A.   The judicial branch has more power.

B.   The executive branch has more power.

C.   The branches are separate but equal.

D.   The legislative branch has more power.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   equal representation in the Senate

B.   a Congress made up of 2 houses

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

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

A.   It could not coin money.

B.   It could not declare war.

C.   It could not impose taxes.

D.   It could not conduct foreign affairs.

A.   executive branch

B.   electoral college

C.   judicial branch

D.   legislative branch

A.   oligarchy

B.   direct democracy

C.   totalitarian

D.   monarchy

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

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

C.   To encourage New York to ratify the Constitution

D.   To encourage states to oppose the Constitution

A.   three-fourths

B.   two-thirds

C.   all

D.   The approval of the President and the Supreme Court

A.   necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

B.   taxing power and necessary and proper clause

C.   commerce clause and supremacy clause

D.   Tenth Amendment and spending clause

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

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

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

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

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

B.   special interest groups make government policy

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

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

A.   John Locke

B.   Thomas Jefferson

C.   King James II

D.   James Madison

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 a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.

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

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

A.   three-fourths

B.   one-half

C.   two-thirds

D.   all

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

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

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

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

A.   Federalism promotes political participation.

B.   Federalism accommodates a diversity of opinion.

C.   Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action.

D.   Federalism encourages economic equality across the country.