Constitution Exam Study Guide

ARTICLES/CONVENTION

All of the folowing are compromises at the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT?

• military

• slavery

• election of the president

• representation

The Articles of Confederation represented the?

• rejection of weakness in the Bill of Rights

• first attempt at self-government in the United States

• acceptance of British rule in the colonies

• early efforts to improve United States ties to other nations

The 3/5 ths compromise was used to deal with which issue?

• The election of the President

• Representation in Congress

• Federalism

• Dividing land west of the Appalachion Mountains

The belief that American Government decisions should be based only on the exact wording of the Constitution best aligns with which view?

• Loose Interpretation

• Strict Interpretation

• Laissez Faire

• Popular Sovereignty

The best definition of Proportional Representation is?

• Representation is based on a state's size in square miles

• Representation is based on a state's population

• Representation is distributed equally

• Representation is based upon the amount of tax money contributed by a state

"The accumulation of all Powers legislative, executive, and judiciary in the same hands, whether one, a few or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of Tyranny"!

Which concept is represented by the preceding quote?

• Checks and Balances

• Laissez Faire

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

The New Jersey Plan was based upon _________ representation, while the Virginia Plan was based upon ___________ representation.

• loose; strict

• equal; proportional

• proportional; equal

• strict; loose

All of the following are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT:

• no power to collect taxes

• no power to regulate trade

• no lawmaking body

• no national court system

Since the 1960's, which political party in the United States most closely represents the views of Conservative voters?

• Democrat

• Republican

• Federalist

• Libertarian

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain Unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". Which government concept is discussed in this quote?

• Natural Rights

• LAissez Faire

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances