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American Democracy Now, 6e (Harrison)

Chapter 2   The Constitution

 

1) Which of these countries employs an unwritten constitution?

1. A) the United States
2. B) Great Britain
3. C) France
4. D) Sweden
5. E) Germany

 

Answer:  B

Section:  What is a Constitution?

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

2) Which of these features is contained within written constitutions?

1. A) mission statements
2. B) descriptions of foundational structures
3. C) identification of core bodies
4. D) details of essential operating procedures
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  What is a Constitution?

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

3) How many foundational government bodies, or branches, are described by the U.S. Constitution?

1. A) one
2. B) two
3. C) three
4. D) four
5. E) six

 

Answer:  C

Section:  What is a Constitution?

Bloom’s:  Remember

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

4) According to the Constitution,

1. A) the legislature enforces the law.
2. B) the executive makes the law.
3. C) the Supreme Court interprets the law.
4. D) the bureaucrats make the law.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  What is a Constitution?

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

5) Indentured servants were those who worked for a number of years

1. A) for a master in America, then returned to Europe.
2. B) for a master in America who had paid for their passage.
3. C) for a master in America after being transported against their will.
4. D) in America, then gained access to land and other property.
5. E) for a master in America, then left for the Caribbean and Mexico.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

6) Which of the following best represents the eighteenth-century colonists’ desire for government by the people?

1. A) popular sovereignty
2. B) representational democracy
3. C) universal suffrage
4. D) government established to protect the people’s liberties
5. E) a two-tiered system of government, with power split between Britain and the colonies

 

Answer:  A

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

7) In the two-tiered system of colonial government in the early eighteenth century, which group had authority over day-to-day matters?

1. A) local officials and assemblies
2. B) Parliament
3. C) governors appointed by royal authority
4. D) the king
5. E) the British cabinet

 

Answer:  A

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

8) In the two-tiered system of colonial government in the early eighteenth century, which group had authority to enact laws that applied both to colonists and to people in Great Britain?

1. A) local officials and assemblies
2. B) Parliament
3. C) governors appointed by royal authority
4. D) the king
5. E) the British cabinet

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

9) The Seven Years’ War was fought between

1. A) Britain and Holland.
2. B) Britain and Russia.
3. C) Britain and France.
4. D) Britain and Spain.
5. E) Britain and Portugal.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

Bloom’s:  Remember

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

10) After the Sugar and Stamp Acts were imposed by Britain’s Parliament, what proved to be the colonists’ “single and most valuable tool, short of war”?

1. A) protests
2. B) supplying the British soldiers
3. C) boycotting
4. D) women who provided homegrown or homespun textiles
5. E) None of these answers is correct.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

11) Which of the following chronologies is correct?

1. A) Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Duties Act
2. B) Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Duties Act
3. C) Declaratory Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Duties Act
4. D) Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Duties Act
5. E) Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Duties Act

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

Bloom’s:  Understand

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

12) In 1772, which colony formed the first Committee of Correspondence, which called for rebellion and organized acts of resistance and protest toward the British?

1. A) New Hampshire
2. B) Virginia
3. C) Maryland
4. D) Massachusetts
5. E) All of these colonies were involved in creating the first Committee of Correspondence.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

13) In 1770, about how many British soldiers were quartered among the civilians living in Boston?

1. A) about thirty
2. B) a hundred or so
3. C) nearly five hundred
4. D) thousands
5. E) The number is unknown.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

14) Who formed the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence in 1772?

1. A) John Hancock
2. B) Paul Revere
3. C) Patrick Henry
4. D) Samuel Adams
5. E) Benjamin Franklin

 

Answer:  D

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

15) Which group gained a monopoly over the tea trade after the passage of the Tea Act (1773)?

1. A) a shipping cartel led by John Hancock
2. B) the East India Tea Company
3. C) business interests connected to King George III
4. D) French and Dutch traders
5. E) Mohawk Indians

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

16) What repercussion followed the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773?

1. A) passage of the Coercive Acts
2. B) closure of the port of Boston
3. C) imposition of martial law
4. D) prohibition of the colonial assembly and town meetings
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

17) Which of the following chronological sequences of events is correct?

1. A) Boston Tea Party; First Continental Congress; Declaration of Independence
2. B) Shays’s Rebellion; Annapolis Convention; Declaration of Independence
3. C) Declaration of Independence; Stamp Act; Philadelphia Convention
4. D) Articles of Confederation; Declaration of Independence; Annapolis Convention
5. E) First Continental Congress; Stamp Act; Articles of Confederation

 

Answer:  A

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

18) In September 1774, all colonies sent delegates to the First Continental Congress EXCEPT

1. A) Delaware.
2. B) Georgia.
3. C) Rhode Island.
4. D) New York.
5. E) New Hampshire.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

19) The assembled delegates at the Second Continental Congress

1. A) called for a truce in the hostilities with the British.
2. B) demanded participation in Parliament’s policy-making processes.
3. C) empowered Congress to function as an independent government.
4. D) adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

20) According to Thomas Paine’s CommonSense, ________ was the only option that would ensure American liberty and religious freedom.

1. A) diplomacy
2. B) civil disobedience
3. C) parliamentary representation
4. D) popular protest
5. E) war

 

Answer:  E

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

21) At the Second Continental Congress, who argued that “these united Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent States”?

