Voters in the general election tend to be more __________ than voters in the primary elections.
A)ideological
B)educated
C)moderate
D) extreme
Question -2-You are a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. A core question for debate that will demand your attention is how to __________.
A)create a vigorous executive within in republican government
B)constrain the powers of the Confederation Congress
C)strengthen the role of the states in the federal framework
D)combine legislative and executive functions within a single branch of government
Question -3-What must candidates do during the general election that is different from what they do during the primary election?
A)reinvent themselves as political moderates
B)run fewer negative advertisements
C)appealmore directly to the core of the partisan base
D)accentuate their ideological extremism
Question -4-Given Shays' Rebellion, what set of reforms seemed most necessary to prevent a collapse of the national government?
A)a grant of executive authority to the committees formed by the Confederation Congress
B)a merging of legislative and executive authority in the Confederation Congress
C)a complete rewriting of state constitutions to expand the power of the states to compel congressional action
D)a separation of the executive, legislative, and judicial functions at the national level of government
Question -5-Which characteristic of the federal government led to its failures under the Articles of Confederation?
A)weak and purely legislative functions of Congress
B)incompetence of the elected leaders
C)lack of experience in governing on the part of elected leaders
D)decentralized structure of the executive branch
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