question archive QUESTION 1) The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were made up of mostly a
QUESTION 1) The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were made up of mostly a
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QUESTION 1) The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were made up of mostly
a. small landowners, wealthy white men, and women
b. wealthy, well-educated white men
c. small landowners
d. non-educated, common folk
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QUESTION 2
The power to levy (impose) taxes under the Constitution is
a. a concurrent power
b. an inherent power
c. an implied power
d. a power reserved to the states
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QUESTION 3
John Winthrop's characterization of Massachusetts Bay Colony as a "shining City on a Hill" formed the basis for the idea of
a. oligarchy
b. capitalism
c. monarchy
d. American exceptionalism
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QUESTION 4
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden is an example of state-centered federalism
b. The ruling in Dred Scott is an example of nation-centered federalism
c. The ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden is the basis for federal regulatory authority under the full faith and credit clause
d. The ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden is the basis for federal regulatory authority under the commerce clause
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QUESTION 5
Federal programs, such as Social Security, legislated under FDR's New Deal
a. are good examples of cooperative federalism
b. are good examples of dual federalism
c. are good examples of layer-cake federalism
d. are good examples of laissez-faire capitalism
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QUESTION 6
On becoming President, President-Elect Biden will require clothing factories to manufacture masks and other PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to fight the Coronavirus. This presidential action is an example of
a. a power reserved to the states
b. a concurrent power
c. an inherent power
d. full faith and credit
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QUESTION 7
The run-off election scheduled for January 5 in Georgia is for
a. two Senate seats
b. two House seats
c. one Senate seat and one House Seat
d. two State Senate seats
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QUESTION 8
In McCulloch v. Maryland (1824)
a. the Court held that sec. 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional
b. Chief Justice Marshall looked to the elastic clause to broaden federal power under the enumerated powers clause
c. the Court allowed Maryland to impose a state tax on the National Bank
d. the Court granted the National Bank a writ of mandamus
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QUESTION 9
A taxpayer from Missouri who is opposed to her tax dollars being used to fund Medicaid would likely
a. say she believes in creative federalism
b. complain against the Fourth Amendment
c. complain against coercive federalism
d. say she believes in marble-cake federalism
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QUESTION 10
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The Jim Crow laws can be seen as a direct result of the ruling in Dred Scott
b. FDR's New Deal is an example of laissez-faire government
c. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 encouraged monopolies
d. all of the above
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QUESTION 11
Under the Great Compromise
a. House membership is apportioned according to population, while Senate representation is the same for every state
b. Each state is represented equally in the House, while Senate membership is apportioned according to population
c. the Connecticut Plan was not adopted in any form
d. the Articles of Confederation were adopted instead of the US Constitution
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QUESTION 12
James Madison argued that federalism provided a "double security" against tyranny in the US. In making this argument, Madison was referring to
a. separation of powers and checks and balances at the federal level
b. separation of powers at the federal and state levels
c. the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment
d. election of the President by the Electoral College
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QUESTION 13
An allocation of federal funds to the states that rolls together a number of grants into one large grant totaling a set amount of money that can be spent by the states in any way they (the states) see fit within the broad subject area of the grant is an example of
a. laissez-faire economics
b. layer-cake federalism
c. a block grant
d. a categorical grant
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QUESTION 14
Under the US Constitution, the freedom to practice one's religion free from governmental interference is protected under
a. the Second Amendment
b. the Fourth Amendment
c. Article 1 of the Articles of Confederation
d. the First Amendment
