GOVT 2305- EXAM I, II, III QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which |level |of |government |writes |the |majority |of |all |criminal |laws? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-State
|governments
Which |level |of |government |is |not |mentioned |at |all |in |the |Constitution? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-city
|government
What |was |the |Supreme |Court |case |United |States |v. |Lopez |important? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |was
|the |first |time |since |the |New |Deal |that |the |Supreme |Court |limited |the |power |of |Congress |found
|under |the |commerce |clause
The |Constitution |expressly |gave |the |Supreme |Court |the |power |of |judicial |review |over |Congress |and
|the |president |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
THe |1787 |convention |to |draft |a |new |constitution |was |held |in |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Philadelphia
Anti-federalists |were |good |at |cooperating |with |each |other |and |coordinating |their |arguments |against
|the |Constitution |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |principle |of |____ |allows |the |federal |government |the |power |to |override |any |state |or |local |law |in
|one |particular |area |of |policy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Preemption
The |Articles |of |Confederation |had |a |national |Supreme |Court |structures |much |like |ours |today |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
When |the |issue |of |slaver |was |discussed |at |the |Philadelphia |Convention, |the |Southern |delegates
|wanted |slaves |counted |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-As |free |for |representation |but |not |at |all |for |taxation
,What |is |the |Three-Fifths |Compromise? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |determined |that |three |out |of |every
|five |slaves |would |be |counted |for |purposes |of |representation |and |taxation
The |man |who |was |probably |most |responsible |for |the |Connecticut |Compromise |was |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Ben |Franklin
Which |of |the |following |was |not |an |argument |against |ratifying |the |Constitution |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-It |called |for |strict |national |voting |requirements
Gibbons |v. |Ogden |(1824) |was |important |because |it |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-established |the
|supremacy |of |the |national |government |in |all |matters |affecting |interstate |commerce
Which |clause |of |the |Constitution |has |been |critical |in |allowing |for |the |growth |of |national |power? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Commerce |clause
The |Constitution |intended |to |set |rigid |limits |on |the |___ |level |of |governmet |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
national
Bicameralism |is |a |constitutional |principle |that |means |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-division |of |Congress |into
|two |chambers
Thomas |Jefferson |was |an |anti-federalist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Our |government |has |changed |from |a |system |of |___ |federalism |when |the |Constitution |first |went |into
|effect |to |a |system |of |_____ |federalism |in |our |era |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-dual, |cooperative
Why |were |states |promised |protection |from |invasion |and |riots? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |were
|giving |up |their |full-time |armies |so |that |the |new |central |government |could |create |one |unified |national
|army
How |has |the |structure |of |federalism |allowed |for |the |longevity |of |the |US |government? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-all |of |the |above
, England |let |her |American |colonies |govern |themselves |on |a |day |to |day |basis |because |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-all |of |the |above
The |Philadelphia |Convention's |economic |expert |was: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Alexander |Hamilton
The |main |reason |that |the |Articles |government |was |usually |bankrupt |was: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the
|Articles |government |couldn't |force |states |to |pay |their |taxes
The |Constitution |allowed |the |____ |level |of |government |to |set |voting |requirements |for |its |citizens |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-state
A |marble |cake |accurately |illustrates |Cooperative |Federalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
What |was |the |purpose |of |the |Annapolis |Convention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-to |discuss |the
|weaknesses |of |the |Articles |of |Confederation
The |leaders |of |most |countries |in |the |Colonial |period |were |chosen |by |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-divine
|right |of |kings
What |did |the |New |Jersey |Plan |propose |for |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Representation |would
|be |equal |for |each |state
If |the |federal |government |compelled |state |governments |to |obey |costly |regulations |but |did |not
|reimburse |the |costs, |it |is |called |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-unfunded |mandate
During |the |Articles |period, |states |could |set |their |own |foreign |policy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Which |event |did |the |most |to |cause |the |rise |of |a |more |active |national |government? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-the |Great |Depression
