APGOV - Chapter 2

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as __________ of a person for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives.

• one-third

• three-fifths

• two-thirds

• four-fifths

What is the name given to the rights that are inherent in all human beings and not dependent on government?

• inherent rights

• repatriations

• natural law

• Constitutional law

The U.S. Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of which document?

• Shays' Rebellion

• the Constitution of the United Kingdom

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Articles of Confederation

While working on the Constitution, what aspect of the new government most concerned James Madison?

• democratic institutions

• political parties

• elitist control

• tyranny of the majority

Which of the following generally favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution?

• Daniel Shays

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Constitutionalists

Which of the following is a form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws?

• republic

• monarchy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

Burning the flag is generally considered to be __________ that is protected by the Constitution.

• free speech

• a private action

• a form of due process

• a commercial act

In Federalist 10, who wrote, “The most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property”?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Jay

• James Madison

The Constitution limits the government’s ability to suspend writs of habeas corpus. What does this protect individuals against?

• free speech infringement

• taxation of private property

• unlawful incarceration

• infringement of religious freedom

What did the Connecticut Compromise help to establish?

• the Senate and the House of Representatives

• the federalist system

• an independent judiciary

• universal male suffrage