Political Figures and Constitutional Framers

Practice Questions

AP US Government › Political Figures and Constitutional Framers

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Which of following are reasons for the development of judicial review?

I. Framers' intentions

II. Historical acceptance

III. Counterweight to majority rule

IV. To resolve conflicts consistently and effect public compliance

2

The Declaration of Independence was written by __________.

3

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

4

The Federalist Papers were written by all of the following individuals EXCEPT __________.

5

Which Founding Father first coined the doctrine of “separation of church and state?”

6

In Federalist Paper 10, James Madison wrote about the dangers of “factions” to the new United States. He said factions were connected "by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community."

What organization(s) would be similar to Madison’s factions in America today?

7

Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?

8

Which of these best describes the position of Anti-Federalists on the Constitution?

9

Which one of these Founding Fathers was least likely to be alarmed by Shays’ Rebellion?

10

Who authored the Federalist Papers?

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