Quiz #1_Ch 2 & 3_Pol Sci 201_Su 2025_Pearson

When was the U.S. Constitution adopted?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1791

• 1803

What is the Bill of Rights?

• The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• The first 5 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• The first 15 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• The first 20 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To protect the rights of the states

• To protect the rights of the federal government

• To protect the rights of the people

• To protect the rights of the military

What is the purpose of the executive branch of the U.S. government?

• To make laws

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

• To review laws

These essays published in New York urged ratification of the Constitution and the creation of a strong national government.

• The Pentagon Papers

• The Antifederalist Papers

• The Federalist Papers

• None of the above

What part of the Constitution contains the major guarantees of personal freedoms?

• The Preamble

• The Articles of the Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• None of the above

How are changes made to the Constitution?

All the above

• By presidential order

• By congressional statute

• By an amendment process

• All the above

Which event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and underscored the need for a new constitution?

• The Boston Tea Party

• Shays' Rebellion

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention resulted in the creation of a bicameral legislature. What does this mean?

• The legislature would have two houses with proportional representation

• The legislature would have one house with equal representation for all states

• The legislature would have two houses with equal representation for all states

• The legislature would have one house with representation based on population

Which of the following was a key argument made by the Federalists in support of the new Constitution?

• The need for a stronger central government

• The importance of maintaining strong state sovereignties

• The need for a Bill of Rights before ratification

• The importance of direct democracy