1. A) Richard Henry Lee
2. B) Thomas Jefferson
3. C) James Madison
4. D) John Hancock
5. E) Samuel Adams

 

Answer:  A

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

22) Which of the following is a central principle of the Declaration of Independence?

1. A) All men are equal.
2. B) Natural rights are derived from the consent of the governed.
3. C) Freedom is derived from the right to vote.
4. D) All men must relinquish their inalienable rights to the authority of the sovereign.
5. E) All men deserve the right to vote and gain parliamentary representation based on population numbers.

 

Answer:  A

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

23) Which of these dates marked the War for Independence?

1. A) 1756–1763
2. B) 1765–1775
3. C) 1770–1780
4. D) 1775–1783
5. E) 1776–1785

 

Answer:  D

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

24) Which of these states enacted state constitutions in 1777?

1. A) New York, Georgia, and Vermont
2. B) Georgia, Massachusetts, and Vermont
3. C) New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
4. D) Connecticut, Georgia, and Rhode Island
5. E) Vermont, Georgia, and Massachusetts

 

Answer:  A

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

25) Which of the following is NOT an element of the Declaration of Independence?

1. A) All men are created equal.
2. B) Governments should be based on the consent of the governed.
3. C) The rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are paramount.
4. D) Citizens have the duty to abolish a government that does not protect their rights.
5. E) Men and women should have equal rights.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

26) In what way were the new state constitutions revolutionary?

1. A) They were unwritten but strictly followed, unlike the English constitution.
2. B) They were the accumulation of laws written over time and based on customs and traditions.
3. C) They were adopted whole at a specific moment in time.
4. D) They established independence, yet still submitted to the rule of a king.
5. E) They lacked the specified principles and structures of previous constitutions.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

27) Bicameral legislatures contain two separate parts, known as

1. A) departments.
2. B) chambers.
3. C) houses.
4. D) parliaments.
5. E) bodies.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

28) The state constitutions written after the Declaration of Independence were

1. A) written under the guidance of Thomas Jefferson.
2. B) specifically required to have bicameral legislatures.
3. C) invalidated once the Constitution was ratified.
4. D) designed to preserve natural rights.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

29) How many governing bodies were created for the United States within the Articles of Confederation?

1. A) one
2. B) two
3. C) three
4. D) four
5. E) six

 

Answer:  A

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

30) Which of the following statements reflects the constitutional structure within the Articles of Confederation (1781–1789)?

1. A) Approval of policies and treaty ratification required nine affirmative votes.
2. B) State courts retained jurisdiction over most legal matters, except in cases of interstate conflict.
3. C) State governments would implement and pay for congressionally approved policies.
4. D) Any constitutional amendments required unanimous approval of all 13 states.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

31) How could the Articles of Confederation be amended?

1. A) by a majority vote of Congress
2. B) by approval of seven of the thirteen state delegations to Congress
3. C) by approval of nine of the thirteen state delegations to Congress
4. D) by approval of eleven of the thirteen state delegations to Congress
5. E) by approval of all thirteen state delegations to Congress

 

Answer:  E

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

32) Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did NOT have the power to

1. A) negotiate treaties.
2. B) levy taxes.
3. C) appoint a presiding officer.
4. D) pass legislation.
5. E) coin money.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

33) Under the Articles of Confederation, most power rested with

1. A) Congress.
2. B) the states.
3. C) towns and cities.
4. D) the British government.
5. E) the national court system.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

34) Shays’s Rebellion was undertaken by

1. A) Revolutionary War veterans who wanted to be paid.
2. B) small farmers with large debts.
3. C) urban businessmen concerned about high taxes.
4. D) Revolutionary War veterans who wanted to be paid and small farmers with large debts.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

35) Shays’s Rebellion

1. A) was a successful revolt.
2. B) occurred after the Philadelphia Convention of 1787.
3. C) convinced many political leaders that the national government was not powerful enough.
4. D) reinforced public support for the Articles of Confederation.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  The Creation of the United States of America

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

36) Which state was the only one that did NOT send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

1. A) Georgia
2. B) Rhode Island
3. C) New York
4. D) New Jersey
5. E) Maryland

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

37) The main factor in the eventual ratification of the Constitution by the states was

1. A) the creation of the office of vice president.
2. B) the large amount of power given to the national government.
3. C) the elegant nature of the separation of powers.
4. D) the promise that a bill of rights would be added.
5. E) the inclusion of checks and balances.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

38) The “dual sovereignty” of the Constitution refers to

1. A) its provision for both a president and a vice president.
2. B) the way it pit the legislative branch against the executive branch.
3. C) the sharing of power between the national government and state governments.
4. D) the creation for the national government of both strong domestic power and strong international power.
5. E) None of these answers is correct.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

39) That national laws prevail over conflicting state laws is part of the Constitution’s

1. A) separation of powers.
2. B) supremacy clause.
3. C) checks and balances.
4. D) judiciary function.
5. E) None of these answers is correct.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

40) The president vetoing congressional legislation best illustrates

1. A) the supremacy of the federal government over state governments.
2. B) the concept of separation of powers.
3. C) the concept of checks and balances.
4. D) the wisdom of the Connecticut Compromise.
5. E) the importance of judicial review.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-03. Describe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice.

 

41) Which of the following is NOT a congressional power?

