Unit 2: The Political System in the United States

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Exercise Ⅱ

II. Choose the correct answer to each of the following.

1.	Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over,___________.
	(a) each new state had its own government (b) each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs (c) the national government was called the Congress with little power (d) the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined   Answer:

2.	According to the author, the Articles of Confederation failed because of the following reasons. Which is not true?
	(a) The new states did not cooperate with the Congress or with each other. (b) Some new states wanted to be free from the Union. (c) The Congress could not raise money to pay the national army and to pay debts owed to France and other nations. (d) The Congress had no power to tax any citizen.   Answer:

3.	Which of the following states refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention?
	(a) Virginia. (b) Rhode Island. (c) New York. (d) Maryland. 　　Answer:

4.	Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the Constitution was written,___________.
	(a) there was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution (b) there was no Bill of Rights (c) the Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing the freedoms or the basic rights and privileges of citizens (d) a "Bill of Rights" was added to the Constitution 4 years after the Constitution was made   Answer:

5.	Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes?
	(a) The executive. (b) The legislative. (c) The Judicial. (d) The president. 　　Answer:

6.	Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?
	(a) The president can veto any bill passed by Congress. (b) The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur. (c) The president can make laws. (d) The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments.   Answer:

7.	The Bill of Rights consists of ____________.
	(a) 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment (b) 10 amendments adopted in 1787 (c) 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791 (d) the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion   Answer:

8. Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?
　(a) The freedom of religion.
　(b) The freedom of searching a person's home by police.
　(c) The freedom of speech and of the press.
　(d) The right to own weapons if one wishes.
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9. The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except ___________.
　(a) the Bill of Rights
　(b) the judicial review
　(c) the political party system
　(d) the powers of the president
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10. The New Deal was started by ____________.
　(a) Franklin Roosevelt
　(b) J. F. Kennedy
　(c) George Washington
　(d) Thomas Jefferson
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