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Constitutional Underpinnings Review
Questions from previous AP TestsChapters 1, 2, and 3 in textbookChapter 4 in Princeton Review
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The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to
A. Prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government
B. Reserve power to the states
C. Restrict the application of judicial review
D. Limit the use of the legislative veto
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Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national government?
A. The commerce clause of the Constitution
B. The habeas corpus clause of the Constitution
C. The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution
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The procedure for formally amending the Constitution best illustrates which of the following?
A. The dominance of the national government over state governments
B. The dominance of the state governments over the national government
C. The Founding Fathers’ desire to facilitate rapid constitutional amendments
D. The federal structure of the United States
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The “wall of separation” doctrine refers to the
A. Division between levels of government
B. Unique powers possessed by each branch of government
C. Division of church and state
D. Barrier between legislative chambers
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The Supreme Court ruled the legislative veto unconstitutional on the grounds that such vetoes
A. Were the province of the courts alone
B. Violated the principle of separation of powers
C. Would give the executive branch too much power
D. Would give too much authority to nonelected officials
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In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that factions in a republic are
A. A more serious threat if the republic is large
B. Natural but controllable by institutions
C. Not likely to occur if people are honest
D. Prevented by majority rule
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The Supreme Court established the incorporation doctrine when the Court
A. Interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment as extending most of the requirements of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as the federal government
B. Interpreted the Ninth Amendment as requiring national health care and worker-safety standards to protect the individual’s implied right of personal safety
C. Stripped the armed forces of their discretionary power regarding military service for men, lesbians, and married people
D. Granted the federal government the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
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Which of the following was the most important effect of replacing the Articles of Confederation
with the Constitution of 1787A. The protection of
free speechB. The guarantee of
states’ rightsC. The establishment of
direct democracyD. The creation of a
strong national government
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Participant LeadersPoints Participant Points Participant8 Ashman, Laura8 Brichacek, Brooke8 Dornfried, Ian8 Gaither, Myah8 Selegean, Kelvin8 Stewart, Anna8 White, Payton7 DeCeuninck, Maggie7 Konkolesky, Blake7 Korneffel, Helen
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The doctrine of original intent holds that
A. Supreme Court justices must emphasize independent and original thinking in considering constitutional matters
B. The meaning of the Constitution depends on the intention of the framers
C. Cases selected for review by the Supreme Court must address an original and new concern not previously addressed by the Court
D. Supreme Court justices should avoid bias by documenting their original impressions of a case
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The debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily about which of the following issues?
A. The right of the people to rebel
B. The existence of slavery
C. The scope of power of the central government
D. The need to establish a standard currency
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Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship
between the national and state governments?A. Checks and balancesB. Bill of RightsC. Separation of
PowersD. Federalism
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ights
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owers
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Which of the following about political parties and the United States Constitution is true?
A. According to the Constitution, only two major political parties may exist
B. The Constitution does not address political parties
C. The Constitution requires political parties to be restricted by both federal and state law
D. The Constitution specifies that political party leaders must be native-born U.S. citizens
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Which of the following is a fundamental element of the U.S. Constitution?
A. Division of government authority across political institutions
B. An executive branch that is more powerful than the legislature
C. Direct election of members of the executive branch
D. Emphasis on a unitary system of government
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The framers of the United States Constitution left decisions on voting eligibility to the
A. U.S. Supreme CourtB. House of
RepresentativesC. SenateD. Individual states
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me Court
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ntatives
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Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution does which of the following?
A. Restricts the ability of Congress to tax
B. Emphasizes both national sovereignty and federalism
C. Establishes a unitary form of government
D. Restricts the ability of Congress to establish an army or navy
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The supremacy clause in the Constitution states that
A. Federal law takes precedence over state law when the laws conflict
B. Only Congress may declare war
C. The Senate should have a greater role in foreign affairs than does the House of Representatives
D. The federal government has the right to regulate interstate commerce
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Participant LeadersPoints Participant Points Participant24 Brichacek, Brooke23 Gaither, Myah22 Ashman, Laura21 DeCeuninck, Maggie21 Konkolesky, Blake21 White, Payton20 Ogilvie, Timothy18 Konal, Courtney17 Lacanilao, Jacey15 Sheridan, Lindsay
What percentage of your current points would you like to wager on the next question?
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Of the following, which is the most significant difference between the
Constitution and Articles of Confederation?A. Constitution made states sovereign
over the national government, where the Articles were based on national sovereignty
B. Constitution was difficult to amend, the Articles process was easier to amend
C. Constitution provided for a presidential system of government, while the Articles provided for a parliamentary system
D. Constitution provided for a strong national government with many powers, the Articles created a weak central government with few powers
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Congress has the power to control the judicial branch by
A. Determining the size of the Supreme Court
B. Nominating the chief justice of the Supreme Court
C. Limiting the length of judicial terms
D. Reducing the salary of judges while they are sitting
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Which of the following clauses in the Constitution justifies the “implied powers doctrine”?
A. Contract clauseB. Privileges and
immunities clauseC. Executive power
clauseD. Necessary and
proper clause Contra
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use
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The framers of the Constitution designed which of the following to be LEAST responsive to public opinion?
A. Office of the president
B. CongressC. CourtsD. Electoral College
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The Connecticut (Great) Compromise is significant for which of the following reasons?A. It allowed southern states to
count each slave as three-fifth of a person
B. It established the presidential system and gave the Supreme Court power to serve as the arbiter of constitutional disputes
C. It proposed a Senate with equal representation and a House of Representatives with membership established according to population of a state
D. It denied Congress the power to establish tariffs on exported merchandise
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The U.S. Constitution says that Congress has the power to coin money. This is an example of
A. An implied powerB. An enumerated
powerC. An inherent power D. A reserved power
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d power
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Which of the following is an example of presidential use of informal powers?
