Quiz: Separation of Power and the U.S.
Constitution
• Due Apr 1 at 11:59pm
• Points 50
• Questions 25
• Time Limit 60 Minutes
• Allowed Attempts 3
Instructions
The quiz:
• Covers the Learn material from Module 6: Week 6 — Module 7: Week 7.
• Contains 25 multiple-choice questions.
• Is limited to 60 minutes.
• Allows 3 attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
• Is worth 50 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 7: Week 7.
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Attempt History
Attempt
Time
Score
LATEST
Attempt 1
37 minutes
40 out of 50
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Score for this attempt: 44 out of 50
Submitted Mar 27 at 5:03pm
This attempt took 37 minutes.
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
Which branch(es) of government is/are the least democratic?
Executive
Judiciary
Legislative
A & B
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
The U.S. Supreme Court always has interpreted the general welfare clause to permit
government expenditures on programs for the benefit of a specific group of people in
need.
True
False
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
According to Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78, the judiciary is to
Exercise will
Exercise judgment
Combine its functions with that of the legislature
All of the above
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
The day after the House of Representatives voted to adopt the First Amendment,
Representative Elias Boudinot proposed a resolution asking the President to do what,
which the President agreed to do?
Call for a day of prayer
Issue a Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
Call for a Day of Fasting
Call for an annual Day of Prayer
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
Where in the U.S. Constitution is the necessary and proper clause found?
Article I, section 8, paragraph 18
Article I, section 8, paragraph 3
Article II, section 1
Article III, section 2
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
In Federalist No. 45, James Madison stated that the powers of the national government
are
To be interpreted based on the needs of the time
Few and defined
To be interpreted to achieve what is right
All of the above
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
The danger in a form of government that believes that government creates rights is that
the government can also take rights away.
True
False
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
Thomas Jefferson was a participant at the Constitutional Convention.
True
False
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
With only one exception, for how many years after enactment of the Fourteenth
Amendment in 1868 did the U.S. Supreme Court reject application of the Bill of Rights
as against the States?
23 years
57 years
62 years
96 years
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
In what decision did the U.S. Supreme Court first apply the phrase “wall of separation
between church and state?”
Wickard v. Filburn
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gitlow v. New York
Everson v. Board of Education
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
Which clause is often referred to as the “elastic clause” because it has been stretched
so far beyond what was originally intended?
Necessary and proper clause
Commerce clause
Establishment clause
General welfare clause
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
Under the Constitution, which branch of government makes laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judiciary
All of the above
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
The Bible states that the government should provide for the poor among us.
True
False
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
According to Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78, which branch was designed to be
the least powerful?
Judiciary
Executive
Legislative
Congress
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
The Founders were concerned about the powers of the judicial branch becoming too
great because
The judges are appointed for life subject only to impeachment
The judges do not have direct accountability to the people
The judges are too few in number
A & C
A & B
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is true about Thomas Jefferson?
He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention
He was out of the country during the Constitutional Convention
He believed in the separation of church and state
He vetoed all bills as President that used federal funds to pay for Christian missionaries
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
How many justices comprise the United States Supreme Court?
Seven
Nine
Eleven
Thirteen
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishes our legal basis upon the early
common law?
5th Amendment
7th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
According to James Madison in Federalist No. 45, the powers reserved to the states
under the U.S. Constitution
Are few and defined
Are more numerous than those delegated to the national government
Extend to those objects that concern the daily lives of the people
A & C
B & C
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
Humanism is a religious point of view.
True
False
I Question 21
0 / 2 pts
Two of the problems that occur when the national government gets involved in
providing for the poor are that
We lose the biblical principle of charity
The focus is on the government
The government programs fail to eliminate poverty
A & B
A & C
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
In what decision did the U.S. Supreme Court declare that the freedom of speech and of
the press applied to the states?
Adamson v. California
Everson v. Board of Education
Gitlow v. New York
Bartkus v. Illinois
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
How many states must ratify a constitutional amendment?
Two-thirds
Three-fourths
One-half
Three-fifths
Question 24
2 / 2 pts
Which prong of the Lemon
test is based on the false presupposition that government can be neutral towards
religion?
First prong
Second prong
Third prong
Fourth prong
I Question 25
0 / 2 pts
The original definition of a penumbra is
A right emanating from another enumerated right in the U.S. Constitution
The outer limits of an enumerated right in the U.S. Constitution
Partial shade or obscurity on the margin
An implied right
