A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Two amendments passed before the Civil War that tried to restrict the rights of African Americans and led directly to the civil war conflict.

B.   The amendments that brought the South back into the Union on an equal footing with the northern states.

C.   Three amendments that passed in the five years after the Civil War that tried to reunify the nation and guarantee African Americans their civil rights.

D.   The amendments throughout the latter half of the 19th century that both extended and then restricted the rights of African Americans.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Grant veto power to the judiciary on any laws passed by the legislature.

B.   Grant the executive a limited veto over legislation with a two-thirds vote of the legislature needed to override it.

C.   Allow voters to hold a special election to override the law with a two-thirds vote.

D.   Divide the power between two houses so that the power is spread out.

A.   All of these.

B.   Gender.

C.   National origin.

D.   Religion.

A.   Voter ID laws in Wisconsin

B.   The federal Defense of Marriage Act.

C.   Florida's method of counting votes in the 2000 presidential election

D.   Segregation of private schools in North Carolina.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Was in direct conflict with Madison’s proposals.

B.   Would weaken the executive branch.

C.   Would be divisive and favor federal interests over state interests.

D.   Reminded them of the New Jersey Plan.

A.   All of these.

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.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

A.   Review.

B.   Abstain.

C.   Negative or negate.

D.   None of these.

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

B.   None of these.

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

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

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.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Our ongoing experiment in democracy will not function.

B.   All of these.

C.   The liberties and freedoms government is supposed to protect will not prevail.

D.   Federalism is unlikely to work well.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   It provided a workable solution for claiming that the people had given their approval.

B.   It empowered the legislatures.

C.   All of these.

D.   It allowed taxes to be collected to support revolutionary armies when they were most in need.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   None of these.

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

C.   They supported the French Revolution.

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

A.   A civil right guarantees that people from a group (race, sex, sexual identity, religioin) will not be discriminated against if they try to use their civil liberties.

B.   A civil liberty explains the freedom, while the civil right asserts that everyone is treated equally in the use of the freedom.

C.   All of these.

D.   A civil liberty deals with individuals rather than groups.

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.   Lost on every single proposal he made.

B.   Won on every single proposal he made.

C.   Won on some and lost on some of his proposals.

D.   None of these.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Deport children born in the US to undocumented persons.

B.   Amend the 14the Amendment so that children born to the undocumented in the US can be deported.

C.   Deport people living in the US for decades.

D.   All of these.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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.   Has been a common event in almost all of the wars that the US has fought.

B.   Preceded the American Revolutionary War.

C.   Happened in the midst of WWII, threatening the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

D.   Followed the American Civil War

A.   An entirely separate level of government that is protected from encroachments or interference from state or federal governments.

B.   Subject to the jurisdiction of state government with no separate powers.

C.   All of these.

D.   Subject to the jurisdiction of the federal government with no separate powers.

A.   Three-fifths of the Congress was a quorum.

B.   Three-fifths of the states had to ratify the Constitution.

C.   Three-fifths of women would be counted during the national census.

D.   Each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a constituent in the apportionment of representation for the House.

A.   A state having two sovereigns.

B.   All of these.

C.   A "monster in politics."

D.   A "state within a state."

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   But today things are relatively calm and each knows and respects the boundaries of the other.

B.   But today the federal government is able to dictate to the states and they rarely battle back.

C.   And many of those battles continue to today.

D.   But today states and the federal government on dispute about abortion rights.

A.   Civil rights issues can only be resolved in the courts

B.   Executive orders are usually ineffective to resolve civil rights issues.

C.   Civil rights issues can not be resolved with Congressional legislation.

D.   None of these

A.   None of these.

B.   His time as a member of the Virginia Assembly.

C.   His time as governor of Virginia.

D.   His time as a professor at the University of Virginia.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   All of these

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

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

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

A.   Locke.

B.   Montesquieu.

C.   Jefferson.

D.   Madison.

A.   Could not be made for ten years

B.   Could not be used to block the ratification process.

C.   Could not be amendments for individual rights.

D.   Could only be passed one at a time.

A.   Form social movements and interest groups to advocate for change.

B.   Move to states where there is less tension.

C.   Form corporations where they can advocate for change.

D.   Refuse to vote periodically to demonstrate independence

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

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.   All of these

A.   The executive to review the legality of legislation.

B.   The judiciary to remove unfit Congressmen from office.

C.   The judiciary to review the constitutionality of legislation.

D.   The executive to nullify laws that do not meet with the meaning of the Constitution.

A.   Provided for a bicameral legislature

B.   Specifically stated that states retained sovereignty and held all powers not specifically given to the national government.

C.   Specified that the federal government was sovereign over each state.

D.   Strengthened the national government.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

B.   Legalism, or work through the courts.

C.   All of these

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

A.   Republic of Genoa

B.   Roman republic

C.   Venetian republic

D.   Athenian republic

A.   None of these.

B.   Creating conflicts between the state and federal governments.

C.   Not adequately protecting the rights of individuals.

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

A.   By non-violent means to end slavery.

B.   By violent means to end slavery.

C.   By non-violent means to end taxation without representation

D.   By violent means to end taxation without representation.

A.   The average person would find the material as appealing to a "prurient" interest.

B.   The material lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value

C.   All of these.

D.   The material describes sexual conduct in an offensive way

A.   The NSA tapping your telephones.

B.   A corporation suing another corporation for breech of contract.

C.   A state refusing to give the right to vote to convicted felons.

D.   An employer paying you less than somebody else who does the same job.

A.   Was a uniquely powerful individual.

B.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

C.   All of these

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

A.   Actually quite low, much less than half.

B.   None of these.

C.   About half and half the country trusting the government.

D.   Very high, well over half.