PLS 135 Final Exam
Article I of the U.S. Constitution provides for the - correct answer ✔✔Legislative Branch Ch 1
Article VI of the Constitution states that all laws passed by the national government and all treaties are
superior to laws adopted by any state. This has come to be known as the - correct answer
✔✔Supremacy clause ch1
Why did the smaller states object to the Virginia Plan? - correct answer ✔✔The Virginia Plan provided
greater representation in the national legislature for larger and/or wealthier states, which disadvantaged
the small states. ch1
The framers of the Constitution sought to insulate the president from excessively democratic pressures
through - correct answer ✔✔an indirect election through the Electoral College. ch1
The Declaration of Independence was remarkable for its assertion that there are certain unalienable
rights including - correct answer ✔✔The Declaration of Independence was remarkable for its assertion
that there are certain unalienable rights including ch1
The issue of counting slaves for purposes of representation was settled by the - correct answer
✔✔Three-Fifths Compromise. ch1
The proposal offered by the smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that argued each state
should be equally represented in the new regime regardless of its population was known as the - correct
answer ✔✔NJ plan
In November 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the United States' first written constitution. It was
known as the - correct answer ✔✔Articles of Confederation and Prepetual Union ch1
The presidential veto power over legislation, the power of the Senate to approve presidential
appointments, and judicial review over acts of Congress and presidential actions are examples of the
principle in the American political system of - correct answer ✔✔checks and balances ch1
,Which constitutional provision was intended to ensure popular control over the federal government? -
correct answer ✔✔electing members of the House of Representatives every two years ch1
A type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically
to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined goals is
known as __________ federalism. - correct answer ✔✔cooperative ch2
The fact that the Supreme Court can rule an act of Congress invalid is an example of - correct answer
✔✔checks and balances ch2
The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v. Ogden was the question of the state of New York's power to
grant a monopoly to - correct answer ✔✔Robert Fulton's steamboat company to operate between New
York and New Jersey. ch2
When the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had the power to create a national bank
because it had other specific powers enumerated in the Constitution, it did so by invoking - correct
answer ✔✔the necessary and proper clause ch2
The first and most important Supreme Court case favoring national power over the economy was -
correct answer ✔✔McCulloch v. Maryland ch2
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the powers the Constitution does not
delegate to the national government or to the states are - correct answer ✔✔reserved to the states or to
the people
Which term describes the division of powers and functions between national and state governments? -
correct answer ✔✔federalism
According to the __________ clause, if a couple marries in Texas as regulated by state law, then Missouri
must also recognize that marriage even though the couple was not married under Missouri state law. -
correct answer ✔✔full faith and credit
, The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to - correct answer
✔✔regulate interstate commerce and trade with foreign nations.
In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, the main issue was whether Congress had the power to - correct
answer ✔✔charter a bank
The system of government that prevailed in the United States from the writing of the Constitution to
approximately the Great Depression could be most accurately characterized as __________ federalism. -
correct answer ✔✔dual
The obligations imposed on state government by the national government without any funding at all
have come to be known as - correct answer ✔✔unfunded mandates
In Federalist Paper 10, James Madison views ______ as a threat to the health of American democracy. -
correct answer ✔✔factions
In Federalist Paper 51, Madison writes that, in constructing the U.S. government, " _________ must be
made to counteract _________." This argument justifies separation of powers in order to prevent
corruption and abuse of political actors. - correct answer ✔✔ambition
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men,neither external
nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be
administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to
control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.' - correct answer ✔✔federalist 51
In contrast to the US presidential system and its separation of powers, which system uses a fusion of
powers where the executive serves as the leader of the legislature? - correct answer ✔✔parliamentary
According to Madison in Federalist 39, the House is an example of a ______ actor. - correct answer
✔✔national
According to Madison in Federalist 39, the Senate is an example of a ______ actor. - correct answer
✔✔federal
Article I of the U.S. Constitution provides for the - correct answer ✔✔Legislative Branch Ch 1
Article VI of the Constitution states that all laws passed by the national government and all treaties are
superior to laws adopted by any state. This has come to be known as the - correct answer
✔✔Supremacy clause ch1
Why did the smaller states object to the Virginia Plan? - correct answer ✔✔The Virginia Plan provided
greater representation in the national legislature for larger and/or wealthier states, which disadvantaged
the small states. ch1
The framers of the Constitution sought to insulate the president from excessively democratic pressures
through - correct answer ✔✔an indirect election through the Electoral College. ch1
The Declaration of Independence was remarkable for its assertion that there are certain unalienable
rights including - correct answer ✔✔The Declaration of Independence was remarkable for its assertion
that there are certain unalienable rights including ch1
The issue of counting slaves for purposes of representation was settled by the - correct answer
✔✔Three-Fifths Compromise. ch1
The proposal offered by the smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that argued each state
should be equally represented in the new regime regardless of its population was known as the - correct
answer ✔✔NJ plan
In November 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the United States' first written constitution. It was
known as the - correct answer ✔✔Articles of Confederation and Prepetual Union ch1
The presidential veto power over legislation, the power of the Senate to approve presidential
appointments, and judicial review over acts of Congress and presidential actions are examples of the
principle in the American political system of - correct answer ✔✔checks and balances ch1
,Which constitutional provision was intended to ensure popular control over the federal government? -
correct answer ✔✔electing members of the House of Representatives every two years ch1
A type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically
to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined goals is
known as __________ federalism. - correct answer ✔✔cooperative ch2
The fact that the Supreme Court can rule an act of Congress invalid is an example of - correct answer
✔✔checks and balances ch2
The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v. Ogden was the question of the state of New York's power to
grant a monopoly to - correct answer ✔✔Robert Fulton's steamboat company to operate between New
York and New Jersey. ch2
When the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had the power to create a national bank
because it had other specific powers enumerated in the Constitution, it did so by invoking - correct
answer ✔✔the necessary and proper clause ch2
The first and most important Supreme Court case favoring national power over the economy was -
correct answer ✔✔McCulloch v. Maryland ch2
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the powers the Constitution does not
delegate to the national government or to the states are - correct answer ✔✔reserved to the states or to
the people
Which term describes the division of powers and functions between national and state governments? -
correct answer ✔✔federalism
According to the __________ clause, if a couple marries in Texas as regulated by state law, then Missouri
must also recognize that marriage even though the couple was not married under Missouri state law. -
correct answer ✔✔full faith and credit
, The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to - correct answer
✔✔regulate interstate commerce and trade with foreign nations.
In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, the main issue was whether Congress had the power to - correct
answer ✔✔charter a bank
The system of government that prevailed in the United States from the writing of the Constitution to
approximately the Great Depression could be most accurately characterized as __________ federalism. -
correct answer ✔✔dual
The obligations imposed on state government by the national government without any funding at all
have come to be known as - correct answer ✔✔unfunded mandates
In Federalist Paper 10, James Madison views ______ as a threat to the health of American democracy. -
correct answer ✔✔factions
In Federalist Paper 51, Madison writes that, in constructing the U.S. government, " _________ must be
made to counteract _________." This argument justifies separation of powers in order to prevent
corruption and abuse of political actors. - correct answer ✔✔ambition
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men,neither external
nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be
administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to
control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.' - correct answer ✔✔federalist 51
In contrast to the US presidential system and its separation of powers, which system uses a fusion of
powers where the executive serves as the leader of the legislature? - correct answer ✔✔parliamentary
According to Madison in Federalist 39, the House is an example of a ______ actor. - correct answer
✔✔national
According to Madison in Federalist 39, the Senate is an example of a ______ actor. - correct answer
✔✔federal
