These are the
questions in the quiz. The * beside
the answer tells you which answer is correct.
Look at the
questions carefully. They are 2 broad types of questions:
·
Those
about power in the central or national government
·
Those
about factions or special interests
They all have the
same 4 choices. By doing this quiz, you can tell who in the central government
had (and has) the power under the Constitution or the cases where the framers
of the Constitution limited the power of the central government:
a. Giving power to
the central government with Congress having this power
b. Giving power to
the central government with the President having this power
c. Giving power to
the central government with Supreme Court having this power
d. Limiting power
of the central government
1. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate. To declare war,
grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on
land and water; To raise and
support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a
longer term than two years; The framers of
the Constitution solved problems revealed during the Articles of
Confederation period by this action: *a. Giving power to the central government with Congress having this
power b. Giving power
to the central government with the President having this power c. Giving power
to the central government with Supreme Court having this power d. Limiting power
of the central government |
2. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate. Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States
by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the
states respectively, or to the people. The framers of
the Constitution solved problems revealed during the Articles of
Confederation period by this action: a. Giving power
to the central government with Congress having this power b. Giving power
to the central government with the President having this power c. Giving power
to the central government with Supreme Court having this power *d. Limiting power of the central government |
3. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate. To regulate
commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the
Indian tribes; The framers of the
Constitution solved problems revealed during the Articles of Confederation
period by this action: *a. Giving power to the central government with Congress having this
power b. Giving power
to the central government with the President having this power c. Giving power
to the central government with Supreme Court having this power d. Limiting power
of the central government |
4. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate.
shall have
power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties,
provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; The framers of
the Constitution solved problems revealed during the Articles of
Confederation period by this action: a. Giving power
to the central government with Congress having this power *b. Giving power to the central government with the President having
this power c. Giving power
to the central government with Supreme Court having this power d. Limiting power
of the central government |
5. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate.
shall be
commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the
militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the
United States; The framers of
the Constitution solved problems revealed during the Articles of
Confederation period by this action: a. Giving power
to the central government with Congress having this power *b. Giving power to the central government with the President having
this power c. Giving power
to the central government with Supreme Court having this power d. Limiting power
of the central government |
6. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate.
shall have
power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts
and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States;
but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United
States; To borrow money
on the credit of the United States; The framers of
the Constitution solved problems revealed during the Articles of
Confederation period by this action: *a. Giving power to the central government with Congress having this
power b. Giving power
to the central government with the President having this power c. Giving power
to the central government with Supreme Court having this power d. Limiting power
of the central government |
They all have the
same 5 choices. By doing this quiz, you can tell who wanted specific things in
the Constitution:
a. Large states, such as Virginia and Pennsylvania
b. Small states, such as New Jersey and Delaware
c. Creditors (people who are owed money by others)
d. Merchants (people who buy and frequently sell goods,
frequently in a world market place)
e. Slaveholders (people who owned slaves and frequently sell
their cash crop in a world market place)
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7. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate. The actual
Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the
Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years,
in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Representatives
shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at
least one Representative. The faction that
wanted this provision in the Constitution was: *a. Large states, such as Virginia and Pennsylvania b. Small states,
such as New Jersey and Delaware c. Creditors
(people who are owed money by others) d. Merchants
(people who buy and frequently sell goods, frequently in a world market
place) e. Slaveholders
(people who owned slaves and frequently sell their cash crop in a world
market place) |
8.. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate. The migration or
importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think
proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year
one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on
such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. The faction that
wanted this provision in the Constitution was: a. Large states,
such as Virginia and Pennsylvania b. Small states,
such as New Jersey and Delaware c. Creditors
(people who are owed money by others) d. Merchants
(people who buy and frequently sell goods, frequently in a world market
place) *e. Slaveholders (people who owned slaves and frequently sell their
cash crop in a world market place) |
9. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate. No state shall
coin money;
make anything but gold and silver a tender in payment of
debts; The faction that
wanted this provision in the Constitution was: a. Large states,
such as Virginia and Pennsylvania b. Small states,
such as New Jersey and Delaware *c. Creditors (people who are owed money by others) d. Merchants
(people who buy and frequently sell goods, frequently in a world market
place) e. Slaveholders
(people who owned slaves and frequently sell their cash crop in a world
market place) |
10. |
Read this
quotation from the Constitution carefully and then decide the letter that is
most appropriate. The Senate of
the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by
the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one
vote. The faction that
wanted this provision in the Constitution was: a. Large states,
such as Virginia and Pennsylvania *b. Small states, such as New Jersey and Delaware c. Creditors
(people who are owed money by others) d. Merchants
(people who buy and frequently sell goods, frequently in a world market
place) e. Slaveholders
(people who owned slaves and frequently sell their cash crop in a world
market place) |
Copyright C. J. Bibus, Ed.D. 2003-2020 |
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Dr. Bibus |
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Last Updated: |
2020 |
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