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Chapter 2: The Constitution

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This activity contains 15 questions.

	Although the Connecticut Compromise was intended to maximize equality between the states, it actually gives more power to people who live in states with small populations than to those who live in more heavily populated states.    True  False

	Most of the formal amendments to the Constitution have emphasized economic issues.    True  False

	Most of the framers were wealthy planters, successful lawyers and merchants, and men of independent wealth.    True  False

	The American Revolution represented a great social, economic, and political upheaval.    True  False

	The Anti-Federalists sincerely believed that the new government was an enemy of freedom.    True  False

	The Constitution clearly spells out the economic powers of Congress.    True  False

	The Constitution explicitly gives the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.    True  False

	The Constitution tends to diminish the impact of groups.    True  False

	The framers clearly spelled out the people's personal freedoms.    True  False

	The only branch of government that the framers placed directly in control of the votes of the majority was the House of Representatives.    True  False

	The original Constitution offered no guidelines on voter eligibility.    True  False

	The primary weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the overwhelming power given to the Continental Congress.    True  False

	The role of the Electoral College has been reduced to a clerical one in selecting the president, primarily due to changing political practice.    True  False

	The system of checks and balances and separation of powers facilitates change.    True  False

	The United States has the world's oldest functioning constitution.    True  False

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