PSCI 2306 Chapters 1-5 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PSCI 2306
PSCI 2306 Chapters 1-5 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The U.S. Constitution is considered to be which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERthe first attempt at establishing a federal constitution
What was the colonists' primary complaint about the rule of the British Crown? - CORRECT ...
PSCI 2306 Chapters 1-5 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The U.S. Constitution is considered to be which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-
the first attempt at establishing a federal constitution
What was the colonists' primary complaint about the rule of the British Crown? - CORRECT
ANSWER- They were subject to heavy taxes from the British Crown.
Which of the following was a component of the Coercive Acts? - CORRECT ANSWER-
requirements to quarter British soldiers
Which section of the Declaration of Independence contains arguments on the right to
revolution? - CORRECT ANSWER- the second section, based on Lockean philosophy
Which event directly resulted from the Coercive Acts? - CORRECT ANSWER- the meeting
of the First Continental Congress
Who was given the primary responsibility for drafting the Declaration of Independence? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Thomas Jefferson
What were the main ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence? - CORRECT
ANSWER- individual liberties and the government's duty to protect them
What did the Declaration of Independence actually do? - CORRECT ANSWER- It dissolved
colonial allegiance to Great Britain.
Which document served as the system of government for the colonies during the
Revolutionary War? - CORRECT ANSWER- Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation specified that the United States would be which form of
government? - CORRECT ANSWER- A Republic
,What concerned the Founders in drafting the Articles of Confederation? - CORRECT
ANSWER- mob rule
Why didn't the Article of Confederation establish an executive branch of government? -
CORRECT ANSWER- The colonists were afraid that a single executive would become
tyrannical
Which of the following was a component of the Articles of Confederation? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ratification of the Articles by unanimous consent of the states
What led the Founders to realize that the Articles of Confederation needed to be
reconfigured? - CORRECT ANSWER- the vulnerability of the new nation due to the lack of
an executive
As the Constitution was being drafted, who was MOST in support of equal representation in
the national legislature? - CORRECT ANSWER- small states, such as Rhode Island
Which plan presented at the Constitutional Convention called for the establishment of three
branches of government? - CORRECT ANSWER- The Virginia plan
Which of the following plans for representation was incorporated into the Connecticut
Compromise? - CORRECT ANSWER- Each state would be proportionally represented in
one house of a bicameral legislature.
Debates at the Constitutional Convention surrounding the executive branch included which of
the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- how to elect the executive
What did it take for Virginia and New York to finally agree to ratify the Constitution? -
CORRECT ANSWER- a promise to amend the document to clarify the limits on national
government power
Why was the support of New York and Virginia considered important? - CORRECT
ANSWER- New York and Virginia were two of the most populous states.
, The Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in which of the following ways?
- CORRECT ANSWER- The Constitution gave Congress the power to establish a national
court system.
Which of the following was established by the Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER- a
bicameral legislature
Why did the Framers choose a republican form of government when drafting the
Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER- They wanted to ensure that the people would be
represented indirectly.
The principle of the separation of powers was PRIMARILY intended to do which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER- limit the power of the central government
The Framers divided power among which three branches of government? - CORRECT
ANSWER- the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
Which of the four principles outlined in the Constitution has been a subject of ongoing
debate? Choose the BEST answer. - CORRECT ANSWER- Federalism
Which Article of the Constitution declares the national government to be supreme? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Article VI
Article III gives Congress power over the judicial branch in which of the following ways? -
CORRECT ANSWER- choice as to the number of justices on the Supreme Court
Article II does which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- It vests executive power in
the president.
The powers granted to Congress are enumerated in which article of the Constitution? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Article I
What are the three major parts of the Constitution, according to the text? - CORRECT
ANSWER- the Preamble, the branches of government, and the state and national
governments and amendment process
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