Question 1

Since the Constitution was written it has been amended times.

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A)   hundreds of
B)   forty two
C)   ten
D)   thirty-three
E)   twenty-sevenF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

did not attend the Constitutional Convention, because he "smelt a rat."

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A)   Patrick Henry
B)   George Washington
C)   Alexander Hamilton
D)   Robert Morris
E)   Benjamin FranklinF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 3

The first time a majority of colonists joined together to oppose British rule was

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A)   during the Stamp Act Congress.
B)   during the First Continental Congress.
C)   during the Boston Tea Party.
D)   the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
E)   upon ratification of the Articles of Confederation.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The idea that no one, including government officers, is above the law is known as .

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A)   rule of law
B)   federalism
C)   republicanism
D)   popular sovereignty
E)   nationalismF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

The earliest colonial legislature was established in .

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A)   Virginia
B)   Massachusetts
C)   Connecticut
D)   New York
E)   PennsylvaniaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

As the colonies transformed themselves into sovereign states, republican sentiment was so strong in many of them that the became all-powerful.

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A)   executives
B)   courts
C)   bureaucracies
D)   national government
E)   legislaturesF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

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A)   John Adams
B)   Thomas Jefferson
C)   Patrick Henry
D)   John Locke
E)   James MadisonF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

A federal official who has been impeached is tried by the

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A)   Supreme Court.
B)   Senate.
C)   House of Representatives.
D)   Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
E)   Solicitor General of the United States.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The First Continental Congress

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A)   called for a continued boycott of British goods and asked each colony to establish an army.
B)   urged the people of Boston to dress as Mohawk Indians and dump chests of British tea into Boston Harbor as a gesture of tax protest.
C)   assumed the powers of a central government.
D)   named George Washington as the commander in chief of the army that was made up of militia who had gathered around Boston.
E)   drafted a declaration of independence from Britain.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

The 1765 Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on

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A)   sugar.
B)   British imports.
C)   colonial exports.
D)   food.
E)   legal documents, playing cards, and dice.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

The concepts expressed in the Declaration of Independence reflected European political philosophy. In particular, the theories of provided philosophical underpinnings by which the American Revolution could be justified.

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A)   John Locke
B)   James Otis, Jr.
C)   Patrick Henry
D)   Roger Sherman
E)   Richard Henry LeeF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The first colony established by England in North America was

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A)   the Plymouth Company.
B)   the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
C)   in what is now Connecticut.
D)   in Jamestown, in what is now Virginia.
E)   founded in Pennsylvania.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The proposals of the delegation immediately set the agenda for the Constitutional Convention.

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A)   New Jersey
B)   New York
C)   Connecticut
D)   Virginia
E)   MassachusettsF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 14

The Plan that was proposed at the Constitutional Convention favored small states. It called for a legislature in which each state would have only one vote.

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A)   New Jersey
B)   New York
C)   Connecticut
D)   Virginia
E)   MassachusettsF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The Constitution provides that a federal official who commits may be impeached by the House of Representatives.

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A)   "a Felony, Misdemeanor, or other Criminal transgression"
B)   "an Abuse of Presidential Authority"
C)   "Obstruction of Justice and failure to abide by the Law"
D)   "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors"
E)   "Lack of Judgment, Crimes against the State, or an Abuse of Power"F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

In 1764, the residents of this colony proposed a boycott of certain British imports that spread throughout the other colonies.

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A)   Virginia
B)   Massachusetts
C)   Pennsylvania
D)   New York
E)   ConnecticutF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 17

In Federalist Paper No. 10, Madison argued that the nation's size was actually an advantage in controlling

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A)   poverty.
B)   crime.
C)   factions.
D)   racism.
E)   immigration.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 18

The nation's first national constitution was the .

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A)   Articles of Confederation
B)   Congress of the Confederation
C)   Committee of "Safety"
D)   Declaration of Rights and Principles
E)   Second Continental CongressF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

The last state to ratify the constitution was , which did so in May 1790.

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A)   Rhode Island
B)   New York
C)   Virginia
D)   New Hampshire
E)   PennsylvaniaF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet Common Sense

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A)   contended that America could survive economically on its own and no longer needed its British connection.
B)   argued against breaking ties with Britain.
C)   urged the colonists to remain loyal to King George III, calling him a "good and decent man."
D)   denounced the Declaration of Independence.
E)   laid out the strategy for the Boston Tea Party.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 2: The Constitution

The 1765 Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on

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The earliest colonial legislature was established in .

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The last state to ratify the constitution was , which did so in May 1790.

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The Plan that was proposed at the Constitutional Convention favored small states. It called for a legislature in which each state would have only one vote.

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was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

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A federal official who has been impeached is tried by the

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The idea that no one, including government officers, is above the law is known as .

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The Constitution provides that a federal official who commits may be impeached by the House of Representatives.

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did not attend the Constitutional Convention, because he "smelt a rat."

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Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet Common Sense

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The First Continental Congress

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As the colonies transformed themselves into sovereign states, republican sentiment was so strong in many of them that the became all-powerful.

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The concepts expressed in the Declaration of Independence reflected European political philosophy. In particular, the theories of provided philosophical underpinnings by which the American Revolution could be justified.

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The first time a majority of colonists joined together to oppose British rule was

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The first colony established by England in North America was

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The nation's first national constitution was the .

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The proposals of the delegation immediately set the agenda for the Constitutional Convention.

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Since the Constitution was written it has been amended times.

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In Federalist Paper No. 10, Madison argued that the nation's size was actually an advantage in controlling

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In 1764, the residents of this colony proposed a boycott of certain British imports that spread throughout the other colonies.

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