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which |level |of |government |writes |the |majority |of |all |criminal |laws? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-State
|governments
Which |level |of |government |is |not |mentioned |at |all |in |the |Constitution? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-city
|government
What |was |the |Supreme |Court |case |United |States |v. |Lopez |important? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |was
|the |first |time |since |the |New |Deal |that |the |Supreme |Court |limited |the |power |of |Congress |found
|under |the |commerce |clause
The |Constitution |expressly |gave |the |Supreme |Court |the |power |of |judicial |review |over |Congress |and
|the |president |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
THe |1787 |convention |to |draft |a |new |constitution |was |held |in |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Philadelphia
Anti-federalists |were |good |at |cooperating |with |each |other |and |coordinating |their |arguments |against
|the |Constitution |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |principle |of |____ |allows |the |federal |government |the |power |to |override |any |state |or |local |law |in
|one |particular |area |of |policy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Preemption
The |Articles |of |Confederation |had |a |national |Supreme |Court |structures |much |like |ours |today |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
When |the |issue |of |slaver |was |discussed |at |the |Philadelphia |Convention, |the |Southern |delegates
|wanted |slaves |counted |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-As |free |for |representation |but |not |at |all |for |taxation
,What |is |the |Three-Fifths |Compromise? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |determined |that |three |out |of |every
|five |slaves |would |be |counted |for |purposes |of |representation |and |taxation
The |man |who |was |probably |most |responsible |for |the |Connecticut |Compromise |was |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Ben |Franklin
Which |of |the |following |was |not |an |argument |against |ratifying |the |Constitution |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-It |called |for |strict |national |voting |requirements
Gibbons |v. |Ogden |(1824) |was |important |because |it |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-established |the
|supremacy |of |the |national |government |in |all |matters |affecting |interstate |commerce
Which |clause |of |the |Constitution |has |been |critical |in |allowing |for |the |growth |of |national |power? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Commerce |clause
The |Constitution |intended |to |set |rigid |limits |on |the |___ |level |of |governmet |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
national
Bicameralism |is |a |constitutional |principle |that |means |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-division |of |Congress |into
|two |chambers
Thomas |Jefferson |was |an |anti-federalist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Our |government |has |changed |from |a |system |of |___ |federalism |when |the |Constitution |first |went |into
|effect |to |a |system |of |_____ |federalism |in |our |era |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-dual, |cooperative
Why |were |states |promised |protection |from |invasion |and |riots? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |were
|giving |up |their |full-time |armies |so |that |the |new |central |government |could |create |one |unified |national
|army
How |has |the |structure |of |federalism |allowed |for |the |longevity |of |the |US |government? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-all |of |the |above
, England |let |her |American |colonies |govern |themselves |on |a |day |to |day |basis |because |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-all |of |the |above
The |Philadelphia |Convention's |economic |expert |was: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Alexander |Hamilton
The |main |reason |that |the |Articles |government |was |usually |bankrupt |was: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the
|Articles |government |couldn't |force |states |to |pay |their |taxes
The |Constitution |allowed |the |____ |level |of |government |to |set |voting |requirements |for |its |citizens |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-state
A |marble |cake |accurately |illustrates |Cooperative |Federalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
What |was |the |purpose |of |the |Annapolis |Convention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-to |discuss |the
|weaknesses |of |the |Articles |of |Confederation
The |leaders |of |most |countries |in |the |Colonial |period |were |chosen |by |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-divine
|right |of |kings
What |did |the |New |Jersey |Plan |propose |for |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Representation |would
|be |equal |for |each |state
If |the |federal |government |compelled |state |governments |to |obey |costly |regulations |but |did |not
|reimburse |the |costs, |it |is |called |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-unfunded |mandate
During |the |Articles |period, |states |could |set |their |own |foreign |policy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
Which |event |did |the |most |to |cause |the |rise |of |a |more |active |national |government? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-the |Great |Depression