1. A) initiation of constitutional amendments
2. B) impeaching and removing the president
3. C) approving presidential appointments
4. D) appointing Supreme Court justices
5. E) overriding presidential vetoes

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-03. Describe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice.

42) Which of the following is NOT a presidential power?

1. A) calling emergency sessions of Congress
2. B) negotiating treaties
3. C) appointing federal judges
4. D) vetoing laws passed by Congress
5. E) deciding the constitutionality of laws

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-03. Describe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice.

 

 

43) At Philadelphia, who proposed the Virginia Plan, which included a three-branch government?

1. A) James Madison
2. B) William Paterson
3. C) Benjamin Franklin
4. D) George Washington
5. E) John Hancock

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

44) The Connecticut Compromise (or Great Compromise) produced

1. A) checks and balances.
2. B) the abolition of slavery.
3. C) a bicameral Congress.
4. D) separation of powers.
5. E) federalism.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

45) The writers of the Constitution devised the Electoral College as the method of choosing presidents because

1. A) direct election was impractical, due to the poor systems of communication and transportation that existed in the late 1700s.
2. B) it would shield executive power from popular majorities and Congress.
3. C) it would guarantee a majority winner.
4. D) it would give weight to the preferences of ordinary people.
5. E) the framers had a great deal of faith in the wisdom of the masses.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

46) The Constitution

1. A) protected the voting rights of all citizens.
2. B) gave the national government the power to determine who gets to vote.
3. C) gave state governments the power to determine who gets to vote.
4. D) gave local governments the power to determine who gets to vote.
5. E) did not provide for any direct election of federal office holders.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

47) What issue led to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

1. A) states’ rights
2. B) individual liberty versus federal power
3. C) slavery
4. D) foreign treaties
5. E) disagreement over separation of powers

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

48) Under the original Constitution, Congress could not ban the slave trade until

1808. A) 1808.
1809. B) 1818.
1810. C) 1828.
1811. D) 1857.
1812. E) 1865.

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-01. Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.

 

49) According to Article I of the Constitution, a proposed piece of legislation requires a ________ in both the House and Senate to become law.

1. A) simple majority vote
2. B) three-fifths majority vote
3. C) two-thirds majority vote
4. D) three-quarters majority vote
5. E) unanimous vote

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

Bloom’s:  Remember

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Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-04. Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.

 

50) According to Article II of the Constitution, which body of government is the main check of the legislative authority of Congress?

1. A) the judiciary
2. B) the executive
3. C) the president of the Senate
4. D) the Electoral College
5. E) None of these answers is correct.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-04. Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.

51) Article III of the Constitution describes the powers and structure of which of the following?

1. A) legislative branch
2. B) executive branch
3. C) judicial branch
4. D) state-to-state relations
5. E) the amendment process

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Crafting the Constitution: Compromise, Ratification, and Quick Amendment

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 02: The Constitution

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-04. Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.

 

52) Marburyv. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision that

1. A) established national supremacy.
2. B) set the precedent for judicial review.
3. C) defined the scope of state powers under the Tenth Amendment.
4. D) affirmed the necessary and proper clause.
5. E) helped to end Thomas Jefferson’s political career.

 

Answer:  B

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53) Article ________ of the Constitution details the process of constitutional amendment.

1. A) IV
2. B) V
3. C) VI
4. D) VII
5. E) VIII

 

Answer:  B

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54) Which article of the Constitution describes the process of constitutional ratification?

1. A) Article IV
2. B) Article V
3. C) Article VI
4. D) Article VII
5. E) Article VIII

 

Answer:  D

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55) Constitutional amendments are proposed in Congress by

1. A) a majority vote that can be vetoed by the president.
2. B) a two-thirds vote majority vote in both the House and Senate.
3. C) a two-thirds vote in the Senate.
4. D) a three-fourths vote in either the House or Senate.
5. E) a three-fourths vote that cannot be vetoed by the president.

 

Answer:  B

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56) Constitutional amendments can be ratified by

1. A) a two-thirds vote in Congress.
2. B) a three-fourths vote in Congress.
3. C) a two-thirds vote in either state legislatures or state conventions.
4. D) a three-fourths vote in either state legislatures or state conventions.
5. E) a unanimous vote of the president and the president’s cabinet.

 

Answer:  D

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57) TheFederalistPapers were written by

1. A) Washington, Adams, and Jefferson.
2. B) Madison, Hamilton, and Jay.
3. C) Marshall, Jefferson, and Madison.
4. D) Jefferson, Washington, and Madison.
5. E) Marshall, Jay, and Jefferson.

 

Answer:  B

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58) Which Anti-Federalist wrote under the pen name “A Columbian Patriot”?

1. A) Thomas Jefferson
2. B) Alexander Hamilton
3. C) Mercy Otis Warren
4. D) John Jay
5. E) James Madison

 

Answer:  C

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59) Which year saw the passage of the Bill of Rights?

1. A) 1787
2. B) 1789
3. C) 1791
4. D) 1793
5. E) 1795

 

Answer:  C

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60) Which constitutional amendment indicated that the list of already-included civil liberties in previous amendments was NOT exhaustive?

1. A) Sixth Amendment
2. B) Seventh Amendment
3. C) Eighth Amendment
4. D) Ninth Amendment
5. E) Tenth Amendment

 

Answer:  D

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61) How many amendments have actually been ratified by the states since 1789?

