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Division of power between state and nation government
a) federalism
b) checks and balances
c) separation of powers
d) nationalism
Which of the following is not a part of the constitution?
a) Preamble
b) Amendments
c) Articles
d) Articles of Confederation
To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper.
a) Preamble
b) Elastic Clause
c) Equal Protection Clause
d) Bill of Rights
The elastic clause is
a) concrete
b) specific
c) vague
d) explicit
To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper. Which of the following analogies represents the elastic clause?
a) rock, scissors, paper
b) Rock, Paper, Scissors
c) living organism
d) stretching a rubber band
What political party do the anti-federalists form?
a) Republilcans
b) Democats
c) Democratic-Republicans
d) Whigs
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had opposite views on how the constitution should be interpreted.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Which of the following statements is false.
a) Hamliton believed in a loose interpretation of the constitution.
b) Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution.
c) Hamilton believed in the stretching the elastic clause in order to give the national government more power
d) Jefferson believed in the stretching the elastic clause in order to give the national government more power
Which statement is false?
a) Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the Consitution
b) Stict interpration is an example of limited government
c) Jefferson did not stand by his beliefs, and followed a loose interpretation when he was president (Louisiana Purcshase)
d) Jefferson always believed in a loose interpretation
The US government can only do what is specifically listed in the constitution.
a) Strict interpretation
b) Loose interpretation
c) Stare Decisis
d) Implicit Bias
The US government has powers not enumerated (listed) in the consitution.
a) Strict interpreation
b) Loose interpretation
c) stare decisis
d) Implicit Bias
What was the impetus of the elastic clause debate?
a) War of 1812
b) National Bank
c) Slavery
d) Freedom of Speech
The US constitution does NOT give the federal government the authority to run a national bank.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
How did the US government defend opening a bank despite not having the enumerated power to do so in the constitution?
a) It was NECESSARY and PROPER
b) the constitution was amended
c) A new constitution was passed
d) Federalism
What part of the preamble connects to Hamilton's elastic clause argument for a national bank??
a) establish justice
b) provide for the common defense
c) domestic tranquilty
d) promote the general welfare
Hamilton's logic, if a national bank will make our lives better (promote the general welfare), then it's NECESSARY and PROPER
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Jefferson's logic: The government cannot do anything that it wants, it can only do what we allowed it to do in the constitution. This ensures that we have a limited government.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
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