A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   They were enacted after wars on US territory.

B.   All of these.

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

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

A.   A state having two sovereigns.

B.   All of these.

C.   A "monster in politics."

D.   A "state within a state."

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Athenian republic

B.   Venetian republic

C.   Republic of Genoa

D.   Roman republic

A.   Throughout the entire history of the nation.

B.   Mostly in the last 50 years.

C.   Since the Progressive Era.

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

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

B.   None of these.

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

D.   They supported the French Revolution.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

B.   All of these.

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

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

A.   New ideas in the English parliamentary system.

B.   Considered out-of-date notions by the Americans.

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 make-up of the legislative committees in the House.

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

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

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

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

B.   None of these.

C.   It ended slavery in only the South.

D.   It ended slavery in the entire United States.

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

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

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

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

A.   None of these.

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

C.   The British did not have a bicameral legislature.

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

A.   None of these.

B.   Did not believe in legislative supremacy.

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

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   The development of national political parties.

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

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

D.   The hostility of the states to the Constitution

A.   All of these.

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

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

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

A.   The 6th Amendment.

B.   All of these.

C.   The 4th Amendment.

D.   The 5th Amendment.

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

B.   All of these.

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

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

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

B.   It abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.

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

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

A.   It is lying about another person.

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

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

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

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

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

C.   All of these.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

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.   All of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

B.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

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

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

D.   Montesquieu’s theory applied only to Italy.

A.   Religion.

B.   All of these.

C.   National origin.

D.   Gender.

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.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   The Congress has the final say.

B.   The US Constitution has the final say.

C.   The president has the final say.

D.   The states have the final say.

A.   Superior to all three branches of government.

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

C.   None of these.

D.   Written and enacted by the legislature.

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

B.   All of these.

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

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

A.   Persuade George Washington to become the president.

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

C.   Convince Americans that they should NOT accept federalism.

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

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

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

C.   Benefited small states.

D.   All of these.

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

B.   None of these.

C.   Creating conflicts between the state and federal governments.

D.   Not adequately protecting the rights of individuals.

A.   None of these

B.   Corrupted by British practices.

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

D.   Was superior to the British system of representation.

A.   All of these

B.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

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

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

A.   None of these.

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

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

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

C.   All of these

D.   Rested on several historical documents.