Unit 2 HW: The Constitution

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Unit 2 HW: The Constitution

Unit 2 HW: The Constitution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One way in which the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the original United States Constitution (1789) are similar is that both documents

include a specific bill of rights

guarantee voting rights to all persons

list grievances against the British monarchy

state that government receives its power from the people

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

6 What was one effect of the Three-fifths Compromise? 

(1) Slave states gained additional congressional representation.
(2) The number of justices on the Supreme Court was established. 
(3) Presidential appointments were assured easy confirmation.
(4) A two-house legislature was created.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise between the large states and the small states resulted in

 the creation of a bicameral legislature
 a provision for equal protection of the laws
 a permanent solution to the slavery issue 
 the guarantee of voting rights for all male property owners

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Based on the United States Constitution, the census helps to determine the number of 

(1) presidential candidates
(2) members of congressional subcommittees
(3) electoral votes assigned to each state
(4) senators from each state 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The term federalism is best described as the

division of power between the national government and state governments

creation of a two-house legislature in the national government

method of reviewing laws and executive actions

establishment of three branches of government

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the most democratic feature of the original Constitution of the United States?

role given to the electoral college in presidential elections

appointment of ambassadors by the president

direct election of the members of the House of Representatives

lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

To what expedient [method], then, shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in the Constitution? The only answer that can be given is, that as all these exterior provisions are found to be inadequate, the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places. . . . — The Federalist No. 51, 1788


Which principle of the United States Constitution is most directly described in this passage?

States rights

checks and balances

the elastic clause

concurrent powers

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