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Ch. 1 - Blanks
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1The American colonists’ primary complaint was that they were subject to [blank_start]heavy taxes[blank_end] from the British Crown.
- Aheavy taxes
2The [blank_start]Coercive Acts[blank_end] included requirements that colonists must quarter, or house, British soldiers.
- ACoercive Acts
3The [blank_start]First Continental Congress[blank_end] directly resulted from the Coercive Acts.
- AFirst Continental Congress
4Arguments on the right to revolution, based on the philosophy of John Locke, are found in the second section of the [blank_start]Declaration of Independence.[blank_end]
- ADeclaration of Independence.
5Thomas Jefferson was given the primary responsibility for drafting the [blank_start]Declaration of Independence.[blank_end]
- ADeclaration of Independence.
6The main ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence were [blank_start]individual rights[blank_end] and [blank_start]liberties[blank_end] and the [blank_start]duty of the government to protect them[blank_end].
- Aliberties
- Bduty of the government to protect them
- Cindividual rights
7The Declaration of Independence did not actually establish a new system of government, but rather served to dissolve [blank_start]colonial allegiance[blank_end] to Great Britain.
- Acolonial allegiance
8The Articles of Confederation specified that the United States would be a [blank_start]republic[blank_end].
- Arepublic
9The Founders’ concern about [blank_start]mob rule[blank_end] led them to choose a republic over a direct democracy.
- Amob rule
10Unanimous consent of the states was required for [blank_start]ratification[blank_end] of the Articles.
- Aratification
11The lack of an [blank_start]executive[blank_end] caused the new nation to be extremely vulnerable during times of crisis.
- Aexecutive
12Small states, such as Rhode Island, most strongly supported [blank_start]equal representation[blank_end] in the legislature.
- Aequal representation
13The Connecticut Compromise incorporated a plan calling for each state to be proportionally represented in one house of a [blank_start]bicameral[blank_end] legislature (the House of Representatives).
- Abicameral
14Debates at the [blank_start]Constitutional Convention[blank_end] included a discussion of how to elect an executive.
- AConstitutional Convention
15The Constitution established a bicameral legislature (Congress) consisting of a [blank_start]Senate[blank_end] and a [blank_start]House of Representatives[blank_end].
- ASenate
- BHouse of Representatives
16The Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in that it gave Congress the power to establish a [blank_start]national court system[blank_end].
- Anational court system
17New York and Virginia agreed to ratify the Constitution only after the Federalists promised to include amendments clarifying the limits on [blank_start]government power[blank_end] (i.e., the Bill of Rights).
- Agovernment power
18The Framers chose a republican form of government because they wanted to ensure that people would be [blank_start]represented indirectly[blank_end].
- Arepresented indirectly
19Separation of powers was primarily intended to ensure that the powers of the central government would be [blank_start]limited[blank_end].
- Alimited
20The Framers divided power among the [blank_start]executive[blank_end], the [blank_start]legislature[blank_end], and the [blank_start]judiciary[blank_end]
- Aexecutive
- Blegislature
- Cjudiciary
21Of the four principles outlined in the Constitution, f[blank_start]ederalism[blank_end] has been a subject of ongoing debate.
- Aederalism
22The U.S. Constitution has a much more rigorous [blank_start]amendment process[blank_end] than most state constitutions.
- Aamendment process
23The text divides the Constitution into three major parts consisting of the [blank_start]Preamble[blank_end], the [blank_start]branches of government[blank_end], and the state and national governments and [blank_start]amendment process[blank_end].
- APreamble
- Bbranches of government
- Camendment process
24Article I covers the legislative branch, including 17 clauses that list the [blank_start]enumerated powers[blank_end] of Congress.
- Aenumerated powers
25Article II covers the [blank_start]executive branch[blank_end], vesting “[blank_start]executive power[blank_end]” in the president
- Aexecutive branch
- Bexecutive power
26Article III gives Congress the power to choose the number of [blank_start]justices on the Supreme Court[blank_end]
- Ajustices on the Supreme Court
27The text describes the [blank_start]amendment process[blank_end] as a decision tree because it is comprised of a series of decisions made by various [blank_start]actors[blank_end].
- Aactors
- Bamendment process
28The Framers made it relatively difficult to amend the Constitution because they intended for all ratified amendments to enjoy [blank_start]widespread support[blank_end]
- Awidespread support
29One-third of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution deal with [blank_start]civil liberties[blank_end].
- Acivil liberties
30The U.S. Constitution has been amended a total of [blank_start]27[blank_end] times.
- A27
31According to the text, the Supreme Court has largely ignored Amendment XI, pertaining to [blank_start]sovereign immunity[blank_end].
- Asovereign immunity
32The Civil War amendments may be considered [blank_start]coercive[blank_end] in regard to the states.
- Acoercive
33Eight of the seventeen amendments added after the Bill of Rights address issues pertaining to [blank_start]federal elections[blank_end].
- Afederal elections
34The failure of the [blank_start]Equal Rights Act[blank_end] demonstrates the difficulty of amending the Constitution.
- AEqual Rights Act
35The text considers the vague language an advantage because it allows for [blank_start]flexibility[blank_end] and [blank_start]diversity[blank_end] in interpretation.
- Aflexibility
- Bdiversity
36The [blank_start]Necessary and Proper Clause[blank_end] gives Congress the authority to carry out other vague powers.
- ANecessary and Proper Clause
37The [blank_start]Full Faith and Credit Clause[blank_end] was intended to ensure that states respect the laws of other states.
- AFull Faith and Credit Clause
38The Constitution is considered the supreme [blank_start]law of the land[blank_end].
- Alaw of the land
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