Government unit 2

How did early American leaders think the Articles of Confederation would protect natural rights?

They believed that keeping the federal government weak would protect the rights of the states and people.

"In determining questions in the United States in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote."-Articles of Confederation

Could a person correctly argue that this quote violates the principle of popular sovereignty?

One could correctly argue that it is a violation because the states have different populations and should have proportional votes.

Which of the following amendments to the U.S. Constitution reflects the principle of federalism?

The Tenth Amendment reserves rights to the states not assigned to the national government.

The "necessary and proper clause" is a phrase in the U.S. Constitution designed to protect the principle of:

Rule of law

Which of the following characteristics of the U.S. Constitution best reflects the principle of individual rights?

The framers added a Bill of Rights through the amendment process.

The word "reserved" refers to powers that:

Belong only to state governments

Expressed powers are those that are:

Listed in the Constitution and belong to the national government

The judicial branch is:

A system of state and federal courts

The legislative branch has the power to:

Make laws

"To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;"-U.S. Constitution

The power described in this quote belongs to the:

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The power to create and collect taxes is an example of:

A concurrent power

An example of a delegated power is the power to:

Govern American territories

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."-Declaration of Independence

This quote reflects the political principle of:

Natural rights because people are born equal with certain rights because they are humans

Which of the following quotes best reflects the principle of natural rights in the Declaration of Independence?

"All men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The Declaration of Independence uses the phrase "inalienable" to describe:

Natural rights that cannot be taken away from a person by any government

Which of the following quotes best reflects the principle of popular sovereignty in the Declaration of Independence?

"He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected."

Which of the following Supreme Court cases is matched to its outcome and significance?

McCulloch v. Maryland-clarified the meaning of the supremacy clause

Which of the following best explains why the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland is significant?

It identified a national bank as a legitimate implied power and said states could not tax the national government.

Imagine the police arrested a man for owning and keeping a handgun in his home, which police confiscated. The city he lives in has a law banning citizens from having firearms in their homes. Which of the following could happen?

He could provide gun registration and purchase paperwork in court to challenge the arrest under the District of Columbia v. Heller decision.

The Constitution reflects the principle "separation of powers" because it:

Distributes power between three branches of government

The Articles of Confederation reflected the principle of federalism because it:

Divided power between state and national governments

The Constitution reflects the principle "republicanism" because it:

Divides the legislative branch into two houses of elected officials

Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution describe the:

Powers of the branches of federal government

The framers of the Constitution believed that they created a government:

Limited to the powers described in the document

The amendment process to the U.S. Constitution reflects the principle of:

Federalism because it requires support from state and national governments

How is the principle of "rule of law" evident in the Constitution?

It creates a government that can make, enforce, and review its own laws.

"The United States in Congress assembled shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque or reprisal in time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances, … unless nine States assent to the same."-Articles of Confederation

This quote directly reflects the principle of:

Federalism

Under the Constitution, the principle of "federalism" is the reason that power and responsibility are:

Shared by state and national governments

Under the Articles of Confederation, the principle of "republicanism" helps explain why:

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