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Questão 1

Questão
Among the broad purposes of the United States government spelled out in the Preamble to the Constitution is the obligation to what?
Responda
  • a. keep the executive and legislative branches of government separate.
  • b. create an autocratic form of government.
  • c. defend the country against Americans who oppose its policies.
  • d. provide for justice and the people's general welfare.

Questão 2

Questão
The theory underlying modern democracies was developed to challenge the idea that
Responda
  • a. those of royal birth have absolute authority to rule.
  • b. the people as a whole are the sole source of political power.
  • c. the head of a family, clan, or tribe has the natural right to govern.
  • d. the strongest person or group has the right to control others by force.

Questão 3

Questão
Of the four major theories of government only this one focuses on protecting the rights of the governed.
Responda
  • a. force
  • b. social contract
  • c. divine right
  • d. evolutionary

Questão 4

Questão
John Locke is associated with this major political theory of government.
Responda
  • a. force
  • b. divine right
  • c. social contract
  • d. evolutionary

Questão 5

Questão
This system of government gives all key powers to the national government.
Responda
  • a. federal
  • b. anarchy
  • c. confederacy
  • d. unitary

Questão 6

Questão
Based on the U.S. Constitution this is above "the rule of law".
Responda
  • a. the President
  • b. the Supreme Court
  • c. the Congress
  • d. no one

Questão 7

Questão
defines government power and establishes the basic structure of government
Responda
  • Judicial Branch
  • Monarchy
  • Constitutional Law
  • Democracy
  • the Bill of Rights
  • Evolutionary theory

Questão 8

Questão
national government has key powers
Responda
  • Federal System
  • Constitutional Government
  • Confederacy
  • Interdependence
  • Unitary System

Questão 9

Questão
This system divides the power between the state and national governments.
Responda
  • a. socialist
  • b. unitary
  • c. communist
  • d. federal

Questão 10

Questão
What is NOT a purpose of a constitution?
Responda
  • a. To set ideals that people believe and share in
  • b. To set the basic structure of the government
  • c. To be used as the supreme law of a land
  • d. To give aid to other countries

Questão 11

Questão
national government has key powers
Responda
  • Confederacy
  • Unitary System
  • Anarchy
  • Federal

Questão 12

Questão
loose union of independent states
Responda
  • Unitary System
  • Confederacy
  • Federal
  • Anarchy

Questão 13

Questão
Which document serves the purposes listed in the diagram? -sets out ideals that bind believers. -provides country with supreme law. -establishes basic structure of government, defines powers and duties.
Responda
  • a. Preamble
  • b. Twenty-First Amendment
  • c. Constitution
  • d. Bill of Rights

Questão 14

Questão
The effort to control or influence the conduct of government is called
Responda
  • a. politics.
  • b. constitutional law.
  • c. laissez-faire.
  • d. free market.

Questão 15

Questão
Totalitarian dictatorship is a form of this type of government.
Responda
  • a. autocracy
  • b. oligarchy
  • c. democracy
  • d. republic

Questão 16

Questão
Fundamental aspects of democracy include all of the following EXCEPT:
Responda
  • a. a literate public
  • b. an elite ruling class
  • c. a healthy economy
  • d. active citizen participation

Questão 17

Questão
Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called
Responda
  • a. an autocracy.
  • b. democracy
  • c. a monarchy
  • d. an oligarchy

Questão 18

Questão
All of the following countries have constitutional monarchs EXCEPT:
Responda
  • a. Great Britain
  • b. Japan
  • c. Saudi Arabia
  • d. Sweden

Questão 19

Questão
A republic and a representative democracy are basically the same.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 20

Questão
According to Aristotle a "good" government:
Responda
  • a. was usually a monarchy
  • b. was any government that made decisions in the interest of its people
  • c. was an oligarchy
  • d. was any government that focused on culture

Questão 21

Questão
The form of democracy we have in this country is called
Responda
  • a. direct democracy.
  • b. socialistic democracy.
  • c. constitutional democracy.
  • d. representative democracy.

Questão 22

Questão
What are the two types of democracies?
Responda
  • a. representative and sharing
  • b. direct and representative
  • c. indirect and sharing
  • d. direct and sharing

Questão 23

Questão
The Internet seems especially suited to satisfy which of these needs in a democracy?
Responda
  • a. to control the lives of citizens
  • b. to be informed about the many different institutions and policies of the government
  • c. the need for accurate, and always reliable, information on which to base decisions
  • d. the need for an uneducated elite to run the government

Questão 24

Questão
What is not part of the foundations of democracy?
Responda
  • a. equality of all persons
  • b. worth of the individual
  • c. majority rules, minority rights
  • d.lack of individual freedom

Questão 25

Questão
Which of the following illustrates the concept of equality of opportunity?
Responda
  • a. Public schools may not exclude students because of their sex or race.
  • b. Citizens must obey the tax laws but may work to change them.
  • c. Government may limit the beliefs and ideas of individuals.
  • d. Senators consider testimony both for and against Supreme Court nominees.

