AMH 2010 - Final Exam ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Constitutional Convention needed to be called because...
a.
The federal government was gaining too much power.
b.
Congress did not have the authority to tax.
c.
Congress did not want to carry on diplomacy with other nations.
d.
Congress could only collect taxes. - CORRECT ANSWER - b.
Congress did not have the authority to tax.
Which of the following is true?
a.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on specific experiences and theories of liberty.
b.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on experiences alone without being influenced by
any type of theoretical framework.
c.
,The Bill of Rights focused mostly on equality, community, and personal safety, which resulted
from their belief in Calvinist theology.
d.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on theories alone . - CORRECT ANSWER -
a.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on specific experiences and theories of liberty.
Which of the following is true?
a.
Those who created the Constitution compromised by including 3 specific clauses to protect the
institution of slavery.
b.
Constitutional delegates from Virginia sought to protect the international slave trade, and so
refused to take part unless such protections were included.
c.
New Yorkers were the most radical of the revolutionaries, and so threatened to not ratify the
Constitution if slavery was protected.
d.
All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER - a.
Those who created the Constitution compromised by including 3 specific clauses to protect the
institution of slavery.
In Federalist no. 10, James Madison argued for a system that would...
a.
, direct or channel factions to cancel out their "mischievous" effects.
b.
persuade citizens to behave virtuously and not in their self-interest.
c.
promote majority rule at the expense of minority rule.
d.
destroy factions. - CORRECT ANSWER - a.
direct or channel factions to cancel out their "mischievous" effects.
The Alien and Sedition Acts passed during the administration of John Adams were...
a.
an attempt by the Federalists to stifle dissent and destroy the Democratic-Republican faction.
b.
Just about the only political topic Adams and his vice president, Thomas Jefferson, agreed on.
c.
an attempt to destroy the Federalists.
d.
the greatest achievement of Adams's presidency despite their flaws. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a.
an attempt by the Federalists to stifle dissent and destroy the Democratic-Republican faction.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Constitutional Convention needed to be called because...
a.
The federal government was gaining too much power.
b.
Congress did not have the authority to tax.
c.
Congress did not want to carry on diplomacy with other nations.
d.
Congress could only collect taxes. - CORRECT ANSWER - b.
Congress did not have the authority to tax.
Which of the following is true?
a.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on specific experiences and theories of liberty.
b.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on experiences alone without being influenced by
any type of theoretical framework.
c.
,The Bill of Rights focused mostly on equality, community, and personal safety, which resulted
from their belief in Calvinist theology.
d.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on theories alone . - CORRECT ANSWER -
a.
The founders created the Bill of Rights based on specific experiences and theories of liberty.
Which of the following is true?
a.
Those who created the Constitution compromised by including 3 specific clauses to protect the
institution of slavery.
b.
Constitutional delegates from Virginia sought to protect the international slave trade, and so
refused to take part unless such protections were included.
c.
New Yorkers were the most radical of the revolutionaries, and so threatened to not ratify the
Constitution if slavery was protected.
d.
All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER - a.
Those who created the Constitution compromised by including 3 specific clauses to protect the
institution of slavery.
In Federalist no. 10, James Madison argued for a system that would...
a.
, direct or channel factions to cancel out their "mischievous" effects.
b.
persuade citizens to behave virtuously and not in their self-interest.
c.
promote majority rule at the expense of minority rule.
d.
destroy factions. - CORRECT ANSWER - a.
direct or channel factions to cancel out their "mischievous" effects.
The Alien and Sedition Acts passed during the administration of John Adams were...
a.
an attempt by the Federalists to stifle dissent and destroy the Democratic-Republican faction.
b.
Just about the only political topic Adams and his vice president, Thomas Jefferson, agreed on.
c.
an attempt to destroy the Federalists.
d.
the greatest achievement of Adams's presidency despite their flaws. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a.
an attempt by the Federalists to stifle dissent and destroy the Democratic-Republican faction.