1. A) 23
2. B) 27
3. C) 29
4. D) 33
5. E) 35

 

Answer:  B

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62) How many proposed constitutional amendments are introduced in Congress every term?

1. A) about 100
2. B) about 500
3. C) about 700
4. D) about 900
5. E) about 1,000

 

Answer:  A

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63) Define what a constitution is, and compare and contrast the structures of written and unwritten constitutions.

 

Answer:  A constitution presents the fundamental principles of a government and establishes the basic structures and procedures by which the government operates to fulfill those principles. Constitutions may be written or unwritten. An unwritten constitution, such as that of Great Britain, is a collection of written laws approved by a legislative body and unwritten common laws established by judges based on custom, culture, habit, and previous judicial decision. In contrast, a written constitution, such as the Constitution of the United States, is one specific document supplemented by judicial interpretations that clarify its meaning.

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64) Outline the factors that led to increased friction between Britain and its North American colonial subjects during the eighteenth century.

 

Answer:  Unlike British subjects living in England in the period before the War for Independence, the colonists, who also regarded themselves as British, were largely excluded from participating in the political process. This exclusion alienated the American colonists, who since early colonization had become used to managing most of their local affairs. This changed after the Seven Years’ War, as Britain attempted to shift the costs of colonial governance onto the colonies themselves. A series of British laws such as the Stamp, Quartering, and Declaratory Acts were seen by the colonists as unreasonable and onerous.

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65) Identify the factors that encouraged the formation of the Continental Congress.

 

Answer:  The Continental Congress emerged in response to several issues: anger over the British government’s passage of laws that, in the eyes of opponents such as Samuel Adams, fundamentally infringed on colonial liberties; sympathy for Massachusetts, which after the “Boston Massacre” and the Tea Party chafed under martial law; and finally, a realization of the growing shared consciousness of the colonials and their understanding of the need for collective action.

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66) Discuss the intellectual origins of the Declaration of Independence.

 

Answer:  Created by Thomas Jefferson and unanimously endorsed by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence drew upon the work of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Locke argued that all people are born free and equal and enjoy inalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Governments exist to protect and preserve these rights. Rousseau expanded this argument by stating that people create their governments, and therefore governments derive their authority from the people.

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67) Outline the important features of the federal structure created by the Articles of Confederation.

 

Answer:The Articles of Confederation were ratified by 13 states in 1781. The Articles created a unicameral legislature, the Congress. Each state had from two to seven delegates, but only one vote. The Articles did not create any other governing bodies, and the Congress had limited authority, with most matters remaining in the hands of the states. Congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce between states. Finally, amending the Articles required unanimous consent from all thirteen states.

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68) Explain and discuss the important features of the system of dual sovereignty.

 

Answer:  The framers of the Constitution created an innovative system of government with dual sovereignty—a system of government in which governing authority is divided between two levels of government, a central government and regional governments, with each level having ultimate authority over different policy matters.

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69) Discuss the formation of electors and the Electoral College, and discuss the role they play in the election of the president and vice president.

 

Answer:  In order to limit the threat of tyranny by the majority, the framers of the Constitution devised a system of electing the president and vice president. The Constitution delegates to states the authority to appoint individuals known as electors to elect the president and vice president. Today, in nearly every state, popular votes determine which political party’s slate of electors will participate on popular behalf in the Electoral College, the name given to the body of electors that selects the president and vice president.

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70) Identify and explain the features of executive power that the Constitution grants as checks on legislative power.

 

Answer:  Executive power checks the legislative authority of Congress in two important ways. First, through the power of veto, the president can send bills back to Congress for amendment, with his or her objections noted. Second, the president, through the power to nominate—although not ratify—federal judges, can influence and shape the interpretation of federal law.

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71) Discuss the chief issues of debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

 

Answer:  Immediately after the publication of the 1787 Constitution, both supporters and opponents began to debate the merits of the stronger national government it had created. The Federalists, such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, supported the Constitution on the grounds that it provided the greatest likelihood of preserving individual liberties by preventing external encroachment. The Anti-Federalists, led by Thomas Jefferson, argued that the Constitution placed too much power with the federal government at the expense of the states and individual freedoms.

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72) Identify the factors that have allowed for the continuous re-interpretation of the Constitution since its creation.

 

Answer:  Several factors have enabled the Constitution to remain relevant as society has changed. First, the role of judicial review, which grants courts the power to re-interpret constitutional law, has enabled considerable flexibility. Second, technological change has driven constitutional re-interpretation, as new technologies such as computers and the Internet encouraged the revision and re-interpretation of the Fourth Amendment.

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American Democracy Now, 6e (Harrison)

Chapter 4   Civil Liberties

 

1) Which of the following pairs of terms are considered interchangeable?

1. A) interstate compacts and extraditions
2. B) enumerated powers and implied powers
3. C) civil rights and civil liberties
4. D) liberties and freedoms
5. E) horizontal federalism and conflicted federalism

 

Answer:  D

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2) The first ________ amendments to the Constitution explicitly limited the power of legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national government.

1. A) seven
2. B) nine
3. C) ten
4. D) twelve
5. E) fifteen

 

Answer:  C

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3) Which of the following forms of opinion-based communication is/are protected by the Constitution?

