BYU POLI 110 Midterm Exam
Questions and Correct Answers 2026.
The best characterization of the framers of the constitution would be - Answer Experienced,
practical politicians
In Cuba there is an emphasis on governmental authority (including control of the economy)
over the rights of individuals. This is an example of - Answer Statism
One reason the Federalists argued against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution was -
Answer The explicit guarantee of some rights might imply that other rights do not exist
The town of Rock Ridge has called together its residents to meet in the town hall to discuss and
vote on its sales tax. This is an example of - Answer Direct democracy
As a delegate from a small state at the Constitutional Convention, you would have been most
likely to support the _______________ as the basis for representation in the legislature. -
Answer New Jersey Plan
The United States is a _______________________ - Answer representative democracy
Charles Beard argued that the primary motive of the framers of the Constitution was - Answer
the protection of their own economic self-interests
The New Jersey Plan included all of the following EXCEPT - Answer a bicameral legislature
As the revolutionary War widened to include all thirteen colonies, the 1777 Congress
established a new national government under the _______________ - Answer Articles of
Confederation
Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the authors as a condition conducive to the
existence of constitutional democracy? - Answer Limited geographic scope of a nation
The Connecticut Compromise was mainly a compromise between - Answer large and small
states
The Antifederalists opposed the ratification of the constitution because of all of the following
EXCEPT - Answer It advocated the frequent rotation of public office
, Which of the following statements is true of the ratification process? - Answer Opposition
was concentrated in the small states
The distinguishing feature of democracy is - Answer that government derives its authority
from its citizens
The first form of government that was planned for the newly independent United States was a -
Answer confederation system
John Smith has just been elected to the US House of Representatives, having received 40% of
the vote. His opponents received 35% and 25% of the vote, respectively. Smith's victory is an
example of - Answer Plurality rule
The framers of the Constitution did NOT make voting qualifications for federal elections more
restrictive than those of the states because - Answer they fear that states might not approve
the Constitution if they did so
The arrangement whereby slaves would be counted (in part) for purposes of representation was
called the - Answer three-fifths compromise
All of the below can be considered components of the political process that are necessary to
make democratic values a reality EXCEPT - Answer a clear class structure
The Federalist was - Answer a series of essays written to encourage ratification of the
proposed Constitution
Shay's Rebellion - Answer was an uprising by farmers in the western Massachusetts
protesting mortgage foreclosures
The Puritans of Massachusetts - Answer established a theocracy
Which of the following was not a subject of the Three-Fifths Compromise? - Answer Treaty
ratification
This ________________ clause of the Constitution was anticipated in the proposed New Jersey
Plan at the Philadelphia Convention - Answer Supremacy
Questions and Correct Answers 2026.
The best characterization of the framers of the constitution would be - Answer Experienced,
practical politicians
In Cuba there is an emphasis on governmental authority (including control of the economy)
over the rights of individuals. This is an example of - Answer Statism
One reason the Federalists argued against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution was -
Answer The explicit guarantee of some rights might imply that other rights do not exist
The town of Rock Ridge has called together its residents to meet in the town hall to discuss and
vote on its sales tax. This is an example of - Answer Direct democracy
As a delegate from a small state at the Constitutional Convention, you would have been most
likely to support the _______________ as the basis for representation in the legislature. -
Answer New Jersey Plan
The United States is a _______________________ - Answer representative democracy
Charles Beard argued that the primary motive of the framers of the Constitution was - Answer
the protection of their own economic self-interests
The New Jersey Plan included all of the following EXCEPT - Answer a bicameral legislature
As the revolutionary War widened to include all thirteen colonies, the 1777 Congress
established a new national government under the _______________ - Answer Articles of
Confederation
Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the authors as a condition conducive to the
existence of constitutional democracy? - Answer Limited geographic scope of a nation
The Connecticut Compromise was mainly a compromise between - Answer large and small
states
The Antifederalists opposed the ratification of the constitution because of all of the following
EXCEPT - Answer It advocated the frequent rotation of public office
, Which of the following statements is true of the ratification process? - Answer Opposition
was concentrated in the small states
The distinguishing feature of democracy is - Answer that government derives its authority
from its citizens
The first form of government that was planned for the newly independent United States was a -
Answer confederation system
John Smith has just been elected to the US House of Representatives, having received 40% of
the vote. His opponents received 35% and 25% of the vote, respectively. Smith's victory is an
example of - Answer Plurality rule
The framers of the Constitution did NOT make voting qualifications for federal elections more
restrictive than those of the states because - Answer they fear that states might not approve
the Constitution if they did so
The arrangement whereby slaves would be counted (in part) for purposes of representation was
called the - Answer three-fifths compromise
All of the below can be considered components of the political process that are necessary to
make democratic values a reality EXCEPT - Answer a clear class structure
The Federalist was - Answer a series of essays written to encourage ratification of the
proposed Constitution
Shay's Rebellion - Answer was an uprising by farmers in the western Massachusetts
protesting mortgage foreclosures
The Puritans of Massachusetts - Answer established a theocracy
Which of the following was not a subject of the Three-Fifths Compromise? - Answer Treaty
ratification
This ________________ clause of the Constitution was anticipated in the proposed New Jersey
Plan at the Philadelphia Convention - Answer Supremacy
