PSCI 2305: Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
"good behavior" - Answer -must be politcally engaged and have knowledge in order to
vote/participate in a political debate
Anti-Federalists - Answer -opposed ratification of the Constitution and were typified by:
A desire to establish a weak central government (as had been created by the Articles of
Confederation) A corresponding desire for strong state governments. The support of
many small farmers and small landowners
Article 1 - Answer -gives Congress its powers and limits. Congress is the legislative
branch of the government, meaning they are the ones to make laws for the United
States of America. The article also creates the two sections of Congress, which is called
a bicameral legislature (Representatives and Senate)
Article 1 Section 2: 3/5 Compromise - Answer -compromise in which one slave was
determined to equal 3/5 of a person when considering the population of a state
Article 1 Section 8 - Answer -Enumerated Powers of Congress. To make all Laws which
shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all
other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States
Article 2 Section 9: Importation Clauses - Answer -The migration or importation of such
persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be
prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but
a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each
person
Articles of Confederation - Answer -America's first written constitution; served as the
basis for America's national government until 1789
Bill of Rights - Answer -Makes up the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. James
Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power,
in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual
liberties.
Checks and Balances - Answer -mechanisms through which each branch of
government is able to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches;
, major examples include the presidential veto power over congressional legislation, the
power of the Senate to approve presidential appointments, and judicial review of
congressional enactments
Communism - Answer -A political system that pairs a socialist or command economy
with a totalitarian government; derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and
leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and
is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Conneticut Compromise - Answer -agreement that large and small states reached
during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure
and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution
(compromise between new jersey and virginia plan)
Constitutionalism - Answer -political philosophy based on the idea that government
authority is derived from the people and should be limited by a constitution that clearly
expresses what the government can and can't do (there is a law above the law,
president/gov still have to obey the law)
Democracy - Answer -a system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in
the governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials
Democratic Republic - Answer -where ultimate authority and power is derived from the
citizens, and the government itself is run through elected officials (authority from
citizens/ppl, govt from elected officials)
Diversity of Faculties - Answer -Federalist 10; James Madison argued that every society
will have an unequal distribution of property due to natural human differences in each
individual that he calls
Elastic Clause (necessary and proper clause) - Answer -a statement in the constitution,
Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all
laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers
Electoral College - Answer -the body of elector chosen from each state to elect the
president and vice president of the U.S.
Enumerated Powers (Art I.8) - Answer -specific powers granted to congress under
Article I, section 8, of the constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money,
regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense.
Equality of Opportunity - Answer -a widely shared American ideal that all people should
have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest
potential, everyone is treated the same regardless of property
Answers
"good behavior" - Answer -must be politcally engaged and have knowledge in order to
vote/participate in a political debate
Anti-Federalists - Answer -opposed ratification of the Constitution and were typified by:
A desire to establish a weak central government (as had been created by the Articles of
Confederation) A corresponding desire for strong state governments. The support of
many small farmers and small landowners
Article 1 - Answer -gives Congress its powers and limits. Congress is the legislative
branch of the government, meaning they are the ones to make laws for the United
States of America. The article also creates the two sections of Congress, which is called
a bicameral legislature (Representatives and Senate)
Article 1 Section 2: 3/5 Compromise - Answer -compromise in which one slave was
determined to equal 3/5 of a person when considering the population of a state
Article 1 Section 8 - Answer -Enumerated Powers of Congress. To make all Laws which
shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all
other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States
Article 2 Section 9: Importation Clauses - Answer -The migration or importation of such
persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be
prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but
a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each
person
Articles of Confederation - Answer -America's first written constitution; served as the
basis for America's national government until 1789
Bill of Rights - Answer -Makes up the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. James
Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power,
in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual
liberties.
Checks and Balances - Answer -mechanisms through which each branch of
government is able to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches;
, major examples include the presidential veto power over congressional legislation, the
power of the Senate to approve presidential appointments, and judicial review of
congressional enactments
Communism - Answer -A political system that pairs a socialist or command economy
with a totalitarian government; derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and
leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and
is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Conneticut Compromise - Answer -agreement that large and small states reached
during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure
and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution
(compromise between new jersey and virginia plan)
Constitutionalism - Answer -political philosophy based on the idea that government
authority is derived from the people and should be limited by a constitution that clearly
expresses what the government can and can't do (there is a law above the law,
president/gov still have to obey the law)
Democracy - Answer -a system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in
the governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials
Democratic Republic - Answer -where ultimate authority and power is derived from the
citizens, and the government itself is run through elected officials (authority from
citizens/ppl, govt from elected officials)
Diversity of Faculties - Answer -Federalist 10; James Madison argued that every society
will have an unequal distribution of property due to natural human differences in each
individual that he calls
Elastic Clause (necessary and proper clause) - Answer -a statement in the constitution,
Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all
laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers
Electoral College - Answer -the body of elector chosen from each state to elect the
president and vice president of the U.S.
Enumerated Powers (Art I.8) - Answer -specific powers granted to congress under
Article I, section 8, of the constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money,
regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense.
Equality of Opportunity - Answer -a widely shared American ideal that all people should
have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest
potential, everyone is treated the same regardless of property
