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Since Shays’s Rebellion was over local issues in Massachusetts, it had no effect on the decision to call the Constitutional Convention.
True or False
False
Anti-Federalists feared that the new Constitution would create a government that could be as tyrannical as the British had been.
True or False
True
When the Preamble states that a goal of the Constitution is to “establish Justice,” it means to hire national police and build prisons.
True or False
False
What are the five principles underlying the United States Constitution?
popular sovereignty, limited government and the rule of law, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation government was that the Congress could not regulate trade with other nations.
True or False
True
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Fix Articles of Confederation
Which article describes the process for amending the Constitution
Article V
What power is granted only to the national government regarding foreign adversaries?
Declare war or Regulate Trade
Which provision of the Constitution resolves confl icts between the laws of a state and laws passed by the U.S. Congress?
Supremacy Clause
Which Article specifies powers of the judicial branch
Article III
What power do the national and state governments share?
Establish courts
Enforce laws
Collect taxes
Borrow money
A proposed amendment to the Constitution becomes law when it is ratified by?
3/4ths of the states
Which Article addresses relationship between the federal and state governments
Article IV
Conducting elections is an example of what kind of power?
Reserved Power
Bills of rights attached to the first state constitutions included ideas that could be traced to what document?
Magna Carta or English Bill of Rights
Which element of the Constitution refl ects the infl uence of the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?
The Separation of Powers