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QUIZ THREE POLITICAL SCIENCE 001 1.

What cultural rationale did American colonists give for legalizing slavery in the 1700's? A. Africans were devil worshipers B. Whites were more enlightened and needed to help Africans, who were used to slavery C. England had slaves and it seemed normal to keep up that tradition in the colonies D. Not all 13 colonies had slaves, only bigoted Southern colonies 2. The definition of a slave in US law depended above all on A. The status of the mother B. The status of the father C. The One Drop Rule D. The proof of at least 50% African ancestry 3. Which factor in history has affected contemporary American values the least? A. Colonists embrace of indigenous American cultural survival practices B. Protestant Reformation C. Conquest over nature using science and technology D. English mercantilism 4. Checks and balances A. John Locke B. Adam Smith C. James Madison D. Alexander Hamilton 5. Right to revolt A. Bill of Rights. B. Natural Rights C. James Madison D. John Locke 6. Adam Smith believed that A. A man with an enlightened advanced education made the ideal entrepreneur B. Government should direct economic development C. People are motivated by the desire for profit to invent innovative consumer goods D. Only aristocrats had the resources to fund industrialization 7. English industrialization started because A. Bengal Province in India was occupied by the British East India Company B. The King of England decreed it C. The peasants wanted to leave their farms for a better life in the cities D. German industrialists inspired the English to copy them 8. Changing the US Constitution via the amendment process happens A. When enough signatures are gathered to trigger a national ballot initiative for voters B. After a majority of the States agree to change the Constitution C. If the President signs a bill agreeing to changes in the Constitution D. When 2/3 of Congress proposes an amendment and 3/4 of States ratify it. 9. The US Constitution of 1787 made the following rules about who could vote: A. It left it to the States B. Only rich white males could vote C. Only white males with an annual income of $50 could vote

D. Only educated white male head of households could vote

10. The right of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution is A. Not written directly into the Constitution B. Not allowed because of the elastic clause C. A recent political practice that came about by passage of an amendment in 1954 D. A right given to it by Congress 11. The Bill of Rights A. Were so important to the Framers that they wrote them first B. Were not in the original Constitution of 1789 C. Supported natural law D. Defined who had the right to vote 12. In the Articles of Confederation A. Any State not contributing to the Revolutionary War Fund was kicked out of the Union B. The national currency was so weak and so poorly regulated that inflation was rampant C. Only the Governors of the State could vote in the Continental Congress D. The Continental Congress had no power to tax 13. What was the Framers position on democracy? A. They feared it B. They supported a limited franchise, hence their rules in the Constitution about only rich white males voting C. They wanted slaves to vote on a 3/5th basis D. They embraced it because it was an Enlightened principle 14. Which of John Lockes ideas found their way into the body of the Constitution of 1787? A. All B. Consent of the governed C. Right to revolt D. Right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness 15. The Framers of the Constitution created the House of Representatives A. So that all men could finally get the right to vote B. To ensure the principle of natural rights C. Because they did not want rule by birthright D. Because they feared that ordinary farmers would reject the Constitution otherwise 16. What was the rationale used for not abolishing slavery when the Constitution was first written? A. Africans were not suited to participate in the rigorous democracy the Constitution established B. Slave owners could not afford to abandon slavery without a transition period C. Slaves could win their freedom by law within 7 years so why alienate the South? D. The invention of the cotton gin had revitalized slavery by making growing cotton profitable 17. The US Senate was created by the Framers to A. Give the small States a reason to join the Union B. Check and balance Presidential appointments C. Act as stable legislative counterbalance to the unpredictable House of Representatives D. All of the above

18. How were the Senators originally chosen? A. They were elected by rich white male voters B. They were chosen by the Governor of their State C. They were selected by whatever rules their State chose to enact D. Their political party nominated them, with subsequent election by the voters 19. The Electors of the Electoral College A. Elect the US President B. Are no longer chosen by the State legislature C. Have their members chosen by majority of the popular vote D. Represent the will of the people because all States use proportional representation to pick them 20. James Madison created the Electoral College to elect the President A. Because it was similar the way the English chose their Prime Minister B. To keep the election of the President out of the hands of the people C. As a more efficient way to conduct the election D. To stop factions from dominating presidential politics 21. Why was punishing counterfeiters listed as a duty of the national government? A. It sent the message that the national government would be for law and order B. Counterfeiting debased the value of money, thus discouraging people from moving into the money economy C. States had lobbied for national oversight of banking D. States could no longer deal with their financial obligations 22. Marbury versus Madison is a Supreme Court case about A. The elastic clause B. Implied powers C. States rights D. Judicial review 23. The right of judicial review is A. Written in Article III section 2 B. Authorized by the Congress in 1803 C. A court case in 1803 involving a Presidential appointment D. Granted by Presidential decree 24. The elastic clause in the Constitution gives extra powers to A. The President B. The Congress C. The Courts D. The States 25. Alexander Hamilton is best known among the Framers for A. Creating the checks and balances concept B. Advocating for federalism and its split powers C. Lobbying (unsuccessfully) for universal suffrage of white males D. Setting up institutional structures and regulations for economic development

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