A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

B.   All of these.

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

D.   They were enacted after wars on US territory.

A.   All of these.

B.   A "state within a state."

C.   A "monster in politics."

D.   A state having two sovereigns.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Republic of Genoa

B.   Roman republic

C.   Venetian republic

D.   Athenian republic

A.   Throughout the entire history of the nation.

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

C.   Mostly in the last 50 years.

D.   Since the Progressive Era.

A.   None of these.

B.   They supported the French Revolution.

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

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

D.   All of these.

A.   Considered out-of-date notions by the Americans.

B.   None of these.

C.   New ideas in the English parliamentary system.

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

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

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

A.   None of these.

B.   It ended slavery in the entire United States.

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

D.   It ended slavery in only the South.

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

B.   None of these.

C.   The British did not have a bicameral legislature.

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

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

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

C.   Did not believe in legislative supremacy.

D.   None of these.

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 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.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   The hostility of the states to the Constitution

B.   The development of national political parties.

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

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

C.   All of these.

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

A.   The 4th Amendment.

B.   The 6th Amendment.

C.   All of these.

D.   The 5th Amendment.

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

B.   All of these.

C.   Three tiers of review for deciding whether equal protection 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 guaranteed the right to trial to African Americans.

C.   It abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.

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

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

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

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

D.   It is lying about another person.

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

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

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

D.   All of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

C.   All of these.

D.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Was a uniquely powerful individual.

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

C.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

D.   All of these

A.   Montesquieu’s theory applied only to Italy.

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

A.   National origin.

B.   Religion.

C.   All of these.

D.   Gender.

A.   Applied to matters of taxation.

B.   Eventually, applied to legislative acts in general.

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

D.   All of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   The president has the final say.

B.   The states have the final say.

C.   The US Constitution has the final say.

D.   The Congress has the final say.

A.   None of these.

B.   Written and enacted by the legislature.

C.   Superior to all three branches of government.

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

A.   All of these.

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

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

B.   Persuade George Washington to become the president.

C.   Convince Americans that they should NOT accept federalism.

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

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

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

C.   Benefited small states.

D.   All of these.

A.   None of these.

B.   Creating conflicts between the state and federal governments.

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

D.   Not adequately protecting the rights of individuals.

A.   Was superior to the British system of representation.

B.   Corrupted by British practices.

C.   None of these

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

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

B.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

C.   All of these

D.   Legalism, or work through the courts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.   None of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

A.   All of these

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

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

D.   Rested on several historical documents.