AMERICAN HERITAGE: FINAL EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Presidential candidates will try to position themselves in
the ______ of voter sentiment and to portray their opponent
as an ________
Answer:
Middle, extremist
Question:
2. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Answer:
-No power to tax
-Not binding if passed (no way to enforce)
-No Executive
Question:
3. True or False: In the Founders Compromise on Slavery,
they agreed slavery could not be abolished for 50 years
Answer:
False, slavery could not be abolished for 20 years
Question:
4. What was the 3/5 compromise?
Answer:
Determined 3/5 slaves would count towards population for representation in
Congress
Question:
5. True or False: if a slave escaped and was caught, they
were to be returned to their owners
Answer:
True, part of the Compromise on Slavery
, Question:
6. The Virginia Plan
Answer:
-"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional
representation (representation by population) in both houses of a bicameral
Congress.
-The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states
Question:
7. The Great Compromise
Answer:
Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have
equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on
population in the other house. This satisfied both the larger and smaller states,
compromising the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan
Question:
8. What Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Answer:
Marbury v. Madison
Question:
9. Electoral College
Answer:
The group of electors selected by the people who are responsible for the
selection of the president
Question:
10. How many years is a US Presidential term?
Answer:
4 years
Question:
11. Writ of Mandamus
Answer:
a court document forcing an action by a certain party
Question:
12. True or False: The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to give
the government more rights
Answer:
False, Protect citizens from unlawful government action
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Presidential candidates will try to position themselves in
the ______ of voter sentiment and to portray their opponent
as an ________
Answer:
Middle, extremist
Question:
2. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Answer:
-No power to tax
-Not binding if passed (no way to enforce)
-No Executive
Question:
3. True or False: In the Founders Compromise on Slavery,
they agreed slavery could not be abolished for 50 years
Answer:
False, slavery could not be abolished for 20 years
Question:
4. What was the 3/5 compromise?
Answer:
Determined 3/5 slaves would count towards population for representation in
Congress
Question:
5. True or False: if a slave escaped and was caught, they
were to be returned to their owners
Answer:
True, part of the Compromise on Slavery
, Question:
6. The Virginia Plan
Answer:
-"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional
representation (representation by population) in both houses of a bicameral
Congress.
-The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states
Question:
7. The Great Compromise
Answer:
Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have
equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on
population in the other house. This satisfied both the larger and smaller states,
compromising the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan
Question:
8. What Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Answer:
Marbury v. Madison
Question:
9. Electoral College
Answer:
The group of electors selected by the people who are responsible for the
selection of the president
Question:
10. How many years is a US Presidential term?
Answer:
4 years
Question:
11. Writ of Mandamus
Answer:
a court document forcing an action by a certain party
Question:
12. True or False: The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to give
the government more rights
Answer:
False, Protect citizens from unlawful government action
