Chapter 2 (Constitution) Reading Quiz #2 : 6 points 1. The concept of Federalism is best described as: A) A failure in the U.S., although a success in Canada B) A system based on the principles of separation of power between the local government and state governments C) A system based on the principles of parliamentarian government A system based on the principles of separation of power between the national government and several state governments A main reason the Articles of Confederation government was a success 2. The proponents of the U.S. Constitution were known as the: A) Constitutionalists B) Know Nothings C) States’ Righters D) Antifederalists E) Federalists

3. Using the pen name “Publius” all the following contributed to the writing of the Federalist Papers EXCEPT: A) James Madison B) Thomas Jefferson C) John Jay D) Alexander Hamilton 4. This amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been used often to strengthen the power of the states: A) 10th B) 6th C) 1st D) 5th E) No amendment mentions state powers

5. In 1913 a historian published a book that argued that the “better-off” urban classes favored the new Constitution because they stood to benefit from it. This historian was __________ and the book was called ____________________: A) Woodrow Wilson, An Evaluation of the Urban Classes B) Woodrow Wilson, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution C) Charles Beard, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution D) James Wilson, The Northern Prospective E) James Wilson, A Southerners Prospective 6. According to ___________ of the U.S. Constitution there are two ways to propose an amendment to the Constitution. A) Article I B) Article II C) Article III D) Article IV E) Article V