Unit 1 check
Unit 1 check: Foundations of American Democracy
10 questions from 9 lessons in Unit 1. Answer each one, and if you miss, follow the link back to where it is taught, then try again. Your score counts first tries.
Question 1 · from 1.1 · Fill the statement
Complete the distinction between rights and the source of public power.
Rights people possess apart from government permission are . The principle that public authority comes from the people is .
Question 2 · from 1.2 · Fill the statement
Apply the distinction in the completed statement.
Madison’s defense of a large republic uses , while Brutus warns about distance from the .
Question 3 · from 1.3 · Fill the statement
Apply the distinction in the completed statement.
Madison’s broader republic disperses influence among competing interests; Brutus’s smaller republic seeks closer between representatives and residents.
Setup for question 4
Original teaching scenarios: Assign each situation to the concept it most directly illustrates.
Question 4 · from 1.4 · Sort it
Assign each situation to the concept it most directly illustrates.
Executive enforcement
Interstate commerce
National judiciary
Setup for question 5
Original teaching scenarios: Assign each situation to the concept it most directly illustrates.
Question 5 · from 1.5 · Fill the statement
Complete the analysis of this situation.
The Three-Fifths Compromise counted of the enslaved population for House representation and taxation, without granting voting rights. The importation bargain delayed a possible prohibition until . The promise of a addressed Anti-Federalist rights concerns.
Setup for question 6
An original constitutional-process exercise records three actions involving an official accused of misconduct.
| Stage | Institutional action |
|---|---|
| Charge | The House approves formal accusations |
| Trial | The Senate hears and decides the impeachment case |
| Policy debate | Stakeholders ask legislators to revise a separate public rule |
Question 6 · from 1.6 · Multiple choice
What follows from the House action alone?
Setup for question 7
An original exercise gives a state two national funding offers and one national requirement.
| Arrangement | Stated condition |
|---|---|
| Offer A | Funds for a broad purpose with substantial state discretion |
| Offer B | Funds only for a specified expenditure category |
| Requirement C | States must follow a national rule; no funding term is stated |
Question 7 · from 1.7 · Multiple choice
What does Requirement C establish without additional funding information?
Setup for question 8
An original exercise compares two fictional court determinations; these rows are not additional required cases. Decision B concerns whether Congress’s asserted interstate-commerce power authorizes the challenged regulation.
| Determination | Court’s stated reasoning |
|---|---|
| Decision A | A national rule is within constitutional authority and conflicts with a state requirement |
| Decision B | A national rule exceeds the constitutional authority asserted for it |
Question 8 · from 1.8 · Multiple choice
Which comparison best explains Decision B?
Question 9 · from 1.9 · Fill the statement
Apply the distinction in the completed statement.
A stakeholder approaching a relevant state institution is using an institutional .
Question 10 · from 1.1 · Match
Match each safeguard to the institutional arrangement it describes.
0 of 10 answered.