Ch 2Q

1. 1The direct election of U.S. senators came about due to

   1. Apassage of the Second Amendment
   2. Bpolitical pressure from the Progressives
   3. Cthe fact that state legislators no longer desired to select them
   4. DJeffersonian democracy
   5. EJacksonian democracy
2. 2Which of the following developments in the national political system did NOT provide for more popular control?

   1. Ainitiative and referendum
   2. Brecall elections
   3. Cjudicial review
   4. Dprimary elections
   5. Edirect election of U.S. senators
3. 3Presidents are

   1. Asubject to recall elections
   2. Bsubject to confidence votes by Congress
   3. Cselected by votes of the Electoral College
   4. Ddirectly selected by the people
   5. Eselected by votes of the state legislatures
4. 4The principle of checks and balances is based on the notion that

   1. Aall legislative and executive action should be controlled through judicial power
   2. Blegislators and executives cannot be trusted, but judges are trustworthy
   3. Cleaders are the trustees of the people
   4. Dpower must be used to offset power
   5. Ea weak government is always preferable to a strong government
5. 5[blank_start]Thomas Jefferson[blank_end] was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

   1. AThomas Jefferson
   2. BGeorge Washington
   3. CJohn Locke
   4. DJames Madison
   5. EAlexander Hamilton
6. 6Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?

   1. Athe veto
   2. Bthe impeachment process
   3. Capproval of treaties
   4. Djudicial review
   5. Eall these answers are correct
7. 7Andrew Jackson persuaded the states to choose their presidential electors

   1. Aby a presidential convention
   2. Bon the basis of the popular vote
   3. Cby a vote of the state legislature
   4. Don the basis of one state, one elector
   5. Eby a vote of Congress
8. 8The writers of the Constitution used the term [blank_start]republic[blank_end] to describe a form of government that consists of carefully designed institutions that are responsive to the majority but not captive to it.

   1. Arepublic
   2. Bseparation of power
   3. Cdemocracy
   4. Dfederalism
   5. Emajoritarianism
9. 9Presidential appointments and treaties must be approved by

   1. ACongress
   2. Bthe Senate
   3. Conly the president
   4. Dthe secretary of state
   5. Ethe Supreme Court
10. 10The Federalist Papers were written by

    1. AFranklin, Washington, and Lee
    2. BMarshall, Jefferson, and Adams
    3. CWashington, Adams, and Jefferson
    4. DJefferson, Locke, and Montesquieu
    5. EMadison, Hamilton, and Jay

11. 11Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision because it

    1. Aset the precendent for judicial review
    2. Bestablished national supremacy
    3. Caffirmed the necessary and proper clause
    4. Dhelped to end Thomas Jefferson's political career
    5. Edefined the scope of state powers under the Tenth Amendment
12. 12The idea that government should be restricted in its lawful uses of power and hence in its ability to deprive people of their liberty is expressed by the term

    1. Anatural rights
    2. Bself-government
    3. Climited government
    4. Djudicial review
    5. Efederalism
13. 13The document explaining the ideas of the Constitution and urging its ratification is

    1. Athe Declaration of Independence
    2. BThe Federalist Papers
    3. Cthe Mayflower Compact
    4. DThe Anti-Federalist Papers
    5. Ethe Declaration of Conscience
14. 14To the framers, the great danger of democratic government was the risk of

    1. Aa weak presidency
    2. Btyranny of the majority
    3. Celite rule
    4. Dspecial-interest politics
    5. Ejudicial imperialism
15. 15How did Congress retaliate to the Supreme Court's reprimand, in Marbury v. Madison, that it had passed legislation that exceeded its constitutional authority?

    1. AIt voted to impeach the Chief Justice
    2. BCongress had no way to retaliate
    3. CIt completely disregarded the Court's ruling
    4. DIt forced the Court to accept the power to issue writs of mandamus
    5. EIt passed legislation to reduce the power of judicial review
16. 16The principle of checks and balances in the U.S. system of government requires the federal budget to be a balanced budget.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
17. 17The U.S. Constitution provides for limited government mainly by defining lawful powers and by dividing those powers among competing institutions.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
18. 18The U.S. Constitution provides for representative government mainly through direct and indirect systems of popular election of representatives.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
19. 19The Articles of Confederation were proposed by the Progressives as a means of strenthening the power of the voters.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
20. 20The addition of the Bill of Rights tot eh U.S. Constitution meant that as list of individual rights would be protected by law.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
21. 21Of the issues taken up during the constitutional convention, the issue that took the most time to decide was the strucure of the presidency.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
22. 22The framers of the Constitution feared political apathy more than tyranny of the majority.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
23. 23The idea of popular government—in which the majority's desires have a more direct andn immediate impact on public policy—has gained strength since the nation's beginning.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
24. 24The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison gave courts the power to declare government action null and void when it is found to violate the Constitution.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
25. 25The Virginia Plan (also known as the large-state plan) called for a Congress with equal representation of each state but with greatly strengthened powers.

    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch

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