Chapter 5 Constitution

One expressed power of Congress stated in the Constitution is the power to?

• coin money

• create treaties

• create schools

• establish prisons

What promise did the Federalists have to make about the Constitution to help win support for its ratification?

• to abloish slavery

• to add a bill of rights

• to change it in ten years

• to drop the Electoral College

Which element of the Constitution reflects the influence of the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?

• The amendment process

• The Electoral College

• The "necessary and proper" clause

• The separation of powers among three branches

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution most clearly reflects the principle of popular sovereignty?

• Congress may exercise powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution.

• Power is divided between the federal and state governments.

• The Constitution may be interpreted through custom.

• Voters can reject and replace representatives who serve them poorly.

Which clause in the Constitution resolves any conflicts between laws created by states and the terms of the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Concurrent powers clause

• "Necessary and proper" clause

• Supremacy clause

A proposed amendment to the Constitution becomes law when it is ratified by?

• A national election

• The Supreme Court

• Three-fourths of the states

• The U.S. House and Senates

Which of the following phrases was one of the six goals listed in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?

• to create checks and balances

• to enact a Federalist System

• To insure domestic Tranquility

• to separate the Powers

Article IV of the Constitution explains the relationship between the states and ______?

• Foreign governments

• The national government

• governors

• the Supreme Court

Which branch of Congress has proportional representation based on population?

• the Confederation Congress

• the House of the People

• the House of Representatives

• the Senate

Which group was worried that a new national or central government would hold too much power?

• Anti-Federalists

• Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke

• Federalists

• Member of Shay's Rebellion