The principle of checks and balances is based on the notion that

The principle of checks and balances is based on the notion that

A.) leaders are the trustees of the people
B.) a weak government is always preferable to a strong government
C.) all legislative and executive action should be controlled through judicial power.
D.) power must be used to offset power
E.) legislators and executives cannot be trusted, but judges are trustworthy.

Answer: D

Which of the following chronologies is correct?

Which of the following chronologies is correct?

A.) Boston tea party, first continental congress; and Declaration of Independence
B.) shays rebellion (1773) , Annapolis convention (1774) , Declaration of Independence (1776)
C.) stamp act (1775), Declaration of Independence (1776) and Philadelphia convention (1788)
D.) common sense (1769) Declaration of Independence (1776) and the federalist papers (1783)
E.) Declaration of Independence (1776), articles of confederation (1787), constitution (1791) and the federalist no. 10 (1795)

Answer: A

The constitution prevents the government from suspending the writ of habeas corpus, meaning that the government cannot

The constitution prevents the government from suspending the writ of habeas corpus, meaning that the government cannot 

A.) prosecute persons for acts that were legal at the time they were committed
B.) establish a state religion based on Christian beliefs
C.) enact laws that would legalize the practice of indentured servitude
D.) jail a person without a court hearing to determine the legality of his or her imprisonment
E.) silence freedom of the press

Answer: D

Through the grants of power in the constitution, the framers sought out to

Through the grants of power in the constitution, the framers sought out to 

A.) define the powers of state governments
B.) create a government in which sovereignty was invested in the national government only.
C.) both define the powers of the national government and limit them
D.) enumerate the rights of individuals
E.) abolish slavery

Answer: C

All but one state constitution formed after the American revolution

All but one state constitution formed after the American revolution 

A.) provided to choosing governors in direct annual elections
B.) provided for a less direct form of self-government than the national-level framers intended
C.) provided for annual legislative elections
D.) included more severe checks and balances than the u.s constitution
E.) drastically limited the power of the executive in comparison to the legislature

Answer: C

Early Americans preference for limited government was strengthened by

Early Americans preference for limited government was strengthened by 

A.) their exposure to life under the British Parliament and some of the "rights of Englishmen"
B.) lockean philosophy
C.) Britains treatment of the colonies after the French and Indian war
D.) taxation without representation
E.) all of the above

Answer: E