The Constitution prohibits _____ laws that retroactively criminalize conduct after the action has occurred.
a. ex post facto
b. habeas corpus
c. bills of attainder
d. tariff
Question -2-The Constitutional proposal that each state should have one vote and therefore, equal representation in the legislature was presented by delegates from
a. Virginia. c. Connecticut.
b. New Jersey. d. California.
Question -3-The Constitution defines the crime of treason in which Article?
a. Article I
b. Article II
c. Article III
d. Article V
Question -4-Which of the following ideas made the elite principles of the United States' government different from most other countries in 1787?
a. The consent of the governed c. Human rights
b. Equal rights d. All of the above
Question -5-The _____ appeared as a series of newspaper editorials after the Constitutional Convention arguing in favor of ratification of the Constitution.
a. Declaration of Independence
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Bill of Rights
d. Federalist Papers
Question -6-The Constitution limits the power of government because the Founders viewed government as
a. a threat to freedom and liberty c. an archaic English concept.
b. a tool of the elite. d. not very important.
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