Questão 26

Questão
In order to get laws passed this is an absolute necessity.
Responda
  • a. debate
  • b. secret ballot voting
  • c. compromise
  • d. cloture

Questão 27

Questão
Democracy’s belief in the worth of the individual is indirectly reflected in the..
Responda
  • a. Internet.
  • b. law of supply and demand.
  • c. free enterprise system.
  • d. necessity of compromise.

Questão 28

Questão
The Internet gave the public more access to political information.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 29

Questão
In a democracy, each minority has a right to..
Responda
  • a. determine public policy.
  • b. criticize the majority.
  • c. be heard.
  • d. both b and c.

Questão 30

Questão
This state had a successful experience with Internet voting in 2000.
Responda
  • a. California
  • b. New York
  • c. New Mexico
  • d. Arizona

Questão 31

Questão
The government’s involvement in economy serves what two purposes?
Responda
  • a. to protect the public and control prices
  • b. to control the prices and protect private enterprise
  • c. protect private enterprise and control inventory
  • d. to protect the public and preserve private enterprise

Questão 32

Questão
For what reason might the ruler(s) in a dictatorship feel threatened by the existence of the Internet?
Responda
  • a. The Internet might not be accessible to everyone.
  • b. The Internet might provide a forum through which people could unite and rebel.
  • c. The Internet can be unreliable.
  • d. The Internet can inform, but only when citizens make the effort to utilize its resources.

Questão 33

Questão
This man provided a philosophy for capitalism.
Responda
  • a. John Locke
  • b. Benjamin Franklin
  • c. Adam Smith
  • d. Thomas Hobbes

Questão 34

Questão
Under the command economy who decides the answers to the three questions that all economic systems must answer?
Responda
  • a. government
  • b. people
  • c. politicians who have been voted into office.

Questão 35

Questão
An economic system in which the government makes all decisions about how goods and services are produced and distributed is called --
Responda
  • a. Free Enterprise
  • b. Mercantilism
  • c. Socialism
  • d. Communism

Questão 36

Questão
The economic system in which freedom of choice is emphasized is
Responda
  • a. capitalism.
  • b. command economy.
  • c. socialism.
  • d. communism.

Questão 37

Questão
The United States has this type of economic system.
Responda
  • a. democratic socialist
  • b. mixed-market economy
  • c. command economy
  • d. socialist

Questão 38

Questão
An economic system in which individual choice determines how goods and services are produced and distributed is called --
Responda
  • a. Communism
  • b. Mercantilism
  • c. Socialism
  • d. Free Enterprise

Questão 39

Questão
The economic system in which freedom of choice is emphasized is
Responda
  • a. capitalism.
  • b. command economy.
  • c. socialism.
  • d. communism.

Questão 40

Questão
The United States has this type of economic system.
Responda
  • a. democratic socialist
  • b. mixed-market economy
  • c. command economy
  • d. socialist

Questão 41

Questão
An economic system in which individual choice determines how goods and services are produced and distributed is called --
Responda
  • a. Communism
  • b. Mercantilism
  • c. Socialism
  • d. Free Enterprise

Questão 42

Questão
Bourgeoisie
Responda
  • a. Laissez-faire
  • b. Capitalists
  • c. Workers
  • d. Communism
  • e. Capitalism

Questão 43

Questão
What economy includes a laissez-faire ideal with government involvement to ensure competition fairness and protects public interest?
Responda
  • a. communism
  • b. mixed economy
  • c. socialism
  • d. republic

Questão 44

Questão
What economic idea did the US adopt from Adam Smith?
Responda
  • a. monopolies
  • b. communism
  • c. socialism
  • d. laissez-faire

Questão 45

Questão
A hands-off attitude-
Responda
  • a. socialism
  • b. Laissez- faire
  • c. command economy
  • d. representative democracy

Questão 46

Questão
From its one chamber, the ____ legislature of the Second Continental Congress exercised both legislative and executive powers.
Responda
  • a. bicameral
  • b. ratification
  • c. unicameral
  • d. Federalists

