The Constitution
Declaration Independence
Federalist No. 10
Historical Vocabulary
Misc. Vocabulary
100

THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION INTENDED THIS PLAN FOR A GOVERNMENT TO BE PERMANENT.


           DO YOU AGREE    OR      DISAGREE

WHAT IS:             AGREE

THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION INTENDED THE PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT TO BE PERMANENT.

100

JEFFERSON CRITICIZES "WHO" MOST HARSHLY IN THE DOCUMENT?

     BRITISH PARLIAMENT  OR  THE KING OF BRITAIN

WHAT IS:

                    THE KING OF BRITAIN

100

JAMES MADISON USES WORDS LIKE:  "CONFLAGRATION," "MALADY," AND "DISEASES" TO APPEAL TO HIS READERS' SENSE OF:

           FEAR    OR     PRIDE

WHAT IS:

                               FEAR

100

THE KING IS ABDICATING HIS THRONE.

HE IS: 

    AUTHORIZING   OR  GIVING UP RESPONSIBILITY

WHAT IS:

              GIVING UP RESPONSIBILITY

100

If something is hidden or unrevealed it is :

             LATENT      OR     COMPRISED

WHAT IS :

                         LATENT

200

THE PREAMBLE TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS SAYS THAT GOVERNMENT IS MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN:

IT IS BY THE PEOPLE   OR   

WHEN PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE (BELIEF) IN IT

WHAT IS:

PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE (BELIEF) IN IT

200

UNDER THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, JEFFERSON BELIEVED THAT GOVERNMENTS DERIVED THEIR POWERS FROM:

 THEIR CREATOR     OR   PERMISSION FROM THE PEOPLE BEING GOVERNED

WHAT IS:

PERMISSION FROM THE PEOPLE BEING GOVERNED

200

WHAT DID MADISON THINK ABOUT "FACTIONS?"

THEY ARE THE SPIRIT OF DEBATE AND REPRESENT A HEALTHY GOVERNMENT

                                    OR

THEY CANNOT BE ERADICATED, RISING AS THEY DO ......BUT THEIR EFFECTS CAN BE CONTROLLED

WHAT IS:

THEY CANNOT BE ERADICATED, RISING AS THEY DO.......BUT THEIR EFFECTS CAN BE CONTROLLED

200

THE BRITISH MONARCH AND THE FOUNDERS OF THE NEW COLONIES WERE COMMUNICATING BACK AND FORTH.

THIS IS:          RECIPROCAL     OR     IMPOSING

WHAT IS:

                              RECIPROCAL

200

IF A SMELL GOES ALL OVER THE HOUSE, IT:

PERVADES          OF        PRESCRIBES

WHAT IS:

                             PERVADES

300

ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMENDMENT IV IS THAT:

IT IS A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES

                          OR

BALANCE BETWEEN GOV. AND INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

WHAT IS: BALANCE BETWEEN GOV. AND INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

300

JEFFERSON REPEATS THE WORDS "HE HAS" SEVERAL TIMES.  HE COMPARES IT WITH SOMETHING ELSE.  THIS IS:

 PARALLELISM.....RHYTHM....STRUCTURALISM

 PICK  ONE

WHAT IS:

                   PARALLELISM

300

WHAT IS MADISON'S PREMISE TO SUPPORT HIS ARGUMENT AGAINST PURE DEMOCRACY?

REASSURE OPPONENTS THAT THEY WILL STILL BE REPRESENTED

                                   OR

PEOPLE WILL NOT SACRIFICE SELF-INTEREST IN FAVOR OF THE COMMON GOOD

WHAT IS:

PEOPLE WILL NOT SACRIFICE SELF-INTEREST IN FAVOR OF THE COMMON GOOD

300

THE KING OF BRITAIN SOON DECIDED TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS TO THOSE WHO OBJECTED TO HIS ORDERS.  

IMPOSE MEANS:     ABSOLVE OR INFLICT 

WHAT IS:

                            INFLICT

300

A WORD ASSOCIATED WITH POSTERITY IS:


             FRONT     OR      FUTURE

WHAT IS:


                      FUTURE

400

THEY WANTED TO INCLUDE "FURTHER DECLARATORY AND RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES" IN ORDER TO:

    PREVENT AN OVERLY STRONG GOVERNMENT

                       TRUE    OR    FALSE

WHAT IS:

                         TRUE

400

JEFFERSON HAS A LIST OF GRIEVANCES ABOUT THE KING.  DEFINE GRIEVANCES:

WHAT ARE :

COMPLAINTS;ESPECIALLY UNFAIR TREATMENT

400

MADISON ARGUED THE MERITS OF A LARGE REPUBLIC OVER A SMALL ONE IN ORDER TO:

PROVE THE NEED FOR A STRONGER UNION VS. STATE

                         OR

EXPLAIN HOW LARGER REPUBLICS WILL ELIMINATE FACTIONS ALTOGETHER

WHAT IS:

 PROVE THE NEED FOR A STRONGER UNION VS. STATE

400

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE COMPRISED OF MANY DIFFERENT MEN.

COMPRISED MEANS:

          AGREE     OR      INCLUDE

WHAT IS:

                            INCLUDE

400

EFFICACY IS DEFINED AS:

            LATENT             OR            EFFECTIVENESS

WHAT IS:

                         EFFECTIVENESS

500

WHAT IS THE RHETORICAL DEVICE USED IN THE PREAMBLE?

ALLITERATION  .......... PARALLELISM...........METAPHORS.........IDIOMS

                 PICK ONE

WHAT IS:

                        PARALLELISM

500

JEFFERSON STATES THAT GOVERNMENTS SHOULD CONTINUE UNLESS THEY CAUSE INSUFFERABLE PROBLEMS.

DEFINE :    INSUFFERABLE

WHAT IS: 

                  INTOLERABLE; UNBEARABLE

500

GRANTING POLITICAL FREEDOM LEADS TO POLITICAL DISSENSION OR SEPARATION WITH GRUMBLINGS...........

THIS IS :     IRONY..........IDIOMS........METAPHORS

WHAT IS:

                            IRONY

500

JAMES MADISON TALKS ABOUT FACTIONS.

DEFINE FACTION:

WHAT IS A SMALL, ORGANIZED, DISSENTING GROUP WITHIN A LARGER ONE, ESPECIALLY IN POLITICS.

500

iF YOU ARE INFLUENCED BY SOMETHING, THEN YOU ARE:

                   EFFECTED     OR      AFFECTED         

WHAT IS:

                             AFFECTED