POLI 1100 FINAL EXAM Review (Latest
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As discussed in the text and in lecture, for James Madison, the problem associated
with a tyranny of the majority was that...
A. large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of
those in the minority
B. the representative legislative branch would exercise too much power over the
presidency
C. regional majorities would become entrenched and prevent government from
working for the common good
D. the president would have too much power over the legislative agenda - correct
answer large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights
of those in the minority
how did the framers design the Constitution to protect minority rights?
A. separation of powers and checks and balances
B. allowing majority tyranny to occur to protect the rights of the many
C. through the creation of political parties
D. though the creation of interest groups - correct answer separation of powers and
checks and balances
Which agreement gave the legislature two houses?
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A. Great (Connecticut) Compromise
B. Three-Fifths Compromise
C. Virginia Plan
D. New Jersey Plan - correct answer Great (Connecticut) Compromise
As discussed in the text and in lecture, the Three-Fifths Compromise referred to...
A. giving states with small populations three-fifths of the number of representatives
as large-population states
B. allowing three slave states into the Union for every five non-slave states allowed to
enter
C. counting large states as equal to small states in the Senate but not the House
D. counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population -
correct answer counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's
population
Which Constitutional article describes the procedures for ratification?
A. Article VII
B. Article VI
C. Article III
D. Article II - correct answer Article VII
, POLI 1100 FINAL EXAM Review (Latest
update 2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND
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Which branch of government has the longest and most specific list of Constitutional
powers?
A. legislative
B. executive
C. judicial
D. All of the branches have comparable lists of powers - correct answer legislative
As discussed in the text and in lecture, which branch of government was considered
the weakest because it did not have the "power of the purse or sword"?
A. state governments
B. legislative branch
C. judicial branch
D. local governments - correct answer judicial branch
The ability to remove a government official because of corruption or abuse of power
is called ______
A. the power of the purse
B. impeachment
C. the power to pardon
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D. the power to veto - correct answer impeachment
The Supreme Court case _____ established the power of judicial review
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. Fletcher v. Peck
C. McCulloch v. Maryland
D. Barron v. Baltimore - correct answer Marbury v. Madison
As discussed in lecture, which best defines the place of local governments in the
American federal system?
A. They are created by the federal Constitution
B. They are created by state governments
C. They are formed by popular petition
D. They are created by the national and state governments working together - correct
answer They are created by state governments
The ____ clause is vague but gives the national government a very broad grant of
power to carry out its responsibilities and is interpreted to mean that national
government powers take precedence over state powers in many instances.
A. Article I, enumerated powers
update 2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
As discussed in the text and in lecture, for James Madison, the problem associated
with a tyranny of the majority was that...
A. large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of
those in the minority
B. the representative legislative branch would exercise too much power over the
presidency
C. regional majorities would become entrenched and prevent government from
working for the common good
D. the president would have too much power over the legislative agenda - correct
answer large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights
of those in the minority
how did the framers design the Constitution to protect minority rights?
A. separation of powers and checks and balances
B. allowing majority tyranny to occur to protect the rights of the many
C. through the creation of political parties
D. though the creation of interest groups - correct answer separation of powers and
checks and balances
Which agreement gave the legislature two houses?
, POLI 1100 FINAL EXAM Review (Latest
update 2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
A. Great (Connecticut) Compromise
B. Three-Fifths Compromise
C. Virginia Plan
D. New Jersey Plan - correct answer Great (Connecticut) Compromise
As discussed in the text and in lecture, the Three-Fifths Compromise referred to...
A. giving states with small populations three-fifths of the number of representatives
as large-population states
B. allowing three slave states into the Union for every five non-slave states allowed to
enter
C. counting large states as equal to small states in the Senate but not the House
D. counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population -
correct answer counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's
population
Which Constitutional article describes the procedures for ratification?
A. Article VII
B. Article VI
C. Article III
D. Article II - correct answer Article VII
, POLI 1100 FINAL EXAM Review (Latest
update 2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
Which branch of government has the longest and most specific list of Constitutional
powers?
A. legislative
B. executive
C. judicial
D. All of the branches have comparable lists of powers - correct answer legislative
As discussed in the text and in lecture, which branch of government was considered
the weakest because it did not have the "power of the purse or sword"?
A. state governments
B. legislative branch
C. judicial branch
D. local governments - correct answer judicial branch
The ability to remove a government official because of corruption or abuse of power
is called ______
A. the power of the purse
B. impeachment
C. the power to pardon
, POLI 1100 FINAL EXAM Review (Latest
update 2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
D. the power to veto - correct answer impeachment
The Supreme Court case _____ established the power of judicial review
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. Fletcher v. Peck
C. McCulloch v. Maryland
D. Barron v. Baltimore - correct answer Marbury v. Madison
As discussed in lecture, which best defines the place of local governments in the
American federal system?
A. They are created by the federal Constitution
B. They are created by state governments
C. They are formed by popular petition
D. They are created by the national and state governments working together - correct
answer They are created by state governments
The ____ clause is vague but gives the national government a very broad grant of
power to carry out its responsibilities and is interpreted to mean that national
government powers take precedence over state powers in many instances.
A. Article I, enumerated powers