1. A) political participation
2. B) blogs and e-mail
3. C) rallies and speeches
4. D) letters and pamphlets
5. E) blogs and e-mail, letters and pamphlets, and rallies and speeches

 

Answer:  E

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4) A legal safeguard that prevents the government from arbitrarily depriving citizens of life, liberty, or property is a

1. A) First Amendment right.
2. B) habeas corpus.
3. C) bill of rights.
4. D) Second Amendment right.
5. E) due process protection.

 

Answer:  E

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5) Which constitutional amendment specifically places limits on Congress?

1. A) First Amendment
2. B) Third Amendment
3. C) Fifth Amendment
4. D) Seventh Amendment
5. E) Eighth Amendment

 

Answer:  A

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6) Which of the following constitutional amendments focuses on the rights reserved to the people?

1. A) Second Amendment
2. B) Fourth Amendment
3. C) Sixth Amendment
4. D) Eighth Amendment
5. E) Ninth Amendment

 

Answer:  E

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7) The freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights are

1. A) incontrovertible.
2. B) broad principles.
3. C) easily interpreted.
4. D) specific rules.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  B

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8) Which level or levels of government did the framers of the Constitution seek to restrict in power with the Bill of Rights?

1. A) national government
2. B) state government
3. C) local government
4. D) national and state government
5. E) national, state, and local government

 

Answer:  A

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9) The Supreme Court has selectively incorporated some of the Bill of Rights and applied them to state action through the

1. A) First Amendment.
2. B) Second Amendment.
3. C) Fifth Amendment.
4. D) Thirteenth Amendment.
5. E) Fourteenth Amendment.

 

Answer:  E

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10) In which year did the Supreme Court actually begin the process of incorporation?

1. A) 1833
2. B) 1868
3. C) 1925
4. D) 1937
5. E) 1954

 

Answer:  C

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11) Which of the following Bill of Rights protections has/have NOT been extended to the state level?

1. A) prohibition of quartering of soldiers in citizens’ homes
2. B) a provision for a grand jury indictment in criminal cases
3. C) provision of a jury in a civil trial
4. D) freedom of worship
5. E) prohibition of quartering of soldiers in citizens’ homes, right to a grand jury indictment in criminal cases, and right to a jury in a civil trial

 

Answer:  E

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12) Which city’s gun control laws were overturned in a 2008 Supreme Court decision that hinged on an interpretation of the Second Amendment?

1. A) New York, NY
2. B) Newark, NJ
3. C) Philadelphia, PA
4. D) Atlanta, GA
5. E) Washington, D.C

 

Answer:  E

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13) In its 2010 McDonaldv. Chicago decision about the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court ruled that

1. A) states must enact “duty to retreat” laws.
2. B) the Second Amendment does not entitle law-abiding citizens to own a firearm.
3. C) the Second Amendment is incorporated under the Fourteenth Amendment.
4. D) only the national government can pass laws regulating firearms.
5. E) state and local governments cannot pass laws regulating firearms.

 

Answer:  C

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14) Stand Your Ground laws are being debated because

2012. A) of the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012.
2013. B) of the shooting death of Jordan Davis.
2014. C) it can be argued that one perception of threat may be different than another.
2015. D) these laws may result in the deaths of innocent people.
2016. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

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15) Which type of law gives a gun owner the most freedom to legally shoot another person?

1. A) Stand Your Ground
2. B) Duty to Retreat
3. C) Castle Doctrine
4. D) Stand Your Ground and Duty to Retreat both confer the same amount of freedom.
5. E) Stand Your Ground and the Castle Doctrine both confer the same amount of freedom.

 

Answer:  A

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16) Which means of political expression is guaranteed under the Constitution?

1. A) speech
2. B) assembly
3. C) petition
4. D) the press
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

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17) Which concept argues that true and free political discourse requires a forum for free and unrestrained political discussion?

1. A) confederalism
2. B) divine right theory
3. C) marketplace of ideas
4. D) horizontal federalism
5. E) intergovernmental relations

 

Answer:  C

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18) The conflict between the Constitution’s competing goals of protecting freedom and ensuring order is most evident in which of the following?

1. A) Alien and Sedition Acts
2. B) habeas corpus
3. C) Griswoldv. Connecticut
4. D) double jeopardy
5. E) total incorporation

 

Answer:  A

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19) Which of the following protects an individual from being held in custody without the right to be heard in a court of law?

1. A) right to privacy
2. B) First Amendment right
3. C) rendition
4. D) habeascorpus
5. E) double jeopardy

 

Answer:  D

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20) During the Civil War, which legal right did President Abraham Lincoln suspend as a means of silencing political dissidents?

1. A) access to legal counsel
2. B) the writ of habeascorpus
3. C) access to early release and parole
4. D) foreign residency status
5. E) the right of assembly

 

Answer:  B

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21) Which legal case established the clear and present danger test in relation to free speech?

1. A) Gitlowv. NewYork
2. B) UnitedStatesv. Lopez
3. C) Schenckv. UnitedStates
4. D) Lochnerv. Ellison
5. E) Marburyv. Madison

 

Answer:  C

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22) ________ established the bad tendency test, which made it easier to punish citizens for speech content.

1. A) Gitlowv. NewYork
2. B) UnitedStatesv. Lopez
3. C) Schenckv. UnitedStates
4. D) Lochnerv. Ellison
5. E) Marburyv. Madison

 

Answer:  A

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23) Which piece of legislation barred individuals from advocating or teaching the overthrow of the United States?