Questão 47

Questão
The Petition of Right forbids the mandatory quartering of troops in private homes, this is part of the U.S. Bill of Rights in this amendment.
Responda
  • a. 1st
  • b. 2nd
  • c. 3rd
  • d. 4th

Questão 48

Questão
System in which elected officials act in the interest of the people
Responda
  • a. Anti- Federalists
  • b. Connecticut Compromise
  • c. Representative government
  • d. Petition of Right

Questão 49

Questão
The US Constitution is based upon which of the following documents?
Responda
  • a. English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta and Stamp Act
  • b. Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, The Petition of Right
  • c. Magna Carta, The Petition of Right, Charter Colony
  • d. English Bill of Rights, The Petition of Right, and Stamp Act

Questão 50

Questão
Who gives the authority to colonize in a charter colony?
Responda
  • a. the king
  • b. the president
  • c. the church
  • d. the people

Questão 51

Questão
A bicameral legislature is best described as a __________.
Responda
  • a. single house legislature
  • b. legislature which is composed of two chambers
  • c. congress with absolute power
  • d. senate that reports to the monarch

Questão 52

Questão
The ___________ was signed by King Charles I in 1628 and declared that even the monarch was subject to the law of the land.
Responda
  • a. Intolerable Acts.
  • b. Petition of Right.
  • c. Stamp Act of 1765.
  • d. English Bill of Rights.

Questão 53

Questão
The Magna Carta had this specific effect on the monarchy.
Responda
  • a. it strengthened it
  • b. it abolished it
  • c. it stated that the King was not above the law
  • d. it stated that the King was just another noble

Questão 54

Questão
Which of the following documents originally challenged the idea of the divine rights of kings? a. The Petition of Right b. English Bill of Rights c. Magna Carta d. United States Bill of Rights
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 55

Questão
The landmark English document that guaranteed due process is: a. Bill of Rights c. Constitution b. Magna Carta d. The Petition of Right
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 56

Questão
Which of the following BEST describes a social contract as defined by Western philosophers in the 18th century? A. a contract that forces people to release all of their liberty in exchange for basic services B. By rejecting any form of government, people should have a contract amongst themselves to maintain peace and order. C. A social contract ensures that a monarch will provide its people basic services like education and protection from enemies. D. people consenting to a form of government, which implies that an individual releases some liberty for the common good
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 57

Questão
A(n) __________ is a way of thinking or a set of ideas about particular subjects. A. philosophy B. theorem C. proof D. axiom
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 58

Questão
Which statement BEST describes the philosophy of John Locke? A. There is no need for government since natural law will ensure that humanity continues to progress. B. Governments should have separation of powers to ensure their citizens retain the greatest possible liberty. C. Monarchies, because of their divine blessings, ensure that civilization progresses to its maximum potential. D. Because they should be accountable to the people, governments must protect the natural rights of its citizens or else be overthrown.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 59

Questão
In The Spirit of the Laws (1748), __________ argues that any government, if it is to protect the liberty of its citizens, needs __________. A. Rousseau . . . a strong legislature B. Montesquieu . . . a separation of powers C. Locke . . . a strong monarch to serve as a father figure D. Filmer . . . a constitution in which rights are explicitly outlined
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 60

Questão
Enlightenment philosophers employed __________ to distill scientific truths through experimentation and observation. A. Greek mythology B. Galilean proofs C. religious philosophy D. scientific method
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 61

Questão
Which statement BEST describes a social contract? A. an implied agreement between citizens and government in which citizens release some liberty to government for the good of society B. a contract between local residents and providers of basic services like water and energy C. an understanding that the judiciary branch of government will be wholly independent of the other branches of government D. an agreement between citizens and their government in which governments will provide safety, shelter, and basic services in exchange for most of their citizens’ liberty
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 62

Questão
Which statement BEST explains why the “divine right of kings” theory conflicted with the idea of a social contract? A. The divine right of kings theory bound people to a religion, which, according to Rousseau and Locke, went against natural law. B. Social contracts required the consent of every individual in society, which meant kings had to obey the will of the majority. C. Because divine right of kings awarded absolute power to monarchs as leaders of society, there could not be a true consent of the people. D. As a purely Catholic idea, the divine right of kings theory conflicted with the Protestant theory of a social contract.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 63

Questão
Which statement about the “divine right of kings” theory is FALSE? A. Its followers viewed kings as the fathers of society. B. Its adherents believed that government was critical to the “Great Chain of Being.” C. It held that submission to the patriarchal authority was the key to political obligation. D. Its followers believed that governments should be modeled after the ancient Greek and Roman governments.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 64