A. President Barack Obama delivering the State of the Union address
B. President Bill Clinton advocating for public policy reform on his Health Security Express bus
C. President Ronald Reagan nominating Sandra Day O’Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court
D. President George W. Bush deploying troops to Iraq
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Constitutional checks and balances, especially applied to the president, are designed to
A. Provide for a balanced budget
B. Ensure efficient government
C. Minimize the threat of tyranny from any one branch of government
D. Ensure that states do not become too powerful
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nt govern
ment
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Which of the following is an example of the constitutional design of checks and balances?A. The Supreme Court overturns a
lower court’s ruling on the application of the Fourteenth Amendment
B. The federal government requires state government to provide unemployment insurance
C. The Federal Communications Commission revokes the license of a radio station for hate speech
D. The Senate rejects a president’s nomination for secretary of state
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Which of the following is an example of checks and balances in action in the U.S. government?
A. The president issues an executive order that freezes federal government hiring
B. The House and Senate cannot agree on the same version of a bill to send to the president
C. The president vetoes a bill passed by Congress
D. The voters at the state level elect a governor from a party other than the president’s
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To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply?
A. Federal government only
B. State governments only
C. State and federal governments only
D. Local, state, and federal governments
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The importance of Shay’s Rebellion to the development of the United States Constitution was that it
A. Revealed the necessity of adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
B. Reinforced the idea that slavery should be outlawed in the new Constitution
C. Indicated that a strong, constitutionally designed national government was needed to protect property and maintain order
D. Convinced the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention to accept he Connecticut Plan
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In a federal system of government, political power is primarily
A. Vested in regional governments
B. Vested in local governments
C. Divided between regional governments and local governments
D. Divided between the central government and regional governments
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Most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states because of the
Supreme Court’s interpretation of the A. Necessary and
proper clauseB. PreambleC. Supremacy clauseD. Fourteenth
Amendment
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In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court established which of the following principles?
A. States cannot interfere with or tax legitimate activities of the federal government
B. It is within the judiciary’s authority to interpret the constitution
C. The federal government has the power to regulate commerce
D. The federal Bill of Rights places no limitations on the states
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The reserved powers of the state governments can best be described as those powers
A. Not specifically granted to the national government or denied to the states
B. Implied in the Fifth Amendment
C. Listed specifically in the Tenth Amendment
D. Granted to states as part of the implied powers doctrine
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(1999) The request of recent Presidents for the line-item veto is a challenge to which of the following?
A. Senatorial courtesyB. Separation of
powersC. Eminent domainD. Executive privilege
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l courte
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owers
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The Articles of Confederation implemented the principle of
A. A unified system of taxes
B. A strong national government
C. An independent judiciary
D. State sovereignty
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The framers of the Constitution intended to establish
A. A direct democracyB. A representative
republicC. An authoritarian
stateD. A socialist
democracy
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democracy
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public
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arian st
ate
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list d
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Many scholars argue that categorical grants-in-aid do which of the following?
A. Broaden state power beyond that outlined in the Constitution
B. Give states far too much power over national monies
C. Strengthen the impact of the Tenth Amendment
D. Weaken the power of state governors and legislators
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In the United States political system, the term Federalism refers to
A. Limits on the powers of the national government
B. The division of powers between the levels of government
C. The fundamental basis of law
D. Legal authority of the courts to hear cases
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Which of the following is a correct statement about the federal government?
A. The federal government’s role is limited to regulating activities that may lead to federal crimes
B. The federal government has no role in regulating interstate commerce
C. The federal government’s role is limited to regulating the transport of agricultural goods
D. The federal government’s role has been greatly expanded through the interpretation of the interstate commerce clause
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Which of the following constitutional provisions broadened the power of Congress?
A. Necessary and proper clause
B. Equal protection clause
C. Tenth AmendmentD. The eminent domain
provision in the Fifth Amendment
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per cl...
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on clau
se
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According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of faction?
A. Popular election of state judges
B. A large republicC. Direct democracyD. The creation of
merit-based civil service
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te...
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republic
Direct
democracy
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a...
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Which of the following describes the social contract theory as advanced by John Locke?
A. It is an agreement in which the government promises to provide a minimum standard of living to citizens
B. It is an agreement between political actors to maintain their grip on power
C. It is an agreement between economic elites to maintain a stable economy
D. It is an agreement in which the government promises to protected the natural rights of people
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After a constitutional amendment has been proposed by both houses of Congress, its adoption requires
A. Support by a majority vote of the people
B. Official filing with the secretary of state
C. Ratification by three-fourths of the states
D. Signature by the president
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Which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill of Rights?
A. Some rights are fundamental and should not be subject to majoritarian control
B. The people should control all aspects of governance
C. It is groups rather than individuals that have fundamental rights and immunities
D. All people should be guaranteed the same rights, whether they are citizens or not
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The clause in the U.S. Constitution that states federal law will prevail when a conflict arises
between federal and state lawA. Supremacy clauseB. Necessary and
proper clauseC. Equal protection
clauseD. Confrontation
clause
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ause
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ry and pro
per c...
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tecti
on clau
se
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The president cannot veto which of the following?
A. Laws overturning U.S. Supreme Court decisions
B. Joint resolutions that propose constitutional amendments
C. Legislation regulating congressional salaries
D. Legislation affecting foreign policy
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verturn
ing U.S. S
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hat pr..
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lating co...
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