A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   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.

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

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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

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

A.   Religion.

B.   National origin.

C.   All of these.

D.   Gender.

A.   The federal Defense of Marriage Act.

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

C.   Segregation of private schools in North Carolina.

D.   Voter ID laws in Wisconsin

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

B.   Reminded them of the New Jersey Plan.

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

D.   Would weaken the executive branch.

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

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

C.   All of these.

D.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

A.   None of these.

B.   Review.

C.   Negative or negate.

D.   Abstain.

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

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

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

D.   None of these.

A.   Throughout the entire history of the nation.

B.   Since the Progressive Era.

C.   Mostly in the last 50 years.

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Federalism is unlikely to work well.

B.   All of these.

C.   Our ongoing experiment in democracy will not function.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   It empowered the legislatures.

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

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

D.   All of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   They supported the French Revolution.

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

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

D.   None of these.

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

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

C.   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.

D.   All of these.

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.   Lost on every single proposal he made.

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

D.   Won on every single proposal he made.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Deport people living in the US for decades.

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

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

D.   All of these.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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.   Preceded the American Revolutionary War.

B.   Followed the American Civil War

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

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

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

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

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

D.   All of these.

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

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

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

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

A.   A state having two sovereigns.

B.   All of these.

C.   A "state within a state."

D.   A "monster in politics."

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   And many of those battles continue to today.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.   All of these

A.   Montesquieu.

B.   Locke.

C.   Jefferson.

D.   Madison.

A.   Could not be amendments for individual rights.

B.   Could not be made for ten years

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

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.   Refuse to vote periodically to demonstrate independence

D.   Form corporations where they can advocate for change.

A.   All of these

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

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.   The executive to review the legality of legislation.

B.   The judiciary to review the constitutionality of legislation.

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

D.   The judiciary to remove unfit Congressmen from office.

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

B.   Provided for a bicameral legislature

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

D.   Strengthened the national government.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

B.   Legalism, or work through the courts.

C.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

D.   All of these

A.   Venetian republic

B.   Roman republic

C.   Republic of Genoa

D.   Athenian republic

A.   Creating conflicts between the state and federal governments.

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

C.   Not adequately protecting the rights of individuals.

D.   None of these.

A.   By violent means to end slavery.

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

C.   By non-violent means to end slavery.

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 describes sexual conduct in an offensive way

C.   All of these.

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

A.   The NSA tapping your telephones.

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

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

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

A.   Was a uniquely powerful individual.

B.   All of these

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

D.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

A.   Actually quite low, much less than half.

B.   Very high, well over half.

C.   None of these.

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