GOV Unit 1 Quiz Review

The debates between federalist and anti-federalist were primarily about which of the following issues?

• The right of the people to rebel

• The existence of slavery

• The scope of power of the central government

• The need to establish a standard currency

In the federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that political factions

• Are undesirable but inevitable in a free nation

• Or central to the creation of a free nation

• Should play a minor role in any free nation

• Should be nurtured by a free nation

which of the following is commonly identified as a failure of the articles of confederation?

• The executive branch was granted, too much power over the legislature

• The national government lacked and effective power to raise revenue

• The federal government had too much control over interstate commerce

• The judicial branch was elected and did not constantly adhere to the rule of law

the term "bicameralism" refers to the

• President having Vito power over both chambers of Congress

• Members of the House of Representatives having two year terms

• Establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules

• Members of the house and Senate having to appease other mutual constituuencies

Brutus was an example of an anti-federalist because he

• Believed a centralized government posed a major threat to individual rights

• Argued that a national military force was needed to deal with insurrections

• Argued that the laws passed by the national government or supreme over state laws

• Believed that compromise between the branches, the government would ensure a limited government

which of the following best describes the purpose of the system of checks and balances?

• to allow for the direct election of all federal judges by the people

• to give the judicial branch exclusive authority to interpret laws

• to ensure the presidents power is unlimited and absolute

• to prevent any single branch of government from becoming too powerful

Under the system of checks and balances, who approves presidential appointments to the Supreme Court?

• Lower Courts

• The Supreme Court

• Vice President

• Senate

The Connecticut (Great) Compromise provided for

• All revenue bills to originate in the Senate

• All judicial appointments to be nominated by the president

• A bicameral legislator with one houses composition based upon state population and others on equal state representation

• In electoral college rules for the removal of the president

Which of the following is the best example of a constitutional concept that supports the vision of the United States as a union of STATES, rather than a union of individual citizens?

• The electoral college

• Supremacy clause

• Judicial review

• Separation of powers

Which of the following describes a social contract theory, as advanced by John Locke?

• It is an agreement between political actors to maintain their grip on power

• It is an agreement in which the government promises to provide a minimum standard of living two citizens

• It is an agreement in which the government promises to protect the natural rights of the people

• It is an agreement between economic elites to maintain a stable economy