WorksheetsGovernment Ch. 2 Reading Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
To the framers, the great danger of democratic government was the risk of
tyranny of the majority
special-interest politics
a weak presidency
elite rule
Which of the following is a core aspect of European parliamentary democracies that differs from American democracies?
Legislative power is subject to closer review by the judiciary
There is no governmental judiciary
A legislative majority does not go hand in hand with executive power in office
Legislative and executive power is not divided
the three-fifths Compromise was a response to
the demands of large states
conflict over the institution of slavery
the demands of large states
apportionment in the U.S. Senate
Under the new constitution, presidents would be
directly selected by the people
selected by votes of the state legislatures
selected by electors appointed by the states
subject to recall elections
which of the following was NOT provided for by the Articles of Confederation?
each state having one vote in Congress
a national Congress
unanimous approval by the states to amend the Articles
an independent federal executive
Progressive reforms included
primary elections
the direct primary
direct election of U.S. senators
all are correct
Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision because it
set the precedent for judicial review
defined the scope of state powers under the Tenth Amendment
established national supremacy
affirmed the necessary and proper clause
The direct election of the US senators came about due to
the fact that state legislators no longer desired to select them
political pressure from the Progressives
passage of the Second Amendment
Jacksonian democracy
the idea that government should be restricted in its lawful uses of power and hence in its ability to deprive people by their liberty is expressed by the term
natural rights
judicial review
self-government
limited government
the Great Compromise produced
a bicameral Congress
checks and balances
separation of powers
the abolition of slavery
the writers of the Constitution used the term ___ for a form of government that consists of carefully designed institutions that are responsive to the majority but not captie to it
democracy
separation of power
republic
federalism
the principle of checks and balances is based on the notion that
all legislative and executive action should be controlled through judicial power
legislators and executives cannot be trusted, but judges are trustworthy
leaders are the trustees of the people
power must be used to offset power
the presidential power to make treaties and appoint high-ranking individuals is subject to approval by
the Senate
the Supreme Court
only the president
Congress
According to John Locke, inalienable rights in a social contract
belong to individuals but can be denied by government
are no longer as important to the individual as in a state of nature
belong to individuals and cannot be denied by the government
cannot be guaranteed by any governmental body
The Federalists finally gained the votes of New York and Virginia for ratification of the Constitution when they promised
a bill of rights to be quickly added to the Constitution
a ban on the slave trade after 1808
a Supreme Court with the right of judicial review
the right of states to disobey any national law they didn't like
most Anti-Federalists feared that the new government would be dominated by
political "factions"
political elites
clergymen
farmers
in order for the Constitution to go into effect, at least ___ states would need to ratify it
7
9
11
13
5
The Federalist Papers were written by
Jefferson, Locke, and Montesquieu
Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
Washington, Adams, and Jefferson
Marshall, Jefferson, and Adams
In practice, the most significant restraint imposed by Congress on the president is its
power of impeachment
power to approve presidential appointees
power to make the laws and appropriate money
ability to override presidential vetoes
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to
amend the Articles of Confederation
tax individual citizens
regulate commerce between states and foreign countries
regulate commerce between states
which of the following is an example of checks and balances?
the veto
judicial review
the impeachment process
all of these are correct
approval of treaties
During the debates over the ratification of the Constitution, most people assumed that ________ would be the first president
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
The writers of the Constitution devised the Electoral College as the method of choosing presidents because
the framers had a great deal of faith in the wisdom of the masses
direct election was impractical, due to the poor systems of communication and transportation
that method guaranteed a majority winner
that method would shield executive power from direct linkage to popular majorities
under the Virginia Plan
slaves would count as four-fifths of a person when apportioning legislative representatives
large states would have more representatives in both chambers of Congress
the new Constitution would be only marginally stronger than the Articles of Confederation
Congress could not regulate either interstate trade or international trade
