A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   All of these.

B.   They were enacted at a time when national unity was a prized goal.

C.   They both have their foundations in amendments to the US Constitution.

D.   They were enacted after wars on US territory.

A.   A state having two sovereigns.

B.   All of these.

C.   A "state within a state."

D.   A "monster in politics."

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Republic of Genoa

B.   Roman republic

C.   Venetian republic

D.   Athenian republic

A.   Since the Abolition Movement just before the Civil War.

B.   Throughout the entire history of the nation.

C.   Mostly in the last 50 years.

D.   Since the Progressive Era.

A.   They favored states' rights over the national government's power.

B.   They favored strict interpretation of the Implied Powers Clause.

C.   They supported the French Revolution.

D.   None of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Mahatma Gandhi protesting low wages with textile workers in England in 1931.

B.   Ralph Waldo Emerson refusing to pay and encouraging others not to pay their taxes during the Mexican-American War

C.   All of these.

D.   The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee organizing protest marches to oppose the Vietnam War.

A.   Considered out-of-date notions by the Americans.

B.   New ideas in the English parliamentary system.

C.   None of these.

D.   Major themes in the common history of both the English people and the American colonists.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The structure of the executive branch and its agencies.

B.   How to prevent abuses by using the doctrine of separation of powers.

C.   The make-up of the legislative committees in the House.

D.   The breakdown of the Supreme Court jurisdiction over certain areas.

A.   None of these.

B.   It ended slavery in only the South.

C.   It passed Congress near the end of the Civil War but was not ratified for ten years.

D.   It ended slavery in the entire United States.

A.   President can do whatever is necessary and proper for the people.

B.   Judiciary must determine if laws are necessary and proper.

C.   Congress makes any laws necessary and proper to carry out the intent of the Constitution.

D.   Executive and the legislature work together in a proper way to make necessary laws.

A.   The British executive branch was a co-equal of the judiciary.

B.   None of these.

C.   The Americans divided many of the traditional British executive powers between their executive and their legislature.

D.   The British did not have a bicameral legislature.

A.   Did not believe in legislative supremacy.

B.   Complained that judges would challenge the will of the people's directly elected representatives.

C.   None of these.

D.   Believed that the executive weaker should be weaker than the judiciary.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The return of Thomas Jefferson and his leadership of the Anti-federalists.

B.   The opposition of the British government to the foundation of the American republic.

C.   The development of national political parties.

D.   The hostility of the states to the Constitution

A.   All of these.

B.   The right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.

C.   The right to an attorney in case you are accused.

D.   The right to refuse to incriminate oneself, that is not answer questions of the police or a prosecutor.

A.   The 5th Amendment.

B.   The 4th Amendment.

C.   The 6th Amendment.

D.   All of these.

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

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

C.   All of these.

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

A.   It freed the slaves, but only in the rebellious southern states.

B.   It abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.

C.   It guaranteed the right to trial to African Americans.

D.   It extended 1st Amendment liberties to African Americans.

A.   It is telling something untrue about persons in public media that may result in harm to them or their reputations.

B.   It is lying about a person in public media.

C.   It is lying about another person.

D.   It is telling the secrets of a person to the federal government.

A.   All of these.

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

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

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   All of these.

B.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

C.   Montesquieu’s theory applied only to Italy.

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

A.   All of these.

B.   Gender.

C.   Religion.

D.   National origin.

A.   Stated that the colonists had to obey Parliament "in all cases whatsoever."

B.   Eventually, applied to legislative acts in general.

C.   All of these.

D.   Applied to matters of taxation.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The US Constitution has the final say.

B.   The Congress has the final say.

C.   The states have the final say.

D.   The president has the final say.

A.   None of these.

B.   Dependent on supporting laws passed by the Constitutional Convention.

C.   Superior to all three branches of government.

D.   Written and enacted by the legislature.

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

B.   All of these.

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

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

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.   Instituted a formula which counted slaves as three-fifths of a non-slave

B.   All of these.

C.   Benefited small states.

D.   Was actually not a compromise but a series of wins and defeats.

A.   Letting the states get too much of the upper hand in terms of power.

B.   Creating conflicts between the state and federal governments.

C.   None of these.

D.   Not adequately protecting the rights of individuals.

A.   Corrupted by British practices.

B.   None of these

C.   Was superior to the British system of representation.

D.   Was inferior to the British but could be made better if the British would allow it.

A.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

B.   All of these

C.   Legislation, or work through the Congress or states.

D.   Legalism, or work through the courts.

A.   The Bill of Rights permits the establishment of a state religion in certain special cases.

B.   The Bill of Rights contains two separate limitations on religion.

C.   Neither the federal nor the state government can dictate which religion people can observe.

D.   People can not be compelled to make pledges that contain religious expressions such as "God."

A.   A Naxi shouting hateful slogans but in a peaceful demonstration.

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

C.   None of these.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Collective challenges by people with common interests, working with members of the political elite.

B.   An unorganized collection of citizens fighting for a vague set of beliefs.

C.   Just another word for the activities of an interest group

D.   An organized series of protests by people with common interests but not wishing to work with political elites.

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

B.   Rested on several historical documents.

C.   All of these

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