PSCI 210 Exam 1 with Complete Solutions Graded A+
What were the Articles of Confederation? - Answer-A compact between the thirteen colonies that created loose ties between the states, with the government drawing its powers from the states
When were the Articles of Confederation created? - Answe...
PSCI 210 Exam 1 with Complete
Solutions Graded A+
What were the Articles of Confederation? - Answer-A compact between the thirteen
colonies that created loose ties between the states, with the government drawing its
powers from the states
When were the Articles of Confederation created? - Answer-1777
What was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation? - Answer-They failed to
provide a strong central government
What was the Virginia Plan? - Answer-Three branches
Strong central government
Legislative powers select executive and judicial
Representatives based on population
What was the New Jersey Plan? - Answer-Strengthen Articles of Confederation
One house with one representative per state
Supreme Court Justices appointed for life
What was Connecticut's plan (a.k.a. The Great Compromise)? - Answer-A compromise
between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans; one house with representatives based on
population, one house with equal representatives.
Why did Federalists like Connecticut's plan? - Answer-They believed we need a strong
central government
Why did anti-federalists dislike Connecticut's plan? - Answer-They believed it gave the
federal government too much power
What did they do in order to get anti-federalists to agree to Connecticut's plan? -
Answer-Added a Bill of Rights
How are amendments proposed? - Answer-2/3 of both houses vote "yes" to proposing
the amendment, or if 2/3 of the states agree in convention
How are amendments ratified? - Answer-3/4ths of both houses or of the states in
convention must approve the new amendment.
, What is outlined in the preamble of the Constitution? - Answer-Establishing Justice
Ensuring Domestic Tranquility
Providing for the Common Defense
Promoting the General Welfare
Securing the Blessings of Liberty
What rights are protected by the First Amendment? - Answer-Speech
Press
Religion
Asseembly
Petition
What is in the Articles of the Constitution? - Answer-I - Powers
IV - full faith and credit cluse
V - Ratification of Amendments
VI - supremacy clause and no religion test
VII - ratification of a new Constitution (9/13)
Who was the real father of the Bill of Rights? - Answer-George Mason
What does the Bill of Rights do? - Answer-Protect personal freedoms
Who is credited as the father of the Bill of Rights? - Answer-James Madison
Who was the father of the Constitution? - Answer-James Madison
What is a unitary system? - Answer-A system of government in which the local and
regional governments derive all authority from a strong national government
Name the powers given under the Constitution - Answer-Enumerated
Implied
Reserved
Concurrent
Denied
Expressed
Inherent
In what article and section are the powers given by the Constituion listed? - Answer-
Article I, Section 8
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