A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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 within a state."

B.   All of these.

C.   A state having two sovereigns.

D.   A "monster in politics."

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Republic of Genoa

B.   Roman republic

C.   Venetian republic

D.   Athenian republic

A.   Mostly in the last 50 years.

B.   Since the Progressive Era.

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

D.   Throughout the entire history of the nation.

A.   None of these.

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

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

D.   They supported the French Revolution.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

D.   All of these.

A.   Considered out-of-date notions by the Americans.

B.   New ideas in the English parliamentary system.

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

D.   None of these.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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

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

A.   It ended slavery in the entire United States.

B.   It ended slavery in only the South.

C.   None of these.

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

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

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

C.   None of these.

D.   The British did not have a bicameral legislature.

A.   None of these.

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

C.   Did not believe in legislative supremacy.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The hostility of the states to the Constitution

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

C.   The development of national political parties.

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

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

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

C.   All of these.

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

A.   All of these.

B.   The 5th Amendment.

C.   The 4th Amendment.

D.   The 6th Amendment.

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

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

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

D.   All of these.

A.   It abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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.   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.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Was a uniquely powerful individual.

B.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

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

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.   Gender.

B.   National origin.

C.   Religion.

D.   All of these.

A.   Applied to matters of taxation.

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

C.   All of these.

D.   Eventually, applied to legislative acts in general.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   The states have the final say.

B.   The Congress has the final say.

C.   The US Constitution has the final say.

D.   The president has the final say.

A.   Written and enacted by the legislature.

B.   Superior to all three branches of government.

C.   None of these.

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

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.   Convince Americans that they should NOT accept federalism.

C.   Persuade George Washington to become the president.

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

A.   Benefited small states.

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

C.   All of these.

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

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.   Was superior to the British system of representation.

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

C.   Corrupted by British practices.

D.   None of these

A.   Legalism, or work through the courts.

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

C.   All of these

D.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

C.   None of these.

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

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

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

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.