AMERICAN POLITICS
AND THE US
CONSTITUTION C963
WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
WhovwasvresponsiblevforvdraftingvthevBillvofvRightsvandvsubmittingvitvtovCongress?v-
vcorrectvanswer-JamesvMadison
WhyvdidvthevcolonistsvopposevbeingvtaxedvbyvGreatvBritain?v-vcorrectvanswer-
TheyvdidvnotvhavevelectedvrepresentativesvinvthevHousevofvCommons
WhatvwasvavmajorvdifferencevbetweenvthevArticlesvofvConfederationvandvthevConstit
ution?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevArticlesvofvConfederationvdidvnotvprovidevforvavnationalvjudiciary
, WhyvdidvthevframersvdesignvthevgovernmentvundervthevArticlesvofvConfederationvwit
hvavCongress?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Theyvwantedvavgovernmentvbasedvonvthevrepresentationvofvthevpopulation
WhatvdidvthevGreatvCompromisevbetweenvthevVirginiavPlanvandvthevNewvJerseyvPla
nvthatvwasvfinalizedvinvthevConstitutionvestablish?v-vcorrectvanswer-Avtwo-
chambervcongress
Whatvwerevthevresultsvofvthevthree-fifthsvcompromise?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Itvallowedvslavevstatesvtovcountvthree-
fifthsvofvtheirvenslavedvpopulationvforvthevpurposevofvrepresentation
WhatvwasvavFederalistvargumentvinvsupportvofvthevratificationvofvthevConstitution?v-
vcorrectvanswer-
Avstrongvnationalvgovernmentvisvbettervforvnationalvdefensevandveconomicvgrowth
WhichvconceptvwasvJamesvMadisonvreferencingvwhenvhevstated,v"Ambitionvmustvbe
vmadevtovcounteractvambition"vinvFederalist,vno.v51?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Separationvofvpowersvandvchecksvandvbalances
Whatvisvavjudicialvcheckvonvthevexecutivevbranch?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevSupremevCourtvcanvdeclarevactionsvbyvthevexecutivevbranchvunconstitutional
Whatvdescribesvdualvfederalism?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Statevgovernmentvandvnationalvgovernmentvhavevexclusivevauthorityvinvclearlyvdefin
edvjurisdictions
WhichvcongressionalvactionvwouldvbevthevresultvofvthevimpliedvpowersvofvCongress?
v-vcorrectvanswer-
Congressvpassesvavlawvraisingvthevminimumvwagevtov$10.00vpervhour
WhatvbestvexplainsvwhyvindividualvmembersvofvthevSenatevhavevmorevpowervthanvi
ndividualvmembersvofvthevHousevofvRepresentatives?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevsmallervtotalvnumbervofvSenatevmembersvcomparedvtovthevnumbervofvrepresent
atives
Whatvdescribesvthevequalvproportionsvmethodvofvcongressionalvapportionment?v-
vcorrectvanswer-
Congressionalvdistrictsvarevdrawnvinvordervtovmaintainvsimilarvnumbersvofvvotersvinv
eachvdistrict
WhatvdescribesvthevprocessvofvbillsvbecomingvlawsvinvCongress?v-vcorrectvanswer-
BillsvchangevsignificantlyvthroughvHousevandvSenatevrevisions
WhichvpowervdoesvthevpresidentvhavevundervthevConstitution?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Appointingvjudges
Whatvisvavprotectionvagainstvanvelectedvpresidentvabusingvpowersvforvpersonalvgain
?v-vcorrectvanswer-ThevpowervofvCongressvtovimpeachvthevpresident