Test 1 Chapter 1-3

A  Federalism promotes political participation.

B  Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action.

C  Federalism accommodates a diversity of opinion.

D  Federalism encourages economic equality across the country.

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

B  powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution

C  first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms

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

A  all

B  one-half

C  two-thirds

D  three-fourths

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

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

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

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

A  King James II

B  John Locke

C  James Madison

D  Thomas Jefferson

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

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

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

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  necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

B  Tenth Amendment and spending clause

C  commerce clause and supremacy clause

D  taxing power and necessary and proper clause

A  The approval of the President and the Supreme Court

B  all

C  three-fourths

D  two-thirds

A  To encourage states to oppose the Constitution

B  To encourage New York to ratify the Constitution

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

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

A  oligarchy

B  direct democracy

C  monarchy

D  totalitarian

A  electoral college

B  judicial branch

C  executive branch

D  legislative branch

A  It could not coin money.

B  It could not declare war.

C  It could not impose taxes.

D  It could not conduct foreign affairs.

A  equal representation in the Senate

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

C  a Congress made up of 2 houses

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  The executive branch has more power.

B  The legislative branch has more power.

C  The branches are separate but equal.

D  The judicial branch has more power.