Study Guide For State Nullification Of
Obamacare: A Response To The New England
Journal Of Medicine1
Questions And Answers For The
Nullification Series
Part Five
STUDENTS’ VERSION
1.)
Which of the following is correct?
a.) The Constitution was ratified by the legislatures of the state
governments.
b.) The Constitution was ratified by the Supreme Courts of the state
governments.
c.)
The Constitution was ratified by conventions called within each
state to determine whether that state would ratify the constitution.
d.) The Constitution was
Constitutional Convention.
ratified
by
the
delegates
to
the
See, Part Five, Section III.A., pp. 1-2.
2.)
Which of the following is correct?
a.) The method for ratifying the Constitution demonstrates that it
would be ludicrous to exclude the people today from the development of
our understanding of what the Constitution means.
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b.) The method for ratifying the Constitution demonstrates that it
would make sense to exclude the people today from the development of
our understanding of what the Constitution means.
c.)
The method of ratifying the Constitution provides no clue as to
whether it would be wise or foolish to include the people today in the
development of our understanding of what the Constitution means.
d.) The method of ratifying the Constitution can be used to make
strong arguments either way as to whether it would be wise or foolish to
include the people today in the development of our understanding of
what the Constitution means.
See, Part Five, Section III.A., pp. 2-3.
3.)
Which of the following is correct?
a.) The concept that “all men are created equal” began with the
Declaration of Independence.
b.) The concept that “all men are created equal” began with the
Constitution of the United States.
c.)
The concept that “all men are created equal” can even be found as
far back as the Law of Moses.
d.) The concept that “all men are created equal” runs contrary to
Scripture.
See, Part Five, Section III.A., pg. 3.
4.)
Which of the following is correct?
a.) The idea that government authority comes from “We the People”
is unrelated to the idea that “all men are created equal”.
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b.) The idea that government authority comes from “We the People”
is based on the idea that “all men are created equal” because the idea
that “all men are created equal” itself is based on the idea that no one
has some special status or ability, above that of people generally, to say
what the law should be.
c.)
The idea that government authority comes from “We the People”
runs contrary to the idea that “all men are created equal”.
d.) A good argument can be made in support of the position that
government authority coming from “We the People” is based on the idea
that “all men are created equal”, but an equally good argument can be
made in support of the position that government authority coming from
“We the People” is not based on the idea that “all men are created
equal.”
See, Part Five, Section III.A., pp. 3-4.
5.)
Which of the following is correct?
a.) The Magna Carta was written and sealed before the concept of
“We the People” being the source of government authority came along.
b.) The Magna Carta embodied the concept of “We the People” being
the source of government authority in that the King would have to
answer to the courts if he violated the Magna Carta.
c.)
The Magna Carta embodied the concept of “We the People” being
the source of government authority in that the King would have be
honor bound to report to the barons if he violated the Magna Carta.
d.) The Magna Carta embodied the concept of “We the People” being
the source of government authority in that the barons themselves would
be the ones to determine whether the King had violated the Magna
Carta, and could therefore take up arms against him.
See, Part Five., Section III.B.1., pp. 4-5.
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6.)
Which of the following is correct?
a.) King James I, who authorized the King James Version of the
Bible, also authorized the Mayflower Compact.
b.) King James I, who authorized the King James Version of the
Bible, rejected the Mayflower Compact.
c.)
King James I, who authorized the King James Version of the
Bible, had no input into the drafting or signing of the Mayflower
Compact, and the Pilgrims, by signing it, were rebelling against the
authority of King James I.
d.) King James I, who authorized the King James Version of the
Bible, had no input into the drafting or signing of the Mayflower
Compact, and the Pilgrims, by signing it, remained in submission to the
authority of King James I.
See, Part Five, Section III.B.2., pp. 5-9.
7.)
Which of the following is correct?
a.) The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut returned to the view that
all earthly government authority can come only from an earthly King.
b.) The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut accepted the basic
principles of the Mayflower Compact; but unlike the Mayflower
Compact, the Fundamental Orders did not even make any mention of
an earthly King as being the source of the new government’s authority,
and therefore the Fundamental Orders are thought of as being the very
first Western style constitution.
c.)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut accepted the basic
principles of the Mayflower Compact, and likewise made reference to
the “dread sovereign” King of the people.
d.) The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut accepted the basic
principles of the Mayflower Compact; but unlike the Mayflower
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Compact, the Fundamental Orders expressly rejected the idea of owing
any allegiance to an earthly King, and therefore the Fundamental
Orders are thought of as being the very first Western style constitution.
See, Part Five, Section III.B.3., pp. 9-10.
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