Questão
Each statement is true of the Enlightenment EXCEPT: A. It sought to justify the divine right of kings. B. It influenced the American Founding Fathers. C. It began in Western Europe in the 18th century. D. It was heavily influenced by the histories of ancient civilizations.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 65

Questão
Which statement about the relationship between Enlightenment philosophers and the philosophy of Robert Filmer is TRUE? A. Filmer suggested that governments represent the will of the majority, whereas Enlightenment thinkers advocated for minority rights. B. Filmer argued for a strong monarchy, whereas Enlightenment philosophers claimed that government was not necessary because natural law would allow society to advance. C. Enlightenment philosophers advocated government systems that protected the natural rights of man, whereas Filmer argued that people would be lost without the paternal monarch. D. Enlightenment philosophers advocated monarchical governments in which a central king would ensure the rights of the people, whereas Filmer argued for representative democracy.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 66

Questão
For the most part, the Declaration of Independence was an attack on the actions of: a. the colonial governments c. the King of England b. the English Parliament d. the people of England
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 67

Questão
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress? a. to discuss independence from England c. to discuss the taxing situation with England and repeal taxation laws b. to discuss the new government for the United States d. to discuss the new name for the union
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 68

Questão
The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the a. Constitution. b. Petition of Right. c. Declaration of Rights. d. Declaration of Independence.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 69

Questão
From the formation of the New England Confederation to that of the Second Continental Congress, the colonists became progressively a. better organized. b. more defiant. c. both a and b d. none of the above
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 70

Questão
The first State constitutions, adopted after independence, a. placed most authority with the State governors. b. provided for lengthy terms for elective offices. c. placed most authority with the State legislatures. d. extended voting rights to all adult State residents.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 71

Questão
For all intent and purpose, the Declaration of Independence was a statement claiming that the King of England had broken Locke's social contract.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 72

Questão
This colonial self-governing collective body was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. a. The New England Confederation c. The Stamp Act Congress b. The Penn Intercolonial Cooperation Plan d. The Albany Plan of Union
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 73

Questão
The first State constitutions focused mainly on a. outlining the causes of the Revolution. b. limiting governmental power. c. establishing a unitary system of government. d. abolishing restrictions on the legislature.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 74

Questão
This body has control when a society has popular sovereignty. a. the aristocracy c. the wealthy b. the army d. the people
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 75

Questão
A common feature of the first state constitutions was: a. trial by jury c. freedom of assembly b. popular sovereignty d. due process
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 76

Questão
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention ended the slave trade effective immediately following the ratification of the Constitution.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 77

Questão
The plan which created the three branches of government and also the bicameral legislature gave more power to states with high populations. Name the plan. a. Virginia Plan c. New Jersey Plan b. New York Plan d. Massachusetts Plan
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 78

Questão
Connecticut Compromise, New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan
Responda
  • a. State representation proposals
  • b. features of charter colonies
  • c. trade regulation proposals
  • d. anti-federalist objections to the constitution

Questão 79

Questão
The success of which plan led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787? a. Albany Plan of Union b. Second Continental Congress's "plan of confederation" c. interstate plan for regulating trade between Virginia and Maryland d. compromise reached between the Virginia and New Jersey plans
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 80

Questão
The convention decided to make a compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. What was the name of the plan? a. New York Plan c. Massachusetts Plan b. Connecticut Plan d. Florida Plan
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 81

Questão
When crafting the new Constitution, the Framers drew from their experiences with which of the following? a. the governments of ancient Greece and Rome b. the writings of Rousseau and Locke c. their own State governments d. all of the above
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 82

Questão
This plan of government first proposed the idea of three separate branches. a. Connecticut plan c. New Jersey plan b. Virginia plan d. Rhode Island plan
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 83

Questão
What was the compromise that dealt with the northern states’ concern of southern states using slaves as part of the counted population thus influencing their representation in Congress? a. One-Half Compromise c. Three-Fifths Compromise b. One-Quarter Compromise d. One-Fourth Compromise
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 84

Questão
This plan of government first proposed the idea of a plural executive branch. a. Connecticut Compromise c. New Jersey plan b. Virginia plan d. Rhode Island plan
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 85

Questão
The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with the issue of: a. commerce c. women’s rights b. taxation d. slavery
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 86

Questão
What were the two sides in the fight for ratification? a. Federalists and Anti-Federalists c. Whigs and Democrats b. Democrats and Anti-Federalists d. Whigs and Federalist
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 87

