U.S. CONSTITUTION EXAM
Plessy v. Ferguson. - ANSWERS-The Supreme Court established the
legal doctrine of "separate but equal" in the case of:
A) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
B) NAACP v. South Carolina.
C) Plessy v. Ferguson.
D) None of the above.
Determination of who could vote in national elections was left up to
the states - ANSWERS-When the Constitution was ratified in 1788,
the right to vote was extended to whom?
A) All citizens
B) All white males
C) All white males of legal age
D) All white males of legal age who owned a specified amount of
property
E) Determination of who could vote in national elections was left up
to the states
Constitutional mandate of six year terms for Senators, so only 1/3 of
senators would be up for election each two year election cycle -
ANSWERS-The framers were ambivalent about democracy and set
up a number of roadblocks to popular sovereignty. One such
technique the framers hoped would prevent takeovers of Congress by
transitory and unstable popular majorities was:
,A) Constitutional mandate of six year terms for Senators, so only 1/3
of senators would be up for election each two year election cycle
B) Explicit constitutional requirement that only white male
landowners over age 25 could vote
C) Specifying that the Supreme Court exercises review of all
Congress' decisions.
D) Creating a powerful executive branch with the power to remove
members of congress.
Because of the electoral college, a comparatively few citizens in
"swing" states (those not dominated by a single party) determine the
outcome of close elections - ANSWERS-"We live in an oligarchy.. I
live in Baltimore so my vote doesn't count. The people who run the
country are selected by people I don't know in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Florida" --David Simon, Creator of TV's "The Wire" Given what
you know about the Constitution, which of the following is the best
interpretation of this quotation:
A) the votes of people back east don't count as much anymore
because so many people have moved to the west and south
B) because of corruption, urban votes aren't counted accurately
C) most of the presidents have come from states like Ohio and
Pennsylvania. There has never been a president from Baltimore.
D) An oligarchy is "government by the few." Elites make all the
decisions and regular people have no real power
E) Because of the electoral college, a comparatively few citizens in
"swing" states (those not dominated by a single party) determine the
outcome of close elections
,CONGRESS - ANSWERS-legislative branch of national government
is called
there was no national executive or judiciary - ANSWERS-which of
the following best describes the organization of the national
government under articles of confederation
a) national government was essentially the same as under the
constitution
b) there was no national legislature
c) there was no national government
d) there was no national executive or judiciary
the bill of rights - ANSWERS-eighth amendment's guarantee of
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment is a part of
a) article I
b) the free speech amendment
c) the bill of rights
d) the articles of confederation
e) the elastic clause
the federalist papers - ANSWERS-articles published in newspapers to
urge ratification of constitution were later collected in a volume
entitled
, their arguments helped lead to the adoption of the bill of rights -
ANSWERS-what impact did the anti-federalists have on the united
states constitution?
life - ANSWERS-according to the constitution, a federal judge serves
for
the president - ANSWERS-the bill then requires the signature of
every 10 years - ANSWERS-how often does constitution specify a
census to be taken?
support the constitution - ANSWERS-all federal and state officers
must swear to
the fourteenth 14th amendment - ANSWERS-the part of the
constitution that makes all people born in the United States citizens is
congress - ANSWERS-rules for becoming a U.S. citizen may be made
only by
established the courts power of judicial review - ANSWERS-The
Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison (1803) is considered a landmark U.S. Supreme
Court case because it
Plessy v. Ferguson. - ANSWERS-The Supreme Court established the
legal doctrine of "separate but equal" in the case of:
A) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
B) NAACP v. South Carolina.
C) Plessy v. Ferguson.
D) None of the above.
Determination of who could vote in national elections was left up to
the states - ANSWERS-When the Constitution was ratified in 1788,
the right to vote was extended to whom?
A) All citizens
B) All white males
C) All white males of legal age
D) All white males of legal age who owned a specified amount of
property
E) Determination of who could vote in national elections was left up
to the states
Constitutional mandate of six year terms for Senators, so only 1/3 of
senators would be up for election each two year election cycle -
ANSWERS-The framers were ambivalent about democracy and set
up a number of roadblocks to popular sovereignty. One such
technique the framers hoped would prevent takeovers of Congress by
transitory and unstable popular majorities was:
,A) Constitutional mandate of six year terms for Senators, so only 1/3
of senators would be up for election each two year election cycle
B) Explicit constitutional requirement that only white male
landowners over age 25 could vote
C) Specifying that the Supreme Court exercises review of all
Congress' decisions.
D) Creating a powerful executive branch with the power to remove
members of congress.
Because of the electoral college, a comparatively few citizens in
"swing" states (those not dominated by a single party) determine the
outcome of close elections - ANSWERS-"We live in an oligarchy.. I
live in Baltimore so my vote doesn't count. The people who run the
country are selected by people I don't know in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Florida" --David Simon, Creator of TV's "The Wire" Given what
you know about the Constitution, which of the following is the best
interpretation of this quotation:
A) the votes of people back east don't count as much anymore
because so many people have moved to the west and south
B) because of corruption, urban votes aren't counted accurately
C) most of the presidents have come from states like Ohio and
Pennsylvania. There has never been a president from Baltimore.
D) An oligarchy is "government by the few." Elites make all the
decisions and regular people have no real power
E) Because of the electoral college, a comparatively few citizens in
"swing" states (those not dominated by a single party) determine the
outcome of close elections
,CONGRESS - ANSWERS-legislative branch of national government
is called
there was no national executive or judiciary - ANSWERS-which of
the following best describes the organization of the national
government under articles of confederation
a) national government was essentially the same as under the
constitution
b) there was no national legislature
c) there was no national government
d) there was no national executive or judiciary
the bill of rights - ANSWERS-eighth amendment's guarantee of
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment is a part of
a) article I
b) the free speech amendment
c) the bill of rights
d) the articles of confederation
e) the elastic clause
the federalist papers - ANSWERS-articles published in newspapers to
urge ratification of constitution were later collected in a volume
entitled
, their arguments helped lead to the adoption of the bill of rights -
ANSWERS-what impact did the anti-federalists have on the united
states constitution?
life - ANSWERS-according to the constitution, a federal judge serves
for
the president - ANSWERS-the bill then requires the signature of
every 10 years - ANSWERS-how often does constitution specify a
census to be taken?
support the constitution - ANSWERS-all federal and state officers
must swear to
the fourteenth 14th amendment - ANSWERS-the part of the
constitution that makes all people born in the United States citizens is
congress - ANSWERS-rules for becoming a U.S. citizen may be made
only by
established the courts power of judicial review - ANSWERS-The
Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison (1803) is considered a landmark U.S. Supreme
Court case because it
