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In response to the arguments of the Anti-Federalists, the Federalists promised to add a bill of rights to the Constitution. True What did the three-fifths Compromise allow slaveholding states to do? Count each slave as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of congressional representation Delegates from __________ proposed the Great Compromise. Connecticut Which document includes the phrase, “We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal”? The Declaration of Independence Where was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 held? Philadelphia Because of the excesses of democracy in the states, the framers deliberately chose a republican, or representative, form of government with divided powers. True What was one of the major deficiencies of the Articles of Confederation? The absence of sufficient power in the central government A writ of mandamus was required by the Marbury v. Madison case in _____. 1803 The Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise) essentially established the Congress we have today—a proportional representation in the lower house and equal representation for each state in the upper house. True
William Paterson, a Supreme Court justice, defined a constitution as which of the following? The form of government delineated by the mighty hand of the people One item listed below is NOT a constitutional function. Which one is it? Guaranteeing economic equality The writings of __________ provided the basic ideas for the writers of the Declaration of Independence. John Locke _________ states had to approve an amendment in order to amend the Articles of Confederation. All The idea that ALL people are created by God with equal rights can be found in the American Declaration of Independence. True Which of the following provided the first government of the United States? The Articles of Confederation Procedures regarding __________ can be found in Article V of the Constitution. amending the Constitution The electoral college was created to avoid electing the president by direct public election, by Congress, or by state legislatures. True Marbury v. Madison was a landmark case because _____. it was the first time the Supreme Court declared an act of Congress to be in violation of the Constitution When inaugurated into office, a president takes an oath to “preserve, protect, and defend” the __________. Constitution The belief in limiting governmental power by a written charter is __________. constitutionalism How is the number of electoral votes determined for each state? By its members in the House of Representatives and Senate combined The absence of a central foreign and military policy was a major fault of the Articles of Confederation. True Which of the following was President Lincoln’s most important contribution to the federalist system in the U.S. during the Civil War?
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