POLS 1101 - Quiz 3 Exam Questions and
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1.Senators must be ______ years old to serve in office and serve _________ year terms, while
Representatives must be ______ years old and serve terms of _______ years. -
-thirty/six/twenty-five/two
-All of the following characterize the Virginia Plan EXCEPT: - -state legislatures would
choose some members of the federal legislature
-Which of the following are protected freedoms based on the 1st amendment? - -speech,
press, and petition
-Congress has the power to: - -collect taxes, regulate commerce, and declare war
-The ''necessary and proper clause'': - -is used by Congress to justify the exercise of
powers not mentioned in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
-The founders adopted a federal system: - -as a compromise between those who wanted a
strong central government and those who wanted to retain strong state governments
-11 out of the 13 states were required to ratify the Constitution. - -false
-The delegates at the Consitutional Convention: - -met in secret to prevent opponents from
organizing against their actions
-The governing document that sets forth a country's basic rules of government and politics
is a: - -Constitution
-According to Locke and Jefferson, governments exist to ________ the people. - -serve
-All of the following characterize the New Jersey Plan EXCEPT: - -like the Articles of
Confederation, it lacked an executive branch
-The first _________ amendments are known as Bill of Rights. - -10
-What did Shay's Rebellion serve to do? - -highlighted the weakness of the federal
government
-2.The functional division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
of the government is the ___________. - -separation of powers
-All are true about the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT: - -it included representatives
from all 13 states
Answers
1.Senators must be ______ years old to serve in office and serve _________ year terms, while
Representatives must be ______ years old and serve terms of _______ years. -
-thirty/six/twenty-five/two
-All of the following characterize the Virginia Plan EXCEPT: - -state legislatures would
choose some members of the federal legislature
-Which of the following are protected freedoms based on the 1st amendment? - -speech,
press, and petition
-Congress has the power to: - -collect taxes, regulate commerce, and declare war
-The ''necessary and proper clause'': - -is used by Congress to justify the exercise of
powers not mentioned in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
-The founders adopted a federal system: - -as a compromise between those who wanted a
strong central government and those who wanted to retain strong state governments
-11 out of the 13 states were required to ratify the Constitution. - -false
-The delegates at the Consitutional Convention: - -met in secret to prevent opponents from
organizing against their actions
-The governing document that sets forth a country's basic rules of government and politics
is a: - -Constitution
-According to Locke and Jefferson, governments exist to ________ the people. - -serve
-All of the following characterize the New Jersey Plan EXCEPT: - -like the Articles of
Confederation, it lacked an executive branch
-The first _________ amendments are known as Bill of Rights. - -10
-What did Shay's Rebellion serve to do? - -highlighted the weakness of the federal
government
-2.The functional division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
of the government is the ___________. - -separation of powers
-All are true about the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT: - -it included representatives
from all 13 states