Questão
What compromise did the Federalists make in order to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York? a. to include a grievance list in the Constitution c. to count slaves as a whole person b. to include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution d. to have representation based on population in the higher house
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 88

Questão
The Federalist Papers were written by Thomas Jefferson.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 89

Questão
The Anti-federalists were against ratification of the constitution mostly because: a. they were anarchists c. they felt the states should have less power b. their experiences under British rule d. they were against proportional representation
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 90

Questão
Virginia ratified the constitution with the help of all of the following men EXCEPT: a. Washington c. Henry b. Jefferson d. Madison
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 91

Questão
What two states were not part of the nine needed to legally ratify the Constitution but were sought for ratification in order to ensure a strong backing of the Constitution? a. Virginia and New Jersey c. New York and Connecticut b. New Jersey and Connecticut d. New York and Virginia
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 92

Questão
When New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the constitution the debate ended.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 93

Questão
A key aspect of ratification in both Virginia and New York was: a. a promise to end slavery immediately c. a promise of a bill of rights to follow b. a promise to give women political rights d. a promise to give everyone over the age of 21 the right to vote
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 94

Questão
those for whom the Constitution represented a too-powerful central government
Responda
  • A. Anti-federalists
  • B. Boycott
  • C. proprietary colonies
  • D. Petition of right

Questão 95

Questão
Anti-Federalists complained that the delegates of the Constitutional Convention created a document that served the special interests of the _______ only. a. merchants c. wealthy b. farmers d. industrialists
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 96

Questão
U.S. Constitutions 3 parts- -preamble - ???? -amendments a. Bill of Rights c. Essays b. Articles d. Sections
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 97

Questão
Direct election of senators to Congress occurred because of: a. the original wording in article one c. the bill of rights b. the original wording in article two d. a constitutional amendment
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 98

Questão
The US president can check Congress by [blank_start]______[blank_end] legislation.
Responda
  • vetoing

Questão 99

Questão
How did the framers ensure that one branch would not have more power over any other branch? a. Two of three branches must agree before any legislation is passed. c. There is a system of checks and balances between the three branches. b. Both congress and judicial branches check on the executive branch. d. Congress checks on judicial branch and presidential branch but has no one to check on them.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 100

Questão
Extradition, which gives a state an opportunity to send fugitives from one state back to the state seeking them, is contained in this article. a. article three c. article five b. article four d. article two
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 101

Questão
___________ elevated the Supreme Court to a higher status, balancing the powers of the other branches. a. Enumerated powers c. Constitutional amendment b. Judicial review d. Judicial activism
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 102

Questão
Which principle grants the president the authority to appoint federal judges? a. judicial review c. federalism b. popular sovereignty d. checks and balances
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 103

Questão
Article II of the Constitution
Responda
  • A. appeal to congress
  • B. Describes the executive branch
  • C. Bankruptcy
  • D. Protects freedom of speech

Questão 104

Questão
The Constitution is based on the concept of a. expressed powers. c. popular sovereignty. b. judicial activism. d. jurisdiction.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 105

Questão
The full faith and credit clause, allowing states to recognize legal procedures such as marriage, is contained in this article. a. article three c. article five b. article four d. article six
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 106

Questão
Why would the framers want Congress to be more powerful than the executive branch? a. because it was in control of making laws b. because it was smaller than the judicial branch c. because it is the biggest branch and divided power amongst the most amount of people d. because it deals with the foreign heads of state
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 107

Questão
The executive branch has expanded its powers through what? a. federal bureaucracies c. create new laws giving the executive more power b. changing of the Constitution d. congressional sessions
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 108

Questão
An example of a congressional enumerated power is ___________________. a. a power numbered in the Constitution c. a power granted by the president b. a power implied by the Constitution d. a power specified by judicial review
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 109

Questão
To protect liberty and specify its powers, the Framers gave Congress
Responda
  • A) expressed powers
  • B) judicial reviews
  • C) executive powers
  • D) judicial restraint

Questão 110

Questão
The Supreme Court would have original jurisdiction over which of the following cases. a. Los Angeles v New York City b. United States v Canada c. Canada v France d. Florida v California
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 111

Questão
This is the current number of members in the House of Representatives. a. 100 c. 435 b. 335 d. 535
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 112

Questão
The "necessary and proper clause", which gives Congress broad power in lawmaking, is also known as the _________. a. due process clause c. elastic clause b. establishment clause d. free exercise clause
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 113

