The Constitution of the United States of America

Article 1: The Legislative Branch

Article I: Section 9

Section. 9. The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.

No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.

No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another; nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public

Money shall be published from time to time.

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

 

 

52. Section 8 was about the powers of Congress and the Federal government. Section 9 is mostly about . . .

  1. the powers of the states
  2. limitations on the powers of Congress
  3. the universal rights of man
  4. the duties of Congressmen

 

53. Paragraph 1 of Section 9 refers to the "importation" of "persons." This was coded language for

  1. "No Irish need apply"
  2. "Indians and Native Americans"
  3. "the slave trade"
  4. "immigration and naturalization"

 

54. A "Writ of Habeas Corpus" is best defined as

  1. an order to show cause as to why a person is being imprisoned
  2. a written description of the results of an autopsy
  3. important human rights inscribed in the Napoleonic Code
  4. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press

 

55. Calling "Habeas Corpus" a "privilege" probably had this significance:

  1. it may have led to calls for a "Bill of Rights"
  2. it showed how afraid Southerners were of a slave rebellion
  3. it showed that the Founding Fathers spoke Latin
  4. it showed that the Federalists would not be soft on crime

 

56. A "Bill of Attainder" is . . .

  1. faulty paper money (whose ink tends to run)
  2. a law passed to incriminate a specific person
  3. a law requiring a specific person to pay a certain tax
  4. a grant of a title of nobility with certain privileges

 

57. An "ex post facto" law is . . .

  1. a law that tries to define a certain fact which may not even be true
  2. a law that regulates the Post Office or a Mail Delivery rates
  3. a law that has been previously repealed or declared unconstitutional
  4. a law that incriminates an action that was not previously unlawful

 

58. The word "Capitation" as used in Paragraph 4, probably means . . .

  1. a cruel and unusual punishment
  2. a beheading with an axe or blade
  3. a "head tax" or tax based on population
  4. a tax to pay for gold plating the domes of state capital buildings

 

59. Paragraph 5 was probably intended to . . .

  1. encourage other countries to export goods to the US
  2. encourage states to raise revenue by means other than tariffs
  3. encourage farmers and manufactures to produce for export
  4. discourage the growth of the slave trade

 

60. Paragraph 7 means that . . .

  1. Congress can spend money in any way that it sees fit
  2. Congress cannot amend the budget once it’s signed by the President
  3. The President cannot spend money except for purposes authorized by Congress
  4. The Congress cannot spend money unless it can account for where the money is to come from

 

61. The word "Emolument" in Paragraph 8 probably means . . .

  1. an oily substance like petroleum
  2. an arranged marriage with a prince or princess
  3. a payment, subsidy, or salary
  4. a statue, bust, or large public building

 

62. According to Section 9 of Article 1, which of the following would the Federal Gov’t be allowed to do

  1. prohibit the slave trade before 1808
  2. conduct mass arrests in time of Civil War
  3. tax goods being exported from a state
  4. install George Washington as the Duke of Mt. Vernon