1. A) Alien and Sedition Acts
2. B) Morrell Act
3. C) Smith Act
4. D) USA PATRIOT Act
5. E) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

 

Answer:  C

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24) Which of the following was most important in the Supreme Court’s shift from the clear and probable danger test to the imminent lawless action test?

1. A) the declining fear of a communist overthrow of the United States
2. B) the fact that the United States was not engaged in a major war in Europe
3. C) a large increase in public support for unlimited freedom of expression
4. D) direct pressure from the president of the United States
5. E) a more nuanced examination of what the Founding Fathers thought about freedom of speech

 

Answer:  A

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25) Which 1969 legal case marked a reversal of the Supreme Court’s traditional position and also saw the establishment of the imminent lawless action test?

1. A) Dennisv. UnitedStates
2. B) Gitlowv. NewYork
3. C) Schenckv. UnitedStates
4. D) UnitedStatesv. Lopez
5. E) Brandenburgv. Ohio

 

Answer:  E

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26) Picketing, flag burning, or wearing an armband are all examples of

1. A) pure speech.
2. B) symbolic speech.
3. C) commercial speech.
4. D) unprotected speech.
5. E) political speech.

 

Answer:  B

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27) Which legal case concerned the burning of the American flag and led to a series of legal challenges?

1. A) Dennisv. UnitedStates
2. B) Gitlowv. NewYork
3. C) Texasv. Johnson
4. D) Brandenburgv. Ohio
5. E) Tinkerv. DesMoines

 

Answer:  C

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28) False written statements that harm the reputation of another person are known as

1. A) obscenity.
2. B) slander.
3. C) libel.
4. D) fighting words.
5. E) slander and fighting words.

 

Answer:  C

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29) Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person’s reputation are an example of

1. A) obscenity.
2. B) slander.
3. C) libel.
4. D) fighting words.
5. E) slander and fighting words.

 

Answer:  B

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30) Which case saw the Supreme Court develop a three-part test to legally define obscenity, or indecent or offensive speech?

1. A) Chaplinskyv. NewHampshire
2. B) Dennisv. UnitedStates
3. C) Virginiav. Black
4. D) Millerv. California
5. E) UnitedStatesv. O’Brien

 

Answer:  D

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31) In 1973 the Supreme Court developed a test by which a book, film, or other form of expression would be considered legally obscene. Which of the following was among the measures of that test?

1. A) The work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, a form of sexual conduct specifically prohibited by an antiobscenity law.
2. B) The average person, applying historical standards, finds specific aspects of the work to appeal to the prurient interest.
3. C) The work has a verifiable history of having inspired additional works of an obscene nature or demands, in some manner, that obscenities be created.
4. D) The work’s literary, artistic, political, or scientific value can be shown to be against the common good.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  A

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32) A city ordinance that prohibits the use of bullhorns after midnight in residential neighborhoods would be

1. A) an unconstitutional prohibition of the freedom of assembly.
2. B) constitutional as long as it did not apply to protest speech.
3. C) unconstitutional, unless it dealt specifically with fighting words.
4. D) constitutional as long as it was content neutral.
5. E) a matter of state and local law, not subject to the federal Constitution.

 

Answer:  D

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33) The principle of prior restraint, established in the case of Nearv. Minnesota, relates to

1. A) freedom of speech.
2. B) libel.
3. C) slander.
4. D) freedom of assembly.
5. E) censorship.

 

Answer:  E

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34) What do the religion clauses of the First Amendment achieve?

1. A) bar the government from establishing a national religion
2. B) bar the government from favoring one religious group over another
3. C) ensure that individuals are not hindered in exercising their religion
4. D) bar the practicing of religion on public property
5. E) bar the government from establishing a national religion, from favoring one group over another, and from interfering with individual religious practices

 

Answer:  E

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35) Most Americans believe in ________ between religious organizations and the government.

1. A) complete separation
2. B) some degree of separation
3. C) minor connections
4. D) major connections
5. E) a permanent supportive relationship

 

Answer:  B

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36) Which case saw the Supreme Court rule against the subsidization of parochial schools through cigarette taxes?

1. A) Virginiav. Black
2. B) UnitedStatesv. O’Brien
3. C) Lovingv. Virginia
4. D) Lemonv. Kurtzman
5. E) Griswoldv. Connecticut

 

Answer:  D

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37) According to the Lemon test, for a state law to not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, it must

1. A) give equal time to the value of all major world religions.
2. B) not entangle the government excessively in religion.
3. C) have the enhancement of religion as its major goal.
4. D) not have any substantial secular purpose.
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  B

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38) Which case saw the Supreme Court rule against formalized prayer in schools?

1. A) Virginiav. Black
2. B) Engelv. Vitale
3. C) Lovingv. Virginia
4. D) Lemonv. Kurtzman
5. E) Griswoldv. Connecticut

 

Answer:  B

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39) Which of the following are permissible in public schools?

1. A) banning the teaching of evolution
2. B) requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments
3. C) requiring all students to say the Pledge of Allegiance
4. D) official graduation ceremony prayers
5. E) None of these answers is correct.

 

Answer:  E

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40) All of these groups tend to be involved in cases that involve the free exercise clause EXCEPT

1. A) Mormons.
2. B) Jehovah’s Witnesses.
3. C) the Roman Catholic Church.
4. D) the Amish.
5. E) Christian Scientists.

 

Answer:  C

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41) Which of the following religious affiliations has the greatest number of adherents in the United States?

