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.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   a Congress made up of 2 houses

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

C.   equal representation in the Senate

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

A.   It could not impose taxes.

B.   It could not declare war.

C.   It could not conduct foreign affairs.

D.   It could not coin money.

A.   electoral college

B.   judicial branch

C.   legislative branch

D.   executive 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 encourage New York to ratify the Constitution

C.   To encourage states to oppose the Constitution

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

A.   three-fourths

B.   The approval of the President and the Supreme Court

C.   all

D.   two-thirds

A.   commerce clause and supremacy clause

B.   Tenth Amendment and spending clause

C.   taxing power and necessary and proper clause

D.   necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

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

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

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

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

A.   special interest groups make government policy

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

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

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

A.   King James II

B.   John Locke

C.   Thomas Jefferson

D.   James Madison

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

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 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.

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.   all

C.   one-half

D.   two-thirds

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 accommodates a diversity of opinion.

B.   Federalism encourages economic equality across the country.

C.   Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action.

D.   Federalism promotes political participation.