Question 1

In 2004, an amendment to eliminate language in Alabama's constitution that requires segregated schools and a poll tax was

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A)  narrowly defeated.
B)  overwhelmingly defeated.
C)  narrowly approved.
D)  overwhelmingly approved.
E)  never put on the ballot; it did not make it through the legislature.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

How many of the proposed 34 amendments to the Hawaiian constitution were approved in the 1978 vote?

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A)  All of them
B)  24
C)  33
D)  14
E)  3F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Thirty-seven states still have their original constitutions in effect.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Until 2006, on average about 75% of voters had ratified proposed amendments to state constitutions.In 2006, that percentage changed to

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A)  70%.
B)  50%.
C)  60%.
D)  85%.
E)  90%.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Fourteen states actually adopted the Equal Rights Amendment, which was never ratified at the federal level.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

__________________ is the state with the shortest state Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tennessee
B)  New Hampshire
C)  Georgia
D)  Pennsylvania
E)  AlabamaF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

How many states allow constitutional amendments to be proposed by initiative petitions?

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A)  3
B)  12
C)  18
D)  35
E)  All 50F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

How does the text characterize state constitutions?

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A)  As the best examples of democratic government
B)  As straightjackets
C)  As nothing more than shorter versions of the U.S.Constitution
D)  As umbrellas
E)  As proof of effective republican processesF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Historically, how often has a revision commission been used by the various states?

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A)  Infrequently
B)  Somewhat often
C)  Very often
D)  At any given time, about 60% of states have a sitting revision commission.
E)  There have only ever been two.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

Utah is the only state that has a permanent revision commission to make recommendations for state constitutional change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which states' charters, still in effect, are actually older than the U.S.Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia and Maryland
B)  New York and Massachusetts
C)  Massachusetts and New Hampshire
D)  Maryland and New York
E)  New York and New HampshireF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Massachusetts has had more constitutions than any other American state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What nineteenth-century event or situation does the text cite as the source of the diminished prestige of state governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Jacksonian Era
B)  Evidence of corruption
C)  Reconstruction (following the Civil War) 
D)  The Spanish-American War
E)  The Pendleton ActF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

So far in the twenty-first century, how many state constitutional conventions have been held?

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A)  1
B)  144
C)  63
D)  97
E)  zeroF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

A method by which judges modify the force of a constitutional provision by reinterpreting its meaning is known as judicial interpretation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Almost no state constitutions include a bill of rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Special-interest groups are more likely to oppose reform than voters in general.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which state allows initiatives to appear on primary as well as general election ballots?

Accepted Answer

A)  California
B)  Massachusetts
C)  Wyoming
D)  Utah
E)  FloridaF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Rhode Island's constitution calls for voters to be asked if they want to convene a constitutional convention

Accepted Answer

A)  every year.
B)  every ten years.
C)  at no set time; the legislature may call one when it wishes.
D)  every two years.
E)  every eight years.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

How many amendments have Texans approved since the vote on the 1975 proposed amendments?

Accepted Answer

A)  143
B)  33
C)  16
D)  156
E)  4F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Exam 22: State Constitutions

Which states' charters, still in effect, are actually older than the U.S.Constitution?

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__________________ is the state with the shortest state Constitution.

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Thirty-seven states still have their original constitutions in effect.

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How many amendments have Texans approved since the vote on the 1975 proposed amendments?

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In 2004, an amendment to eliminate language in Alabama's constitution that requires segregated schools and a poll tax was

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What nineteenth-century event or situation does the text cite as the source of the diminished prestige of state governments?

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How does the text characterize state constitutions?

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Rhode Island's constitution calls for voters to be asked if they want to convene a constitutional convention

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Until 2006, on average about 75% of voters had ratified proposed amendments to state constitutions.In 2006, that percentage changed to

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Massachusetts has had more constitutions than any other American state.

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How many states allow constitutional amendments to be proposed by initiative petitions?

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Special-interest groups are more likely to oppose reform than voters in general.

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Which state allows initiatives to appear on primary as well as general election ballots?

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A method by which judges modify the force of a constitutional provision by reinterpreting its meaning is known as judicial interpretation.

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Utah is the only state that has a permanent revision commission to make recommendations for state constitutional change.

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How many of the proposed 34 amendments to the Hawaiian constitution were approved in the 1978 vote?

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Fourteen states actually adopted the Equal Rights Amendment, which was never ratified at the federal level.

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Historically, how often has a revision commission been used by the various states?

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Almost no state constitutions include a bill of rights.

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So far in the twenty-first century, how many state constitutional conventions have been held?

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