1. A) Catholic
2. B) Protestant
3. C) Mormon
4. D) Jewish
5. E) None of these answers is correct.

 

Answer:  B

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42) After the ruling on EmploymentDivision,DepartmentofHumanResourcesv. Smith, members of which church were excluded from several states’ controlled-substance laws?

1. A) Mormons
2. B) the Native American Church
3. C) Roman Catholic Church
4. D) the Amish
5. E) Christian Scientists

 

Answer:  B

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43) Which case, decided in 1965, first firmly established the right to privacy?

1. A) Griswoldv. Connecticut
2. B) EmploymentDivision,DepartmentofHumanResourcesv. Smith
3. C) Lemonv. Kurtzman
4. D) Lovingv. Virginia
5. E) Engelv. Vitale

 

Answer:  A

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44) The right to privacy

1. A) is explicitly mentioned in Article IV of the Constitution.
2. B) is explicitly mentioned in the Bill of Rights.
3. C) was first affirmed by the Supreme Court in 1925.
4. D) is inherent in many of the other constitutional guarantees.
5. E) has been, overall, quite easy for the Supreme Court to interpret.

 

Answer:  D

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45) Which year saw the passage of Roev. Wade, which first established abortion rights in the United States?

1. A) 1962
2. B) 1963
3. C) 1971
4. D) 1973
5. E) 1978

 

Answer:  D

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46) The Supreme Court has ruled that the right to refuse further medical treatment that could prolong a life is

1. A) not one found in the Constitution.
2. B) is available to an individual competent to make such a decision.
3. C) up to each individual state to determine.
4. D) a right that can be exercised by any doctor, relative, or friend of a sick person.
5. E) only permissible with a court order from a state or federal judge.

 

Answer:  B

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47) The recent development of online networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube has civil libertarians worried about the easy accessibility of people’s ________ history.

1. A) financial
2. B) personal
3. C) employment
4. D) legal
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

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48) Which four amendments are known together as criminal due process rights?

1. A) Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
2. B) Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
3. C) Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth
4. D) Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth
5. E) Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, and Fourteenth

 

Answer:  D

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49) Which 1961 decision extended exclusionary rules of search and seizure to state court proceedings?

1. A) Griswoldv. Connecticut
2. B) Engelv. Vitale
3. C) EmploymentDivision,DepartmentofHumanResourcesv. Smith
4. D) Mappv. Ohio
5. E) Mirandav. Arizona

 

Answer:  D

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50) Since the ________, the U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the situations in which there is no reasonable expectation of privacy and thus no need for a search warrant.

1. A) 1950s
2. B) 1960s
3. C) 1970s
4. D) 1980s
5. E) 1990s

 

Answer:  E

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51) In which of the following places has the Court ruled that there is no expectation of privacy?

1. A) private homes
2. B) cars and one’s trash
3. C) hotels
4. D) parks and stores
5. E) cars and one’s trash, and parks and stores

 

Answer:  E

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52) What did the Supreme Court rule in Burwellv. HobbyLobby with regard to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that family-owned corporations pay for insurance coverage of birth control for employees?

1. A) The requirement burdened the religious liberty of the companies in the case.
2. B) The Affordable Care Act was wholly unconstitutional.
3. C) Companies must provide access to birth control.
4. D) Religion and commercial activity cannot be linked together.
5. E) The requirement was not a burden on the religious liberty of the companies in the case.

 

Answer:  A

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53) The Fifth Amendment establishes

1. A) freedom of speech.
2. B) freedom of assembly.
3. C) protection against search and seizure.
4. D) protection against compelled self-incrimination.
5. E) the right to counsel.

 

Answer:  D

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54) Mirandav. Arizona legally established which of the following personal liberties?

1. A) protection against cruel and unusual punishment
2. B) protection against harassment and persecution
3. C) the right to counsel and information on charges against oneself
4. D) protection against unlawful detention or imprisonment without charge
5. E) protection against unlawful search and seizure

 

Answer:  C

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55) Which 1972 legal case saw the Supreme Court suspend the use of the death penalty?

1. A) Mirandav. Arizona
2. B) Furmanv. Georgia
3. C) Bazev. Rees
4. D) Millerv. California
5. E) Mappv. Ohio

 

Answer:  B

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56) In 1878 the Supreme Court upheld what type or types of capital punishment method in Utah?

1. A) lethal injection
2. B) hanging
3. C) electrocution
4. D) firing squad
5. E) lethal injection and electrocution

 

Answer:  D

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57) Following September 11, 2001, the ________ has/have been accused by the media and civil liberties groups of spying on Americans without their knowledge or judicial authorization.

1. A) National Security Agency
2. B) Federal Bureau of Investigation
3. C) Central Intelligence Agency
4. D) Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
5. E) National Security Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

Answer:  E

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58) Which organization showed its criticism of the government’s recent domestic surveillance program by filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 2008 FISA Amendment Act, which increased the federal government’s warrantless surveillance abilities?

