5 Written Questions

1. Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) setting forth the implied powers of Congress. It states that Congress, in addition to its express powers, has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government
2. a person who interprets the constitution in a way that allows the federal government to take actions that the constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking.
3. A theory of government that holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group.
4. formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
5. The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.

5 Matching Questions

1. Concurrent Powers
2. Judicial Review
3. Natural Rights
4. Social Contract
5. Strict Construction

1. a review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court
2. b powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments
3. c the notion that society is based on an agreement between government and the governed in which people agree to give up some rights in exchange for the protection of others
4. d the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property
5. e way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A state's representation in the House of Representation would be based on population; Two senators for each state; all bills would originate in the house; direct taxes on states were to be assessed according to population
   1. The Great Compromise
   2. Three-Fifths Compromise
   3. Federal Systems
   4. Concurrent Powers
2. This document, the nation's first constitution, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolution. The document was limited because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control coinage.
   1. Ratification
   2. Anti-Federalists
   3. Strict Construction
   4. Articles of Confederation
3. Money from the national government that states can spend within broad guidelines determined by Washington
   1. Categorical Grants
   2. Bill of Rights
   3. Pluralism
   4. Block Grants
4. A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
   1. Delegated Powers
   2. Social Contract
   3. Representative Democracy
   4. Direct Democracy
5. The effort to slow the growth of the federal government by returning many functions to the states.
   1. Loose Construction
   2. Ratification
   3. Devolution Revolution
   4. Shays Rebellion

5 True/False Questions

1. Nullifaction → The Doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federalm law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution

   True        False

2. Informal Amendment Clause → Article V; the (very difficult) process of adding or deleting words to the constitution (27 times since 1788); propose by 2/3 vote of Congress or Constitutional Convention (never used); ratify by 3/4 vote of state legislators or state convention (only used once)

   True        False

3. New Jersey Plan → Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population

   True        False

4. Shays Rebellion → formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

   True        False

5. Representative Democracy → A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

   True        False