Test 1 Chapter 1-3

A  Federalism promotes political participation.

B  Federalism accommodates a diversity of opinion.

C  Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action.

D  Federalism encourages economic equality across the country.

A  powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution

B  document authored by Thomas Jefferson that details the rights of the citizens

C  twenty-seven amendments added to the Constitution over the years

D  first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms

A  one-half

B  three-fourths

C  all

D  two-thirds

A  It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.

B  It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.

C  It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation.

D  It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.

A  James Madison

B  Thomas Jefferson

C  King James II

D  John Locke

A  politicians who have held office for a long time are favored by voters

B  wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary people

C  poor people and people of color should not be allowed to vote

D  special interest groups make government policy

A  Federal assistance ensures some degree of uniformity of public services across states.

B  Federal cooperation helps mitigate the problem of collective action among states.

C  Federal assistance encourages state and local governments to generate positive externalities.

D  Cooperative federalism respects the traditional jurisdictional boundaries between states and federal government.

A  Tenth Amendment and spending clause

B  commerce clause and supremacy clause

C  taxing power and necessary and proper clause

D  necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

A  The approval of the President and the Supreme Court

B  all

C  two-thirds

D  three-fourths

A  To encourage New York to ratify the Constitution

B  To encourage states to oppose the Constitution

C  To oppose the admission of slaveholding states to the federal union

D  To encourage people to vote for George Washington as the nations first president

A  oligarchy

B  totalitarian

C  monarchy

D  direct democracy

A  executive branch

B  judicial branch

C  electoral college

D  legislative branch

A  It could not coin money.

B  It could not declare war.

C  It could not conduct foreign affairs.

D  It could not impose taxes.

A  representation in the House of Representatives was based on the population of the state

B  equal representation in the Senate

C  a Congress made up of 2 houses

D  3/5 of the slaves counted toward the state populations

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  The legislative branch has more power.

B  The branches are separate but equal.

C  The judicial branch has more power.

D  The executive branch has more power.