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As a compromise, the framers agreed on a bicameral legislature, with the House of Representatives elected by popular vote within states and the Senate selected by state legislatures. The direct election method conforms most to which of the following
a) Policy makers should be the most well-informed elites in society.
b) Government should be based on the consent of the governed.
c) State power should be respected in a federal constitution.
d) The social contract is an agreement between citizens and government.
Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution lists several powers that are denied to the federal government, such as granting titles of nobility and passing ex post facto laws. This best demonstrates which of the following ideals of democra
a) Popular sovereignty
b) Natural rights
c) Social contract theory
d) Limited government
In The Federalist 10, which of the following did James Madison argue would best control the negative effects of factions?
a) A small direct democracy
b) A large unitary government
c) A large federal republic
d) A law that prohibits factions
Which of the following is an accurate summary of James Madison's argument in The Federalist 10?
a) A large republic presents more opportunities for groups to participate, compete, and limit each other.
b) A large republic makes it possible to abolish factions and concentrate all power at the national level.
c) A large republic allows the federal government to dominate the state governments through the necessary and proper clause.
d) A large republic is a direct democracy where the people have a direct vote in policy matters, which controls factions.
Which of the following best characterizes the general argument made in Brutus 1?
a) A large republic would be preferable to a small one because more people could participate.
b) A small republic would pose more danger to individual liberty than a large republic.
c) A large republic is dangerous to personal liberty and undermines the states.
d) A small republic is more susceptible to corruption than a large republic.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez (1995) ?
a) The necessary and proper clause did not allow Congress to create the Bank of the United States.
b) Congress may regulate commerce between the states.
c) State governments can declare federal statutes unconstitutional if they conflict with state law.
d) Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime.
Which of the following cases expanded the powers of Congress by defining the necessary and proper clause more broadly?
a) United States v. Lopez (1995)
b) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
c) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
d) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
The Gun-Free School Zones Act made it illegal for individuals knowingly to carry a gun in a school zone. The Supreme Court determined this act to be an unconstitutional stretch of the commerce clause in
a) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
b) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
c) New York Times Company v. United States (1971)
d) United States v. Lopez (1995)
In order to appease both Federalists and Anti-Federalists, it was agreed at the Constitutional Convention that a group of delegates would be charged with selecting the president. This would ensure that
a) the process would be controlled directly by the citizens
b) the winner of the national popular vote would be the president
c) the most capable individuals would decide which candidate would be president
d) Congress would select the electors who would cast the official vote for president
The president can check judiciary with this power
a) pardon
b) veto
c) override
d) taxation
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