Unit 1 GoPo - Foundations & Federalism (Ch. 1, 2, & 3)

The central issue in the framing of the Constitution was that of:

• How strong to make the central government

• How to divide powers among the branches of government

• How best to break with Great Britain

• How to adopt liberty but still allow slaveholding

The net result of the Great Compromise was the:

• Balancing of the interests of the central government with state interests

• Reconciliation of large and small state representation

• Settling of the colonists’ financial obligation to Britain

• Settlement of the slavery issue among the colonies

States' powers, those that are “not delegated to the United States”, are called ______________ powers.

• Reserved

• Concurrent

• Enumerated

• Complicit

Laying taxes, building roads, borrowing money, and establishing courts are examples of ____________

• Reserved

• Concurrent

• Enumerated

• Complicit

The Bill of Rights to the Constitution was intended to limit the power of:

• State governments over citizens

• Citizens to amend the Constitution

• The federal government

• Legislatures to amend the Constitution

Which of the following best summarizes a main point of Federalist 51?

• Because most men are power-hungry, government’s power should be split, and thus limited

• A diverse population will make for better leaders

• An independent national judiciary is needed to settle disputes between the states.

• Congress should be split in two to help ensure that legislation represents a larger majority of America

One way of explaining the major difference between Federalists and Anti-Federalists is:

• Anti-Federalists were more afraid of a tyrannical central government

• Federalists believed the states should not have any powers

• Federalists were stronger supporters of including a Bill of Rights with the Constitution

• Anti-Federalists worked harder to get the Constitution ratified

At a time when other Western (unitary) nations were debating whether government ought to provide pensions or regulate business, the question in the United States was:

• how government could reduce its social commitments

• whether state or local government was better equipped for such tasks

• whether the national government had the right to do these things

• what tradeoffs would have to be made

Most forms of economic activity are now included under:

• First Amendment freedoms

• interstate commerce

• the doctrine of implied powers

• the reserved powers of the states

Which of the following newspaper headlines best summarizes the excerpt from Washington's Farewell Address?

• Washington Boasts of the Potential of the New Republic

• Washington Warns of Dangerous Party Factions

• Washington Endorses a Stronger Executive Branch

• Washington Takes Negative View of Checks and Balances