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North Lake College: Govt 2305 Quiz 2 Prof. Sherry Sharifian Questions and Answers Govt 2305 Quiz 2 Prof. Sherry Sharifian • Question 1 1.5 out of 1.5 points In his criticism of the Constitution, the economist Charles Beard argued that Selected Answer: • Question 2 the Constitution's elaborate systems of power and representation were designed to protect the interests of the rich. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The European philosopher whose concept of natural rights had a great impact on American politics is Selected Answer: • Question 3 Locke. 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which of the following is an example of checks and balances? Selected Answer: • Question 4 All these answers are correct. 1.5 out of 1.5 points Presidential appointments and treaties must be approved by Selected Answer: • Question 5 the Senate. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The Federalists gained enough votes to get the Constitution ratified when they promised this: Selected Answer: • Question 6 a bill of rights to be quickly added to the Constitution 1.5 out of 1.5 points Judicial review is the power of the American courts to Selected Answer: • Question 7 declare a law unconstitutional. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The Federalist Papers were written by Selected Madison, Hamilton, and Jay. Answer: • Question 8 1.5 out of 1.5 points According to John Locke, inalienable rights in a social contract Selected Answer: • Question 9 Presidents are Selected Answer: • Question 10 belong to individuals and cannot be denied by government. 1.5 out of 1.5 points selected by votes of the Electoral College. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The origin of the concept of separation of powers is most associated with Selected Answer: • Question 11 Montesquieu. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The idea that government should be restricted in its lawful uses of power and hence in its ability to deprive people of their liberty is expressed by the term Selected Answer: • Question 12 limited government. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The document explaining the ideas of the Constitution and urging its ratification is Selected Answer: • Question 13 The Federalist Papers . 1.5 out of 1.5 points To the framers, the great danger of democratic government was the risk of Selected Answer: • Question 14 tyranny of the majority. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The Constitution forbids Congress from Selected Answer: • Question 15 passing ex post facto laws . 1.5 out of 1.5 points Under the New Jersey Plan, each state would have vote(s) in Congress. Selected Answer: • Question 16 one 1.5 out of 1.5 points The term of office for a U.S. senator is years, while that of a member of the U.S. House is years. Selected Answer: • Question 17 six; two 1.5 out of 1.5 points Early Americans' preference for limited government was strengthened by Selected Answer: • Question 18 All these answers are correct. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The inalienable rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence are Selected Answer: • Question 19 life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which of the following was NOT provided for by the Articles of Confederation? Selected Answer: • Question 20 an independent federal executive 1.5 out of 1.5 points The Great Compromise produced Selected Answer: • Question 21 a bicameral Congress. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The writers of the Constitution justified different methods of selection and varying terms of office for the president, Senate, and House as a means of Selected Answer: • Question 22 protection against rapid control by an impassioned majority. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The "Three-Fifths Compromise" was a response to Selected Answer: • Question 23 conflict over the institution of slavery. out of 1.5 points Under the Virginia Plan Selected Answer: • Question 24 large states would have more representatives in both chambers of Congress. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The Constitution prevents the government from suspending the writ of habeas corpus, meaning that the government cannot Selected Answer: • Question 25 jail a person without a court hearing to determine the legality of his or her imprisonment. 1.5 out of 1.5 points Shays' Rebellion Selected Answer: • Question 26 convinced many political leaders that the national government was too weak. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The framers entrusted the selection of U.S. senators to Selected Answer: • Question 27 state legislatures. 1.5 out of 1.5 points In order for the Constitution to go into effect, at least this number of states would need to ratify it Selected Answer: • Question 28 nine. 1.5 out of 1.5 points In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that Selected Answer: • Question 29 government is most dangerous when a single group is powerful enough to gain full political control. 1.5 out of 1.5 points Andrew Jackson persuaded the states to choose their presidential electors Selected Answer: • Question 30 on the basis of the popular vote. 1.5 out of 1.5 points was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Selected Answer: • Question 31 Thomas Jefferson 1.5 out of 1.5 points Where is the Bill of Rights found in the Constitution? Selected Answer: • Question 32 the first ten amendments 1.5 out of 1.5 points Most Anti-Federalists feared that the new government would be dominated by Selected Answer: • Question 33 political elites. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The first plan of government for the United States was a Selected Answer: • Question 34 confederation. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The writers of the Constitution used the term to describe a form of government that consists of carefully designed institutions that are responsive to the majority but not captive to it. Selected Answer: • Question 35 republic 1.5 out of 1.5 points The framers of the Constitution preferred which of the following political arrangements? Selected Answer: • Question 36 a republic as opposed to a pure democracy 1.5 out of 1.5 points The words of the Declaration of Independence reflected Selected Locke's philosophy of inalienable rights. Answer: • Question 37 1.5 out of 1.5 points The framers' most significant modification of the traditional doctrine of the separation of powers was to Selected Answer: • Question 38 ensure that the powers of the separate branches overlap, so that each could better act as a check on the others. 1.5 out of 1.5 points Progressive reforms included Selected Answer: • Question 39 All these answers are correct. 0 out of 1.5 points In practice, the most significant restraint imposed by Congress on the president is its Selected Answer: Correct Answer: • Question 40 power of impeachment. power to make the laws and appropriate money, for these determine the programs the executive can implement. 1.5 out of 1.5 points The principle of checks and balances is based on the notion that Selected Answer: power must be used to offset power.