Questão
The judicial branch of government received the majority of its structure and power from _____________________. a. Article II of the U.S. Constitution c. the court case "McCulloch v. Maryland" b. the Judiciary Act of 1789 d. state court cases
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 114

Questão
Article II of the Constitution is important because it ___________. a. describes expressed powers c. describes the executive branch b. describes enumerated powers d. describes the legislative branch
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 115

Questão
All of the following are powers of the president EXCEPT ___________. a. he can declare war c. he can pardon people convicted of federal offenses b. he gives the state of the Union message d. he is commander-in-chief of the armed forces
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 116

Questão
Who decides how states will ratify the amendments? a. Congress c. Justices b. President d. States
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 117

Questão
One way the Founders provided for change in the Constitution was to describe how to a. provide judicial restraint. c. amend the Constitution. b. ratify the Constitution. d. impeach presidents.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 118

Questão
There are two ways to propose an amendment, one is by receiving two-thirds votes from Congress, the second is by a a. Congressional petition. c. presidential order. b. Supreme Court rule. d. national convention.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 119

Questão
appeal to congress
Responda
  • A. elastic clause
  • B. trial
  • C. veto
  • D. petition

Questão 120

Questão
Agreements between heads of state
Responda
  • A. treaty
  • B. executive agreement
  • C. poll tax
  • D. jurisdiction

Questão 121

Questão
All formal constitutional amendments must be proposed by Congress.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 122

Questão
How many ways can the Constitution be amended? a. 1 c. 3 b. 2 d. 4
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 123

Questão
agreement between nations
Responda
  • A. poll tax
  • B. treaty
  • C. supreme court
  • D. veto

Questão 124

Questão
The only method of amending the Constitution that has been used to date is by a. judicial activism. c. national convention. b. petition. d. two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 125

Questão
amendment approval
Responda
  • A. appeal
  • B. ratification
  • C. treaty
  • D. impeachment

Questão 126

Questão
How many amendments have been added since the first ten? a. 15 c. 17 b. 16 d. 18
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 127

Questão
Why was the 24th Amendment important to voters? a. It abolished poll taxes so every citizen who registered could vote. c. It created a new way to vote. b. It allowed anyone to vote. d. It created an easier way to vote.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 128

Questão
The first 10 amendments are called the a. Bill of Rights. c. Preamble. b. Constitution. d. enumerated Articles.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 129

Questão
What are the first ten amendments called? a. Declaration of Independence c. Freedom Amendments b. Bill of Rights d. Articles
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 130

Questão
If you were mistreated by a police officer during a routine traffic stop without just cause, this 5th amendment right was probably violated. a. double jeopardy c. self-incrimination b. due process d. eminent domain
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 131

Questão
The ______________ Amendment incorporated the Bill of Rights into law at the state level. a. Sixteenth b. Fourteenth c. Tenth d. Ninth
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 132

Questão
How did the 12th Amendment change the electoral process? a. It allowed the President to choose a Vice President after the election. b. It combined the vote for President and Vice President in the electoral college. c. It established separate ballots for the President and Vice President in the electoral college. d. It established that the runner-up would become Vice President.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 133

Questão
First amendment
Responda
  • A. impeachment
  • B. ratification
  • C. protects free speech
  • D. bankruptcy

Questão 134

Questão
How did the Twenty-first Amendment affect the Eighteenth Amendment? a. changed its venue c. repealed it b. supported it d. ratified it
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 135

Questão
The 4th Amendment allows search warrants to be issued for specific purposes, looking for a specific item or items that are thought to be illegal.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 136

Questão
foreign-born, noncitizen
Responda
  • A. picketing
  • B. libel
  • C. alien
  • D. sedition

Questão 137

Questão
The Due Process Clause guarantees that a. the National Government will not interfere with constitutional rights. b. States are not bound by their State constitutions in matters of individual rights. c. States will not deny people any basic or essential liberties. d. State governments will police the National Government.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 138

Questão
What is the belief about rights under a limited government? a. rights are relative not absolute c. rights are needed for civilization b. rights are given not earned d. rights are unable to be given to all people
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 139

Questão
Individual rights were included in the Constitution because a. conflicts between individuals and the government remained unsolved. b. the people demanded a listing of rights. c. the distinction between civil rights and civil liberties had to be made. d. people did not want the government to have any authority over them.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 140

Questão
A person may do as he or she chooses in this country a. because the Constitution guarantees that right. b. because the Supreme Court has ruled that to be a right. c. as long as that person does not infringe on the rights of others. d. as long as that person does not criticize others.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 141

