A.   The impending crisis of slavery

B.   The struggle over states rights.

C.   Ratification of the Bill of Rights.

D.   The interpretation of the Constitution.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Three tiers of review for deciding whether equal protection was denied.

B.   Three tiers of review for deciding whether due process of law was denied.

C.   Three tiers of review for deciding whether citizenship was denied unconstitutionally.

D.   All of these.

A.   Athenian republic

B.   Roman republic

C.   Venetian republic

D.   Republic of Genoa

A.   Amend the 14the Amendment so that children born to the undocumented in the US can be deported.

B.   All of these.

C.   Deport people living in the US for decades

D.   Deport children born in the US to undocumented persons.

A.   Segregation of private schools in North Carolina.

B.   Voter ID laws in Wisconsin.

C.   The federal Defense of Marriage Act.

D.   Florida's method of counting votes in the 2000 presidential election.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   A state refusing to give the right to vote to convicted felons.

B.   The NSA tapping your telephones.

C.   An employer paying you less than somebody else who does the same job.

D.   A corporation suing another corporation for breach of contract.

A.   They were fine with Parliament determining what was law, they just wanted their own representatives in London.

B.   They liked the fact that Parliament could act quickly on matters, but they did not like the members of Parliament.

C.   None of these.

D.   They did not like the fact that there was not a written British Constitution that they could cite to protect their interests.

A.   Writing degrading words on the wall of a public bathroom.

B.   None of these.

C.   Calling a politician an "idiot" in a public forum.

D.   A Nazi shouting hateful slogans but in a peaceful demonstration.

A.   The men who decided to amend the Articles of Confederation.

B.   The men who set up a plan to discredit Thomas Jefferson.

C.   The men who outlined, debated, and authored the Constitution of the United States.

D.   The men who framed the copy of the Declaration of Independence at the Smithsonian.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

B.   Relied on Congressional approval or backing for foreign affairs.

C.   Was a uniquely powerful individual.

D.   All of these

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The smaller states had more natural resources, and this economic advantage made up for the size difference.

B.   The smaller states had been settled longer and the citizens were better educated.

C.   More of the Convention members were from their states.

D.   Representatives reflected the attitudes of the state, so the number was irrelevant.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   That there were three rigidly separate forms of government.

B.   All of these.

C.   No branch could impinge on the power of the others.

D.   Liberty was best secured by keeping the branches as separate as possible.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a constituent in the apportionment of representation for the House.

B.   Three-fifths of women would be counted during the national census.

C.   Three-fifths of the Congress was a quorum.

D.   Three-fifths of the states had to ratify the Constitution.

A.   All of these.

B.   The US Constitution is the law of the land.

C.   Any laws made that further the intent of the Constitution are protected by the clause.

D.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

A.   Is actually a fairly rare occurrence.

B.   Is a very common occurrence in the US, but fairly rare in other countries.

C.   Is an example of spillover.

D.   Has been a very common occurrence in civil rights movements but not much else in the US.

A.   Montesquieu.

B.   Madison.

C.   Locke.

D.   Jefferson.

A.   Force the hand of Congress or state legislatures to pass laws.

B.   All of these.

C.   Embarrass leaders and governments for a lack of action.

D.   Sway public opinion.

A.   There are four overarching civil liberties that are the subject of ongoing debate and court cases.

B.   All of these.

C.   They are tightly connected to the Americans' reaction to dominating British colonial rule.

D.   Those that come from the Bill of Rights are considered as freedoms that the government cannot easily violate.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Protection against self-incrimination.

B.   All of these.

C.   Against double jeopardy, or being tried twice for the same crime

D.   Jury trial.

A.   His time as a member of the Virginia Assembly.

B.   His time as governor of Virginia.

C.   His time as a professor at the University of Virginia.

D.   None of these.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The material describes sexual conduct in an offensive way.

B.   The average person would find the material as appealing to a "prurient" interest.

C.   The material lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

D.   All of these.

A.   Montesquieu was correct that the most successful republic was a small one.

B.   The large and diverse population of America was an advantage, as it would bring ideological balance in a republican government.

C.   Montesquieu's theory about the size of republics was correct but that the American republic could overcome the problem with adequate funds.

D.   Montesquieu’s theory applied only to Italy.

A.   Designate Boston as the location for the next federal convention.

B.   Persuade the citizens of New York to ratify the Constitution.

C.   Convince Americans that they should NOT accept federalism.

D.   Persuade George Washington to become the president.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   A right guaranteed to groups by the 13th Amendment.

B.   A state injunction against the federal government.

C.   A privilege described in the articles of the US Constitution.

D.   A liberty guaranteed to individuals by the Bill of Rights.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   An entirely separate level of government that is protected from encroachments or interference from state or federal governments

B.   Subject to the jurisdiction of the federal government with no separate powers.

C.   Subject to the jurisdiction of state government with no separate powers.

D.   All of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Would be divisive and favor federal interests over state interests.

B.   Reminded them of the New Jersey Plan

C.   Was in direct conflict with Madison’s proposals.

D.   Would weaken the executive branch.

A.   An atheist eating a meal without praying.

B.   A Christian praying at work or school.

C.   A Muslim woman wearing a head scarf

D.   All of these.

A.   None of these

B.   Dual federalism was the predominant format of government in the US from 1789-1901.

C.   There was little collaboration between the national and state governments in 1789-1901.

D.   The national and state governments maintain mutually exclusive spheres of influence.

A.   Experience proved that states would never uniformly comply with national requests.

B.   All of these.

C.   Each state legislature contained "courtiers of popularity" who would actively oppose particular policies.

D.   Each state's doubts about the others' commitment to policies would slow down and clog the federal system.

A.   The ouster of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.

B.   A period right after WWII in which many Arab governments threw off monarchies for republics.

C.   The monsoon season in the Middle East.

D.   A series of liberal social movements in dictatorships across the Arab world in 2010-11.

A.   It creates centralized federal components and localized state components of government.

B.   It creates a very centralized legal structure.

C.   It is easier to make law.

D.   It creates a very decentralized legal structure.

A.   Not subject to interpretation.

B.   Rarely disputed.

C.   Fundamental rights that affect our daily lives a lot.

D.   So similar.

A.   A "monster in politics."

B.   A state having two sovereigns.

C.   A "state within a state."

D.   All of these.

A.   Rested on several historical documents.

B.   Was altered by each Parliament’s decisions about the interpretation of documents and practices.

C.   All of these

D.   Was based on long legal practices that were not necessarily written down.