A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   All of these.

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

C.   They were enacted after wars on US territory.

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

A.   A state having two sovereigns.

B.   A "monster in politics."

C.   A "state within a state."

D.   All of these.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Roman republic

B.   Athenian republic

C.   Republic of Genoa

D.   Venetian 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 supported the French Revolution.

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

C.   None of these.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

C.   All of these.

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

A.   New ideas in the English parliamentary system.

B.   Considered out-of-date notions by the Americans.

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

D.   None of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

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.   Judiciary must determine if laws are necessary and proper.

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

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 British did not have a bicameral legislature.

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

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

B.   Did not believe in legislative supremacy.

C.   None of these.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   The development of national political parties.

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

C.   The hostility of the states to the Constitution

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

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

B.   All of these.

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

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 equal protection was denied.

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

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

D.   All of these.

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

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

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

D.   It abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.

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

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

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

D.   It is lying about another person.

A.   All of these.

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

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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 a uniquely powerful individual.

B.   All of these

C.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

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

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

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

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.   Religion.

B.   Gender.

C.   All of these.

D.   National origin.

A.   Applied to matters of taxation.

B.   Eventually, applied to legislative acts in general.

C.   All of these.

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   The Congress has the final say.

B.   The states have the final say.

C.   The US Constitution has the final say.

D.   The president has the final say.

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

B.   Written and enacted by the legislature.

C.   None of these.

D.   Superior to all three branches of government.

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

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

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

D.   All of these.

A.   Persuade George Washington to become the president.

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

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

D.   Convince Americans that they should NOT accept federalism.

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

B.   All of these.

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

D.   Benefited small states.

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.   Not adequately protecting the rights of individuals.

D.   None of these.

A.   None of these

B.   Corrupted by British practices.

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.   All of these

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

C.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

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

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

C.   None of these.

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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

B.   All of these

C.   Rested on several historical documents.

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