Pol Sci 2010 - Introduction to Government » Fall 2022 » Module 2 Quiz

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Question #1
Prior to the creation of the U.S. Constitution, the first government of the colonies was known as the Articles of Confederation.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
During the Articles of Confederation, was there a President?
A.   No
B.   Yes
Question #3
As a Government, why were the Articles of Confederation considered a disaster?
A.   Because they continued to have King.
B.   Because they continued to rely to much on England for support.
C.   Because they could not collect taxes.
D.   Because they continued to levy war.
Question #4
Most of the writers of the Constitution were:
A.   A mix of the wealthy and educated and the poor masses.
B.   Former royalty from England.
C.   Wealthy and college educated.
D.   Poor farmers.
Question #5
Checks and Balances refers to:
A.   About balancing the checkbook of the nation.
B.   The Executive branch being able to veto laws from Congress.
C.   Each branch of government is allowed control to limit the power of another branch of Government.
D.   The Supreme Court can rule that Presidential action is unconstitutional.
Question #6
When it comes to the development of the constitution, the Federalists were the group that _________, while the Anti-Federalists __________.
A.   Did not support ratification of the Constitution and wanted a weak central government; did support ratification of the Constitution and wanted states to have less political power than the Federal Government.
B.   Did not support ratification of the Constitution and wanted a strong central government; did support ratification of the Constitution and wanted states to have more political power than the Federal Government.
C.   Supported ratification of the Constitution and wanted a strong central government; did not support ratification of the government and wanted states to have more political power.
D.   Supported ratification of the Constitution and wanted a weak central government; did not support ratification of the government and wanted states to have less political power than the Federal Government.
Question #7
What was the Compromise made between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists in regards to the Ratification of the Constitution?
A.   That they would revisit the Constitution in 15 years to see if it was still working.
B.   That the first 10 amendments of the Constitution would be the Bill of Rights.
C.   That the first US President would be an Anti-Federalist.
D.   That they would end slavery.
Question #8
As Americans began to move Westbound in the Colonies, to present day locations that include Ohio and Indiana, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established that these locations would be free from:
A.   Slavery
B.   British Soldiers
C.   Migrants
D.   Treaties with Indigenous Nations
Question #9
The two competing plans for the Constitution were the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia plan proposed that number of political representatives each state receives should be based on:
A.   Equal representation, no matter what the population of the state.
B.   The population of people in that state.
C.   Popularity of the state based on the resources it can provide to the nation.
D.   A coin toss, depending on if its an election year.
Question #10
The three fifths compromise, as established in the Constitution, refers to:
A.   Counting 3/5's of legislators when making Congressional votes on a bill.
B.   Counting 3/5 of Indigenous First nations people when it came voting in elections.
C.   Counting 3/5's of America as within the nations territory.
D.   Counting 3/5's of enslaved Black people as 3/5's of a person.

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