Questão
Which of the following statements about civil rights is NOT true? a. Each person's rights are relative to the rights of others. b. Rights sometimes conflict with one another. c. Some rights may be limited in wartime. d. Rights are extended only to citizens.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 142

Questão
All of the following are examples of individual rights EXCEPT: a. Yelling fire in a crowded gymnasium during a high school basketball game when there isn’t actually a fire. c. Holding a silent protest outside of a bank after they have laid-off 500 employees. b. Printing an editorial regarding the quality of food served in hospitals. d. Organizing a protest rally within the United States against the actions of a foreign government.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 143

Questão
The 10 amendments known as the Bill of Rights were originally intended as restrictions against a. the already existing States. b. any new States that would enter the Union. c. the new National Government. d. both the National Government and State governments.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 144

Questão
All of the following stand as proof of the American commitment to freedom EXCEPT a. the Declaration of Independence. b. the Preamble to the Constitution. c. the Bill of Rights. d. Article II of the Constitution.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 145

Questão
Private schools that are church-related are known as ____ schools.
Responda
  • A. prior restraint
  • B. parochial
  • C. assemble
  • D. symbolic speech

Questão 146

Questão
The Supreme Court has held that the key factor in determining whether or not released time programs are constitutional is a. what students do during those programs. b. when the programs are held. c. where those programs are held. d. who attends the programs.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 147

Questão
protects the right to hold one's own religious beliefs
Responda
  • A. Free exercise clause
  • B. civil liberties
  • C. civil rights
  • D. symbolic speech

Questão 148

Questão
A democracy must allow freedom of expression, otherwise a. a dictatorship cannot exist. b. office seekers cannot run for office. c. government will collapse. d. democracy does not really exist.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 149

Questão
According to the "Lemon test", public tax dollars could be used to purchase bibles as long as they were used for literary purposes.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 150

Questão
To determine whether or not to provide public aid to parochial schools, local and federal courts use the Lemon test, which adheres to three standards including all of the following except a. Funds must be used for secular purposes only. b. The primary effect must neither inhibit nor advance religion. c. Student acceptance to and attendance of the school must not be determined by religious beliefs. d. The government must avoid any excessive entanglement.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 151

Questão
Government has encouraged religion in the United States in all of the following ways EXCEPT a. by allowing the establishment of a national religion. b. by exempting church property from taxes. c. by installing a chaplain in the navy. d. by opening each session of Congress with a prayer.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 152

Questão
The distinction the Court has made between prayer in Congress or in State legislatures, and prayer in public schools, is based largely on a. the religion of those being led in prayer. b. the doctrine expressed in the prayer. c. whether the prayer in any way threatens the public safety. d. whether the prayer advances religion.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 153

Questão
The ____ sets up the separation between church and state.
Responda
  • A. Establishment clause
  • B. slander
  • C. libel
  • D. Free Exercise Clause

Questão 154

Questão
The establishment clause has been interpreted differently depending upon time, place and location (just to give some examples).
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 155

Questão
Government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed is called ____.
Responda
  • A. libel
  • B. prior restraint
  • C. Alien
  • D. seditious speech

Questão 156

Questão
In Schenk v. United States __________________ was limited. a. freedom of assembly c. the right to bear arms b. freedom of religion d. free speech
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 157

Questão
What is the limitation placed upon journalists when printing a story? a. prior restraint c. slander b. shield law d. libel
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 158

Questão
Which of the following statements about prior restraint is TRUE? a. Prior restraints are usually upheld by the Supreme Court. b. The Constitution guarantees the right of prior restraint. c. The Supreme Court has only rarely upheld prior restraints. d. Prior restraints are necessary to prevent censorship.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 159

Questão
What was the presidential power given by the Alien and Sedition Act? a. power to imprison any person caught engaging in sedition speech c. power to describe what is considered acceptable speech b. power to bar any alien from applying for citizenship d. power to deport undesirable aliens
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 160

Questão
What does seditious speech target? a. talk of trying to recall a congressman c. obscene language b. talk of overthrowing the government d. extreme religious speech
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 161

Questão
Seditious speech is speech that urges others to a. disagree with the government in public. b. vote against the government. c. overthrow the government. d. support the party out of power.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 162

Questão
How is confidentiality protected for a reporter when trying to uncover unfavorable information? a. justice review c. confidentiality clause b. shield law d. journalist law
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 163

Questão
Reporters use which of the following to argue against being forced to testify in court or to reveal their sources? a. the prohibition against seditious speech b. the 1st Amendment guarantee of the free exchange of ideas c. the prohibition of prior restraint d. the 1st Amendment protection of the expression of unpopular views
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 164

