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POS-110 American Government Quiz 1 1. Who was the chief architect of the United States Constitution? a. James Madison b. Andrew Jackson c. Woodrow Wilson d. Benjamin Franklin 2. According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their “just powers” from a. The consent of the governed b. Teachings from history c. Wealthy factions d. God 3. The document explaining the ideas of the Constitution and urging its ratification is a. The Mayflower Compact b. The Declaration of Independence c. The Federalist Papers d. The Anti-Federalist Papers 4. Maybury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision because it a. Established national supremacy b. Set the precedent for judicial review c. Affirmed the necessary and proper clause d. Defined the scope of state powers under the Tenth Amendment 5. The Constitution prevents the government from suspending the writ of habeas corpus. This means that the government CANNOT a. Establish a state religion based on Christian beliefs b. Enact laws that would legalize the practice of indentured servitude c. Prosecute a person for acts that were legal at the time they were committed d. Jail a person without a court hearing to determine the legality of his or her imprisonment 6. In order for the Constitution to go into effect, the least number of states needed to ratify was a. Five b. Seven c. Nine d. Eleven 7. Federal grants-in-aid used only for a designated activity are called _____ grants. a. Block b. Targeted c. Categorical d. Revenue-sharing 8. The period of dual federalism was marked by _____ supremacy in the area of commerce.

a. Business b. Presidential c. Congressional d. State-government 9. Dual federalism held that a. The states were equal to the national government in all respects b. The Senate and the House were equal in their federal authority c. A precise separation of national and state authority was both possible and desirable d. National and state authority were indivisible 10. Which is true of the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland? a. It ruled in favor of state-centered federalism b. It affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law c. It established the Supreme Court’s power to judge constitutional issues d. It asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on the power of the national government...