Unit 2 The US Constitution

When the United States Constitution was written, which compromise was reached by the authors to gain support of the states with small populations?

• Congress would consist of both a House of Reps and a Senate

• Five enslaved persons would be counted as 3 free persons for the purpose of taxation

• The president would be selected by the direct vote of the people

• Exported goods could not be taxed, but imported goods could be taxed

Delegates to the constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the three-fifths compromise as a solution to the problem of how to determine the --

• number of representatives in the House from each state

• qualifications of Supreme Court justices

• tariff rates on exports

• length of the President's term

The preamble called for a new government system that could "insure domestic tranquility."

Which of these is the BEST example of that government role?

• government funding for law enforcement officers

• government funding for national highways

• reducing the voting age to 18

• requiring all men to register for the draft at age 18

Which best explains a major dissatisfaction of the merchant class with the Articles of Confederation?

• suffrage was limited to the Howard Smith and Charles Walker

• the lack of a national currency made state marketing difficult

• the power of Congress to levy and collect taxes was unlimited

• it caused European nations to enact trade barriers against the US

The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in which document?

• 13th, 14th, & 15th amendment

• 10th amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Equal Rights Amendment

What is the purpose of the United States Bill of Rights?

• to provide more power to the national government

• to protect individual rights of the people

• to grant powers to the states

• to establish the rule of law

Which was one of the effects of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• a two-house legislature was created

• the number of justices in the Supreme Court increased

• congress agreed to confirm presidential appointments

• southern states gained additional representation based on slave counts

Based on the passage above, which constitutional principle was established to protect American citizens from the tyranny suggested in this quotation?

• due process

• states rights

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

What was a major demand of the Antifederalists during the debates over ratification of the Constitution?

• reduction in the number of representative in congress

• the inclusion of a bill of rights

• the right to habeas corpus

• continuation of slavery in the south

What is the purpose of each of the provisions above?

• to determine the division of power between the state and central government

• to create a process for allowing amendments

• to grant the central government power to control the states

• limit the power of the executive branch