1. Which term describes the type of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite?
A. autocracy
B. oligarchy
C. military junta
D. monarchy
2. What is a benefit of a confederate government?
A. It has absolute authority and the power to embrace all matters of human concern.
B. The people are the source for all the government’s power.
C. Several states can cooperate in matters of common concern and still retain their separate identities.
D. All powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency.
3. Which principles are essential to a balanced democracy?
A. absolute power and equality
B. accountability and diversity
C. coalition and compromise
D. majority rule and minority rights
4. Which of the following documents is not considered a landmark document of English history?
A. the English Bill of Rights
B. the Magna Carta
C. the Virginia Bill of Rights
D. the Petition of Right
5. Which feature of the Constitution was eventually created as a result of Anti-Federalists’ efforts?
A. a bill of rights
B. provisions for State sovereignty
C. a preamble
D. provisions for elections
6. Which States were essential to the ratification of the Constitution and the success of the new government?
A. Pennsylvania and New Jersey
B. Virginia and New York
C. North Carolina and Delaware
D. Massachusetts and Connecticut
17. The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, added in 1992, forbids sitting members of Congress from raising their pay while in session. Who wrote this Amendment and when was it written?
A. John Breckinridge; 1802
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt; 1951
C. James Madison; 1789
D. Barbara Boxer; 1989
18. The “no third-term” tradition became an amendment as a direct result of the fourth term of
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
B. John Adams.
C. Harry S. Truman.
D. Thomas Jefferson.
19. Which term describes the powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States?
A. exclusive powers
B. reserved powers
C. inherent powers
D. implied powers
20. What is the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State can be returned to that State?
A. interstate compact
B. probating
C. privileges and immunities
D. extradition
