Chapter 2 Reading Quiz

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All of the following were problems under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

• State governments taxed each other disproportionately
• there was no national court to settle disputes between states
• many states printed their own currency, leading to hyperinflation
• there was no national executive to send armed forces if needed
• each state had its own Bill of Rights to protect citizens from its government

Which of the following is NOT an example of checks and balances?

• The President vetoes a bill from Congress.
• The Senate rejects a presidential appointment.
• The Supreme Court rules a congressional law as unconstitutional
• The 9th District Court of Appeals rules a lower court decision as procedurally invalid

The debates between the Federalists and Anti- Federalists were mostly focused on

• State vs Federal taxation
• Church vs State authority
• Big vs Small state authority
• National vs State supremacy

Which of the following is one of the central outcomes of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v Madison (1803)?

• The courts now had authority to determine constitutionality of actions taken by government.
• The courts ruled "separate but equal" was the new standard by which to treat African Americans in the south.
• The courts made the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through the doctrine of incorporation
• The courts determined that every person had the right to an attorney regardless of financial status
• The courts declared a right to privacy in ruling pharmacists could not bar prescribing birth control based on religious convictions

Which statement best sums up the Anti- Federalist position on the necessity of adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

• It would protect the rights of citizens from federal overreach
• It would grant absolute rights to all people who lived in the United States
• It would solve disputes between the small and large states
• It would establish principles of civil liberties and rights and would lead to the end of slavery