EOC Review 2

One way the original Constitution of the United States addressed the issue of congressional representation was by

• counting three-fifths of the enslaved population when determining representation

• setting a four-year term of office for all members of Congress

• giving every state the same number of representatives in the House of Representatives

• not counting women as part of a state’s population for representation

Base your answer to question 7 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

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? .....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

• the elastic clause

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

Most of the amendments to the United States Constitution have dealt with

• setting immigration restrictions

• guaranteeing civil and political rights

• expanding the powers of the presidency

• strengthening the authority of state governments

Which statement is a fact rather than an opinion?

• Supreme Court Justices should have a mandatory retirement age.

• The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade is its most controversial decision.

• The power of judicial review was established by a Supreme Court decision.

• The Supreme Court achieved its greatest accomplishments under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall.

An example of the unwritten constitution is the

• presidential veto power

• two-house legislature

• impeachment process

• formation of political parties

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important in United States history because it established a method for

• funding internal improvements

• admitting new states to the Union

• securing ports on the Pacific Coast

• promoting diplomatic relations with foreign

Antifederalists insisted that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution in order to

• grant more power to Congress

• provide a method of settling disputes between states

• protect individual rights from the power of the central government

• prevent states from denying individuals the right to vote