Constitutional Democracy MCQ Quiz: Trivia!
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- 1.Which of the following was true under the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
The Congress did not have the power to tax or to regulate interstate commerce.
- B.
The President served as commander in chief.
- C.
Sovereignty was vested in the national government.
- D.
The Congress consisted of one chamber in which states were represented according to population.
- 2.Which of the following was not a goal of the Framers of the Constitution?
- A.
To create a national government that was stronger than the one that existed under the Articles of Confederation
- B.
To protect the liberties of the people from the proposed government
- C.
To establish democracy as the basis for the new government to the maximum extent possible
- D.
To preserve the sovereignty of the states
- 3.Through grants of power in the Constitution, the Framers sought to:
- A.
Define the powers of state government.
- B.
Create a government in which power was vested in the national government only.
- C.
Both empower the national government and limit its powers.
- D.
Enumerate the rights of the people.
- 4.The term checks and balances refers to:
- A.
A form of government in which power is divided between a national government and states.
- B.
A constitutional system in which power is divided among three branches of government.
- C.
A form of government in which the people govern through elected representatives.
- D.
A constitutional system in which branches of government are interlocked such that no one branch can act without the support or agreement of another.
- 5.The Framers created a system of checks and balances in the Constitution in order to:
- A.
Establish a pure democracy.
- B.
Establish a form of democracy known as a republic.
- C.
Protect the liberties of the people.
- D.
Preserve the sovereignty of the states.
- 6.The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention refers to an agreement that:
- A.
Permitted states to count three-fifths of slaves for purposes of apportionment.
- B.
Created a Congress of two chambers where state representation would be according to population in one and equal among the states in the other.
- C.
Established that the President would be elected by an electoral college.
- D.
Prohibited Congress from abolishing the slave trade prior to 1808.
- 7.The Constitutional Convention was concluded on:
- A.
July 4, 1787
- B.
September 17, 1787
- C.
July 4, 1791
- D.
September 17, 1791
- 8.Under the political theory that underlies the Constitution, the Bill of Rights grants Americans rights they would not otherwise possess.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The significance of the Supreme Court’s holding in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was that:
- A.
The Supreme Court has the power to order the President to correct a legal wrong he has committed
- B.
The Supreme Court has the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
- C.
Congress has the power modify the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction
- D.
The President, as the head of a co-equal branch of government, does not have to obey an order from the Supreme Court
- 10.Slavery was abolished by the _____ Amendment to the Constitution.
- A.
13th
- B.
14th
- C.
15th
- D.
16th
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