US Constitution C963 Questions with Verified Answers (Correct
Update)
Question 1: Who was responsible for drafting the
Bill of Rights and submitting it to
Congress?
Answer: James Madison
Question 2: Why did the colonists oppose being
taxed by Great Britain?
Answer: They did not have elected representatives in the
House of Commons
Question 3: What was a major difference
between the Articles of
Confederation and the Constitution?
Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
national judiciary
Question 4: Why did the framers design the
government under the Articles of
Confederation with a Congress?
Answer: They wanted a government based on the
representation of the population
Question 5: What did the Great Compromise
between the Virginia Plan and the
New Jersey Plan that was finalized in
the Constitution establish?
Answer: A two-chamber congress
Question 6: What were the results of the threefifths compromise?
Answer: It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their
enslaved population for the purpose of
representation
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, Question 7: What was a Federalist argument in
support of the ratification of the
Constitution?
Answer: A strong national government is better for national
defense and economic growth
Question 8: Which concept was James Madison
referencing when he stated,
"Ambition must be made to
counteract ambition" in Federalist,
no. 51?
Answer: Separation of powers and checks and balances
Question 9: What is a judicial check on the
executive branch?
Answer: The Supreme Court can declare actions by the
executive branch unconstitutional
Question 10: What describes dual federalism?
Answer: State government and national government have
exclusive authority in clearly defined jurisdictions
Question 11: Which congressional action would
be the result of the implied powers
of Congress?
Answer: Congress passes a law raising the minimum wage
to $10.00 per hour
Question 12: What best explains why individual
members of the Senate have more
power than individual members of
the House of Representatives?
Answer: The smaller total number of Senate members
compared to the number of representatives
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Update)
Question 1: Who was responsible for drafting the
Bill of Rights and submitting it to
Congress?
Answer: James Madison
Question 2: Why did the colonists oppose being
taxed by Great Britain?
Answer: They did not have elected representatives in the
House of Commons
Question 3: What was a major difference
between the Articles of
Confederation and the Constitution?
Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
national judiciary
Question 4: Why did the framers design the
government under the Articles of
Confederation with a Congress?
Answer: They wanted a government based on the
representation of the population
Question 5: What did the Great Compromise
between the Virginia Plan and the
New Jersey Plan that was finalized in
the Constitution establish?
Answer: A two-chamber congress
Question 6: What were the results of the threefifths compromise?
Answer: It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their
enslaved population for the purpose of
representation
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, Question 7: What was a Federalist argument in
support of the ratification of the
Constitution?
Answer: A strong national government is better for national
defense and economic growth
Question 8: Which concept was James Madison
referencing when he stated,
"Ambition must be made to
counteract ambition" in Federalist,
no. 51?
Answer: Separation of powers and checks and balances
Question 9: What is a judicial check on the
executive branch?
Answer: The Supreme Court can declare actions by the
executive branch unconstitutional
Question 10: What describes dual federalism?
Answer: State government and national government have
exclusive authority in clearly defined jurisdictions
Question 11: Which congressional action would
be the result of the implied powers
of Congress?
Answer: Congress passes a law raising the minimum wage
to $10.00 per hour
Question 12: What best explains why individual
members of the Senate have more
power than individual members of
the House of Representatives?
Answer: The smaller total number of Senate members
compared to the number of representatives
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