A.   The branches are separate but equal.

B.   The legislative branch has more power.

C.   The judicial branch has more power.

D.   The executive branch has more power.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   equal representation in the Senate

B.   a Congress made up of 2 houses

C.   representation in the House of Representatives was based on the population of the state

D.   3/5 of the slaves counted toward the state populations

A.   It could not conduct foreign affairs.

B.   It could not coin money.

C.   It could not declare war.

D.   It could not impose taxes.

A.   executive branch

B.   electoral college

C.   legislative branch

D.   judicial branch

A.   monarchy

B.   direct democracy

C.   oligarchy

D.   totalitarian

A.   To encourage people to vote for George Washington as the nations first president

B.   To oppose the admission of slaveholding states to the federal union

C.   To encourage states to oppose the Constitution

D.   To encourage New York to ratify the Constitution

A.   three-fourths

B.   all

C.   The approval of the President and the Supreme Court

D.   two-thirds

A.   commerce clause and supremacy clause

B.   necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

C.   taxing power and necessary and proper clause

D.   Tenth Amendment and spending clause

A.   Cooperative federalism respects the traditional jurisdictional boundaries between states and federal government.

B.   Federal assistance encourages state and local governments to generate positive externalities.

C.   Federal assistance ensures some degree of uniformity of public services across states.

D.   Federal cooperation helps mitigate the problem of collective action among states.

A.   wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary people

B.   poor people and people of color should not be allowed to vote

C.   special interest groups make government policy

D.   politicians who have held office for a long time are favored by voters

A.   Thomas Jefferson

B.   John Locke

C.   James Madison

D.   King James II

A.   It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.

B.   It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.

C.   It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation.

D.   It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.

A.   all

B.   one-half

C.   two-thirds

D.   three-fourths

A.   document authored by Thomas Jefferson that details the rights of the citizens

B.   twenty-seven amendments added to the Constitution over the years

C.   first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms

D.   powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution

A.   Federalism accommodates a diversity of opinion.

B.   Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action.

C.   Federalism promotes political participation.

D.   Federalism encourages economic equality across the country.