Questão
In deciding cases involving laws against sedition, the Supreme Court has a. developed the "clear and present danger" rule. b. established the excessive entanglement standard. c. upheld the Alien and Sedition acts of 1798. d. upheld the constitutionality of all such laws.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 165

Questão
Without this freedom there would be no political parties and no interest groups to influence the action of government. a. freedom of religion c. freedom to libel b. freedom of assembly d. freedom to slander
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 166

Questão
In the case of _______________, police actions were supported by the Supreme Court in their attempt to keep peace after a threat was made on the individual exercising his right to freedom of speech. a. DeJonge v. Oregon c. Adderly v. Florida b. Gregory v. Chicago d. Feiner v. New York
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 167

Questão
Holocaust survivors in Skokie illustrated a free speech and assembly problem called the a. public veto law. c. heckler's veto. b. freedom of assembly veto. d. parade permit law.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 168

Questão
Which of the following is not a public assembly that has limits placed upon the event? a. picketing c. parades b. private property displays d. demonstrations
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 169

Questão
The Nazi demonstration in Skokie, Illinois was particularly explosive because many residents were survivors of this. a. WW I c. Wounded Knee b. WW II d. the Holocaust
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 170

Questão
The 1937 Supreme Court ruling in DeJonge v. Oregon established two legal principles involving which two amendments? a. First and Fifth c. First and Fourteenth b. Fifth and Fourteenth d. Second and Fifth
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 171

Questão
What is needed in order to be able to picket on public property? a. at least 20 people c. permits b. controversial topic d. pay a fee in order to have that right
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 172

Questão
Labor unions have the right to a. veto public law. c. use the heckler's veto. b. picket. d. use violence when on strike.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 173

Questão
“It is one thing to say that the police cannot be used as an instrument for the suppression of unpopular views, and another to say that, when as here the speaker passes the bounds of argument and undertakes incitement to riot, they are powerless to prevent a breach of peace.” —Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, 1951 Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson’s writings in Feiner v. New York conclude that freedom of speech must be protected at all costs, including a breach of the peace.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 174

Questão
has the power to dispatch federal troops to restore order to or provide protection to the states
Responda
  • A. Senate
  • B. President
  • C. Republican
  • D. Federalists

Questão 175

Questão
For a territory to be admitted to the Union, the first step was for Congress to pass a. the state constitution. c. a sunshine law. b. an enabling act. d. a sunset law.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 176

Questão
Which of the following is not a concurrent power shared by the federal and state governments? a. granting citizenship c. holding courts b. taxing d. defining criminal acts
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 177

Questão
The national government's control of immigration is an example of a. concurrent powers. c. inherent powers. b. delegated powers. d. expressed powers.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 178

Questão
Why do Constitutional laws have more power than the state laws? a. The Constitution is older. c. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. b. The Constitution is supported by the president. d. The Constitution is closed to interpretation therefore more effective.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 179

Questão
The power of the national government to declare war is most likely this specific power. a. expressed c. concurrent b. reserved d. denied
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 180

Questão
As the US was growing at the end of the 19th century how were the states’ admissions controlled? a. Compromise of 1850 c. Stamps Act b. Enabling Act d. Compromise of Kansas-Nebraska
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 181

Questão
system of government which guarantees each state representation at the national level.
Responda
  • A. federalism
  • B. socialism
  • C. communism
  • D. nationalism

Questão 182

Questão
powers directly granted to the national government by the Constitution
Responda
  • A. expressed
  • B. reserved
  • C. concurrent
  • D. implied

Questão 183

Questão
Which of the following is a state right guaranteed by the federal government? a. taxation equal for everyone c. free monies to create programs b. protection for the state citizens d. equal pay for all
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 184

Questão
What is the process called when a fugitive flees to another state and is apprehended then sent back to the original state in which they fled? a. extradition c. defense b. fugitive d. assimilation
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 185

Questão
The Constitution requires states to settle their disputes without a. the use of force. c. enabling acts. b. extradition. d. civil lawsuits.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 186

Questão
An agreement between states is called a. a public act. c. the sunshine law. b. a judicial proceeding. d. an interstate compact.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 187

Questão
Civil laws passed by state legislatures are called a. public acts. c. enabling acts. b. resolutions. d. criminal laws.
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Questão 188

Questão
When one state asks another to return a fugitive from justice it is called: a. deportation c. extradition b. immunities d. compacts
Responda
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

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