Module 3_ Quiz _ Moral Dilemmas (2023 Fall - B)
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Module 3: Quiz Due
Nov 5, 2023 at 11:59pm
Points
20
Questions
9
Available
until Dec 1, 2023 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
20 Minutes
Allowed Attempts
2
Instructions
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Attempt 1
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Score for this attempt: 20
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After you finish reviewing Week 3 materials, please complete this quiz.
You will have 20 minutes to take the quiz, and it must be completed in one session.
2 / 2 pts
Question 1
As of March 1, 2023, the US Constitution contains a total of 27 amendments.
True Correct!
Correct!
Correct.
False 2 / 2 pts
Question 2
The Founding Fathers (Jefferson, et.al.), when composing the US Declaration of Independence,
seemingly agreed with Locke’s idea (from the Second Treatise
…) that minor grievances against the
government did not justify an overthrowing of that government.
True Correct!
Correct!
Correct. "Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed
for light and transient causes..." (RPP, p.211).
False
2 / 2 pts
Question 3
The COTUS follows closely Locke's idea of social contract, in particular the notion that the
commonwealth's power ultimately comes from the members of the commonwealth.
True Correct!
Correct!
Correct. This is made explicit in the opening: "We the people...".
False 3 / 3 pts
Question 4
In an interview before he passed, the late US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia emphatically
stated that "It [the US Constitution] is not a living document. It is dead, dead, dead!"
Which interpretation of the COTUS does Justice Scalia seem to endorse?
Living document Loose constructionism Strict constructionism Correct!
Correct!
Contextualism
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Correct. See Week 3A, Lecture 3 for further details.
3 / 3 pts
Question 5
According to the COTUS, the legislative power is vested in which of these three entities?
The Supreme Court The Congress Correct!
Correct!
The President The legislative power is evenly divided between these three entities. Correct. From Article 1, Section 1: "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a
Congress of the United States..."
2 / 2 pts
Question 6
The Protocol 13 of ECHR seeks to abolish capital punishment even under wartime conditions.
True Correct!
Correct!
Correct. See the commentary in Week 3B, Lecture 3 for details.
False 2 / 2 pts
Question 7
National constitutions (e.g. the Constitution of Finland, the US Constitution) are subordinate to
universal treaties (e.g. the European Convention on Human Rights, or the International Bill of Human
Rights).
True False Correct!
Correct!
Correct. Each of the constitutions contains a supremacy clause, affirming that the respective
constitution is the supreme law of the land.
2 / 2 pts
Question 8
The Constitution of Finland is unique among constitutions of sovereign nations in that it specifies
responsibilities (other than military duties) that each citizen of Finland has, in addition to just granting
them rights.
True Correct!
Correct!
Correct. See Week 3B, Lecture 4 for details.
False 2 / 2 pts
Question 9
On the face of it, the European Convention on Human Rights grants broader liberties for, e.g., free
speech, than the US Constitution does.
True False Correct!
Correct!
Correct. The COTUS states -- in rather absolutist language -- that "Congress shall make no laws ...
abridging the freedom of speech", while the ECHR stipulates various conditions under which
speech can be regulated (see ECHR, Article 10, Section 2).
Quiz Score: 20
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