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1. What changes were made to the Constitution (in the form of amendments) as a result of the debate over its ratification, that represent the most important victory for the Anti-federalists and popular democracy?
a. The election of Senators was changed from being elected by the state legislatures to direct election by the people.
b. The adoption of the Bill of Rights.
c. In determining the population of a state for the sake of determining the number of members it would have in the House of Representatives, slaves counted for three-fifths of a person.
d. The ability of the Supreme Court to overturn laws Congress has passed because they violate the Constitution.
2. Which of the following is mostly associated with the idea of private liberty?
a. Property rights
b. The right to vote
c. The right to peacefully assemble with others to support or oppose government action
d. The right to speak in opposition to the government
3. The size of government tends to grow as much or more when Republicans are in control than when Democrats are in power. Which of the following helps to explain this?
a. Because conservatives generally support expanding the size of the military and border security forces, and they believe that defending "law and order" requires increase numbers of law enforcement officers, these areas of government often expand quite substantially when Republicans are in power.
b. Because conservatives believe that one of the important roles for government is the regulation of businesses to protect the public.
c. Because the Republicans generally support big government programs to address social issues.
d. Because liberal ideology supports big government.
4. When it comes to questions of national security:
a. Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support military action against what they see as a threat.
b. If the country is at war, liberals will refuse to provide support to the troops in combat.
c. Liberals want to have a strong military to help to promote democracy in other countries.
d. Conservatives don't like a big military because a big military means a big government.
5. Which of the following has been given as a reason why we need government?
a. Because there needs to be a way that the powerful few can maintain their dominance over the rest of the people.
b. Government helps protect people from each other -- especially against those who would cause harm.
c. Everybody wants to be rich, and that can only happen if there is a government to help them.
d. Because we can only be strong if everyone is equal, and government helps to keep everyone equal.