Of the 13 states in existence at the time, how many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect

Question 1 This document was primarily written by Thomas Jefferson and signed on July 4, 1776.

 

  the Magna Carta

 

  the Articles of Confederation

 

  the Declaration of Independence

 

  the U.S. Constitution

 

 

 

 Question 2 Many people in the United States today do not play an active role in the political process. These observers who do not vote or participate in the political process are known as

 

  bystanders.

 

  spectators.

 

  mobilizers.

 

  actors.

 

 

 

 Question 3 Of the 13 states in existence at the time, how many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect?

 

  13

 

  11

 

  9

 

  7

 

 

 

 Question 4 According to the Constitution, which of these is not an explicit authority of the president?

 

  Appoint ambassadors

 

  Veto bills passed by Congress

 

  Declare war

 

  Negotiate treaties with foreign governments

 

 

 

Question 5 The idea that the function of government is only to protect individual rights is known as

 

  individual protections.

 

  popular sovereignty.

 

  classical liberalism.

 

  limited government.

 

 

 

 Question 6 Which of these core beliefs is not a tenet of modern liberalism?

 

  Distribution and redistribution of resources is necessary to promote liberty.

 

  Corporate power can be as threatening to individual liberty as state power is.

 

  The modern, complex economy is self-correcting and no longer has the capacity to deprive individuals of their rights.

 

  The state needs to regulate private affairs to protect individuals from harm by others.

 

 

 

 Question 7 The conservative idea that limitations should be placed on state actions is known as

 

  negative liberty.

 

  equitable liberty.

 

  positive liberty.

 

  delineated liberty.

 

 

 

Question 8 The plan introduced at the Constitutional Convention that provided for a federal government that would be a combination of the states and a national government was known as the

 

  New York Plan.

 

  Massachusetts Plan.

 

  Virginia Plan.

 

  New Jersey Plan.

 

 

 

 Question 9 A person who seeks to conserve the traditions of the past could be described as a

 

  modern conservative.

 

  modern liberal.

 

  classical conservative.

 

  classical liberal.

 

 

 

 Question 10 American politics is based in competing interpretations of

 

  individual values.

 

  constitutional amendments.

 

  core principles.

 

  differing ideologies.