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Final Question 1 1 / 1 pts Marbury v. Madison remains important because _____. it was the first case to go before the Supreme Court it punished the Congress Correct! it was the first time the Supreme Court declared an act of Congress to be in violation of the Constitution it was on appeal from a lower court Question 2 1 / 1 pts ______ is the belief in limiting governmental power by a written charter. Correct! Constitutionalism Autocracy Democracy Federalism

Question 3 1 / 1 pts When was the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison decided? 1801 1802 Correct! 1803 1804 Question 4 1 / 1 pts The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was held in ______. Correct! Philadelphia Boston New York Washington, DC Question 5 1 / 1 pts

According to Supreme Court justice William Paterson, what is a constitution? Correct! The form of government delineated by the mighty hand of the people The supreme law of the land A written document created by the government to assure the power of the government An outline of a national government Question 6 1 / 1 pts All of the following are constitutional functions EXCEPT_________. providing an outline for the organization of government Correct! establishing a formal economic system for the nation serving as a symbol of the nation granting power to governmental institutions Question 7 1 / 1 pts

The Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise) called for proportional representation in the lower house and equal state representation in the upper house. False Correct! True Question 8 1 / 1 pts Every state has an equal number of electoral votes. True Correct! False Question 9 1 / 1 pts The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to which of the following? The number of its members in the House of Representatives Correct! The number of its members in the House and Senate combined The number of voting-age citizens in each state

The number of counties in each state Question 10 1 / 1 pts Implied powers are also known as "elastic" or "necessary and proper" powers. Correct! True False Question 11 1 / 1 pts What effect did the Great Depression have on the national/state relationships? The states totally succumbed to national authority. Correct! States became more insistent on help from the national government, especially in times of crisis. The national government suspended state governments in order to combat the Great Depression. States demanded more power for themselves to deal with the crisis. Question 12

1 / 1 pts What is the model of federalism that suggests the national and state governments are separate and independent from each other? Cooperative federalism New Federalism Marble cake federalism Correct! Dual federalism Question 13 0 / 1 pts When interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court generally sides with __________. the national government Question 14 0 / 1 pts Which of the following countries does NOT have a federal constitutional system? China Question 15 1 / 1 pts Many people believe that positive steps called Affirmative Action are needed to overcome _____. Correct! the residual effects of generations of racial bias

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