the Articles except 

• Each state had one vote in congress 
• There was no national judicial branch 
• The national government couldn't regulate commerce 
• Amendments required the support of nine or thirteen states 

Powers that are exclusively given the states are referred to as "_______ powers" 

• reserved 
• enumerated 
• concurrent 
• awesome