Chapter 2 Review

Name: ______________________________
Class: __________
Date: __________
Chapter 2 Review
True/False
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1. The Constitution was ratified in 1776.
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2. Article I of the Constitution describes the powers of the president.
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3. A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the executive branch was too powerful.
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4. The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the Bill of Rights.
Completion
5. The Constitution has been amended __________________________ times.
6. The division of the power of government into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches illustrates
the __________________________ established by the Constitution.
7. Article III of the Constitution establishes a __________________________ and defines its jurisdiction.
8. In a __________________________, the national government derives its powers from the states.
9. James Madison was the author of many of the essays known as the __________________________.
10. Article II of the Constitution addresses the powers of the __________________________ branch.
Multiple Choice
____ 11. How many constitutions has the United States had in its history?
a. three
b. two
c. one
d. four
____ 12. The U.S. Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of which document?
a. the Constitution of the United Kingdom
b. the Declaration of Independence
c. the Articles of Confederation
d. Shays’ Rebellion
____ 13. Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
a. Thomas Jefferson
c. James Madison
b. Benjamin Franklin
d. John Adams
____ 14. Which clause provides that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land?
a. supremacy
c. due process
b. primacy
d. full faith and credit
____ 15. Which of the following is a branch of the U.S. government?
a. legislative
c. Supreme Court
b. presidency
d. Congress
____ 16. Which of the following philosophers greatly influenced the colonists’ views on the role of government?
a. John Locke
c. Gramm Rudman
b. Daniel Shays
d. John Boehner
____ 17. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution contains __________ powers.
a. the judicial
c. the executive
b. Congress’s enumerated
d. the states’
____ 18. __________ was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts.
a. The Committee of Correspondence
c. The Federalist Papers
b. Mercantilism
d. Shays’ Rebellion
____ 19. Many of the Founders believed that government legitimacy is derived from __________, which holds
that governments exist based on the consent of the governed.
a. presidential appointment
c. a social contract
b. a divine right
d. an implied right
____ 20. Under the Constitution, the president is elected by which of the following?
a. King Caucus
c. direct popular election
b. Electoral College
d. People’s Plebiscite
____ 21. What is the principle that each branch of the federal government has some ability to oversee and
influence actions by other branches of government?
a. weights and measures
c. privileges and immunities’
b. oversight and influence
d. checks and balances
____ 22. What was the subject of the Great Compromise?
a. the form of the executive branch
c. the form of the legislative branch
b. the legality of slavery
d. the number of Supreme Court justices
____ 23. Which of the following is a reason for the separation of powers?
a. to create gridlock in government
c. to promote justice
b. to prevent tyranny by any one branch
d. to ensure the power of the executive
____ 24. Which government entity has the power to settle disputes between the states?
a. Supreme Court
c. Senate
b. House of Representatives
d. Department of State
____ 25. Which of the following is a method of ratifying constitutional amendments?
a. by a majority of voting-age citizens
b. by three-fourths of the state legislatures
c. by three-fourths of the state governors
d. by a majority of state governors
Minor Summative Assessment
Objectives: I (A-E), II (B)