AP Gov - Unit 1 Review

Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution

• Emphasizes state sovereignty over national sovereignty

• Emphasizes both national and state sovereignty

• Restricts ability of Congress to raise an army or navy

• Restricts the ability of Congress to tax

As originally ratified, the US Constitution included provisions to

• guarantee states a greater role in economic policy making

• limit the importation of foreign goods

• increase the importance of the agrarian sector (farming)

• increase the economic powers of the central government

Which of the following was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The inability to conduct foreign policy

• The lack of a national judiciary

• The power to levy taxes

• The presence of a strong executive branch

Under the Articles of Confederation, most power rested with the

• British Parliament

• president

• state legislatures

• United States Senate

What is the main idea of Federalist No. 10, written by James Madison?

• the importance of maintaining a strong executive branch to ensure national stability

• the need to eliminate political factions in order to protect individual rights and prevent tyranny

• the benefits of a large republic in controlling the negative effects of factions

• the necessity of direct democracy as the best form of government for ensuring the will of the people

The Bill of Rights was a compromise for constitutional ratification demanded by

• the Federalists

• the Anti Federalists

• the Small States

• the Large States

The ideas of John Locke and the Declaration of Independence are similar in that both

• recognize the right of monarch to determine their own form of government

• support concept of natural rights and gov't built on consent of governed

• seek common ideals in gov't through creation of constitutional monarchy

• value the preservation of private property

Which principle most addresses the relationship between the national and state governments?

• Federalism

• The Bill of Rights

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

______ is an exclusive power of the federal govt, while ____ is a concurrent power shared with the states.

• Declaring war, levying taxes

• Creating banks, controlling the postal system

• Making laws, conducting elections

• Regulating commerce, establishing local governments

Three-fifths of enslaved people were counted for purposes of

• electing the president

• allotting seats in the House of Representatives

• allotting seats in the Senate

• voting rights for Black people