POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION
C963 (2025) QUESTION AND ANSWERS
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WhokwaskresponsiblekforkdraftingkthekBillkofkRightskandksubmittingkitktokCongress?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-JameskMadison
WhykdidkthekcolonistskopposekbeingktaxedkbykGreatkBritain?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
TheykdidknotkhavekelectedkrepresentativeskinkthekHousekofkCommons
WhatkwaskakmajorkdifferencekbetweenkthekArticleskofkConfederationkandkthekConstitutio
n?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
ThekArticleskofkConfederationkdidknotkprovidekforkaknationalkjudiciary
WhykdidkthekframerskdesignkthekgovernmentkunderkthekArticleskofkConfederationkwithka
kCongress?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Theykwantedkakgovernmentkbasedkonkthekrepresentationkofkthekpopulation
WhatkdidkthekGreatkCompromisekbetweenkthekVirginiakPlankandkthekNewkJerseykPlankt
hatkwaskfinalizedkinkthekConstitutionkestablish?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Aktwo-
chamberkcongress
Whatkwerekthekresultskofkthekthree-fifthskcompromise?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Itkallowedkslavekstatesktokcountkthree-
fifthskofktheirkenslavedkpopulationkforkthekpurposekofkrepresentation
WhatkwaskakFederalistkargumentkinksupportkofkthekratificationkofkthekConstitution?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-
Akstrongknationalkgovernmentkiskbetterkforknationalkdefensekandkeconomickgrowth
WhichkconceptkwaskJameskMadisonkreferencingkwhenkhekstated,k"Ambitionkmustkbekm
adektokcounteractkambition"kinkFederalist,kno.k51?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Separationkofkpowerskandkcheckskandkbalances
Whatkiskakjudicialkcheckkonkthekexecutivekbranch?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
ThekSupremekCourtkcankdeclarekactionskbykthekexecutivekbranchkunconstitutional
, Whatkdescribeskdualkfederalism?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Statekgovernmentkandknationalkgovernmentkhavekexclusivekauthoritykinkclearlykdefinedk
jurisdictions
WhichkcongressionalkactionkwouldkbekthekresultkofkthekimpliedkpowerskofkCongress?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-
Congresskpasseskaklawkraisingkthekminimumkwagektok$10.00kperkhour
WhatkbestkexplainskwhykindividualkmemberskofkthekSenatekhavekmorekpowerkthankindiv
idualkmemberskofkthekHousekofkRepresentatives?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
TheksmallerktotalknumberkofkSenatekmemberskcomparedktoktheknumberkofkrepresentati
ves
Whatkdescribeskthekequalkproportionskmethodkofkcongressionalkapportionment?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-
Congressionalkdistrictskarekdrawnkinkorderktokmaintainksimilarknumberskofkvoterskinkeac
hkdistrict
WhatkdescribeskthekprocesskofkbillskbecomingklawskinkCongress?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-BillskchangeksignificantlykthroughkHousekandkSenatekrevisions
WhichkpowerkdoeskthekpresidentkhavekunderkthekConstitution?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Appointingkjudges
Whatkiskakprotectionkagainstkankelectedkpresidentkabusingkpowerskforkpersonalkgain?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-ThekpowerkofkCongressktokimpeachkthekpresident
Whichkconstitutionalkamendment kestablishedktermklimitskforkthekpresident?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-Thek22ndkAmmendment
Whatkiskthekpurposekofkexecutivekagreements?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Tokestablishkagreementskwithkforeignkcountrieskwithoutkcongressionalkapproval
WhatkdescribeskthekimportancekofkthekSupremekCourtkdecisionkinkMarburykv.kMadison?
k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Itkestablishedkthekprinciplekofkjudicial kreview
HowkmanykfederalkappellatekcourtskexistkinkthekUnitedkStates?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
13
HowkmanyksittingkjusticeskarektherekonkthekSupremekCourt?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-9
Whatkiskakpowerkreservedkforkthekstate?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Conductingkelections
Whichkconstitutionalkamendment kallowskstatesktokreservekpowers?k-
kCORRECT kANSWER-Thek10thkAmendment