1. A) Anti-Defamation League
2. B) American Civil Liberties Union
3. C) Amnesty International
4. D) Human Rights Watch
5. E) Citizens Against Warrantless Surveillance

 

Answer:  B

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59) Since September 11, 2001, the federal government’s powers of surveillance and observance have

1. A) grown significantly.
2. B) grown marginally.
3. C) stayed the same.
4. D) declined marginally.
5. E) declined significantly.

 

Answer:  A

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60) Which piece of legislation passed in 2007 legally empowers the NSA to wiretap any communications that begin or end in a foreign country?

1. A) Protect America Act
2. B) USA PATRIOT Act
3. C) FISA Amendment Act
4. D) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
5. E) NSA Empowerment Act

 

Answer:  A

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61) Which piece of legislation renewed expired elements of the USA PATRIOT Act until 2019?

1. A) Protect America Act
2. B) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
3. C) Affordable Care Act
4. D) USA Freedom Act
5. E) USA PATRIOT Act II

 

Answer:  D

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62) The use of body cameras for police officers has become a widely used policy as a response to which of the following?

1. A) public outcry against perceived unjustified killings of civilians
2. B) the Black Lives Matter movement
3. C) cell phone videos made public over social media
4. D) a perceived disproportionate pattern of officers killing persons of color
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

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63) Explain and discuss the difference between civil liberties and civil rights.

 

Answer:  Civil liberties differ from civil rights. Civil liberties are constitutionally established guarantees that protect citizens, opinions, and property against arbitrary government interference. In contrast, civil rights reflect positive acts of government, in the form of provisions or statutes, for the purpose of protecting individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory actions.

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64) Identify the reasons the Anti-Federalists argued for a separate, written bill of rights.

 

Answer:  Although the original Constitution included articles and sections that codified citizens’ protections, the Anti-Federalists, led by Thomas Jefferson, argued for the inclusion of a separate, written bill of rights. The freedoms embodied in the Bill of Rights, although broad principles, offer the advantage of being subject to interpretation and re-interpretation by successive Supreme Courts.

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65) Define selective incorporation and discuss its historical development.

 

Answer:  Selective incorporation is the process through which the Supreme Court has preferred to interpret the application of the Bill of Rights protections to the states. Rather than apply all the protections contained in the Bill of Rights simultaneously, the Court has ruled on each individually in a process that began only in 1925 with Gitlowv. NewYork. Several liberties still have not been applied to the states.

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66) Discuss the creation of the clear and present danger test, and explain the government powers established under this standard.

 

Answer:  The clear and present danger test, a standard developed after the Supreme Court’s decision in the 1919 case Schenckv. UnitedStates, allows the government to silence free speech or expression, but only if there is a clear and present danger that such speech will bring about some harm that the government has the power to prevent. In the Schenck case, the Court ruled that the circumstances of war permit greater restrictions over freedom of speech than in peacetime.

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67) Compare and contrast the Court’s interpretations and treatments of symbolic and commercial speech.

 

Answer:  The Supreme Court has developed different positions with regard to symbolic speech, which is nonverbal speech in the form of an action, and commercial speech, which it defines as commercial statements that describe or market products and services. The Court has traditionally protected symbolic speech through decisions such as Tinkerv. DesMoines, while it extended far less support to commercial speech. However, the Supreme Court revised its previous rulings in the 2010 case CitizensUnitedv. FederalElectionsCommission, which legalized corporate election contributions as free speech.

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68) Identify and discuss the impact of time, place, and manner restrictions on freedom of assembly and political expression.

 

Answer:  Although the First Amendment allows people to assemble peacefully and to seek redress of grievances, the Court has consistently upheld the standard of time, place, and manner restrictions with regard to decisions in this area. These restrictions are regulations regarding when, where, or how expression may occur. These restrictions cannot target speech based on content, and they must be applied in a content-neutral manner.

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69) Outline and explain key features of the three interpretations of the establishment clause.

 

Answer:  The establishment clause focuses on the relationship between church and state, and argues that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Originally designed to ensure that no national religion would be created, over time the establishment clause has generated three separate interpretations of its meaning. The first, separationism, argues for a strict separation of state and church. The second, neutrality or the preferential treatment standard, permits state support as long as it is applied equally to all groups. The third, accommodationism, also advocates support, provided this support does not rise to official recognition.

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70) Discuss the implications of Griswoldv. Connecticut for the Court’s interpretation of privacy rights.

 

Answer:  Until the landmark case of Griswoldv. Connecticut, the Supreme Court had never legally codified the right to privacy. The Griswold decision argued that the right to privacy was implied in other liberties in the Bill of Rights. This case, which centered around the state’s ability to regulate private couples’ access to birth control, established a zone of privacy around every person in the United States, and found that government could not pass laws that encroached upon this zone.

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71) Identify important features of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments.

 

Answer:  These amendments together are known as criminal due process rights. They establish the guidelines that the federal government must follow in investigating and trying individuals guilty of violating criminal law. Each amendment guides the government in administering a section of this process, and all are intended to ensure justice and fairness for all. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial, and the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel.

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72) Outline the course of public discussion on the balance between freedom and public safety since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

 

Answer:  Since the September 11, 2001, attacks, public discussion on the proper and correct balance between personal freedoms and public safety has become increasingly intense, as the government has deployed a range of surveillance activities based on the concerns of national security and the desire to prevent another terrorist attack. Federal, state, and local governments argue these measures are necessary to ensure public safety, while civil libertarians worry about unprecedented violations of individual rights and freedoms.

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