Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Soon after the
Constitution of the United States was ratified, the first ten amendments were added because many
citizens felt the need for _______.
a. | strengthening the power of the federal
courts | b. | ensuring the division of
powers between the state and federal governments | c. | establishing a national bank | d. | protecting their liberties from abuses by the federal
government | | |
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The debate of
states’ rights and the supremacy of the national government became increasingly important
between 1820 and 1860 because of opposing views on _______.
a. | industrial development | c. | immigration | b. | slavery | d. | women’s
suffrage | | | | |
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Which situation
best illustrates the constitutional principle of federalism?
a. | Congress listens to the president’s State of the Union
Address. | b. | A congressional committee
“kills” a bill by majority vote. | c. | The House of Representatives votes to impeach the
president. | | |
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At the
Constitutional Convention of 1787, a bicameral legislature was proposed as a solution to the
disagreement over _______.
a. | taxation within each state | b. | control of interstate commerce | c. | limits on the treaty-making power of a
president | d. | state representation in the
national government | | |
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The amendment
process was included in the United States Constitution in order to _______.
a. | remove government officials from political
office | b. | check the power of the
Supreme Court | c. | allow government to meet the
changing needs of society | d. | preserve the federal system of government | | |
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