A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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.   Segregation of private schools in North Carolina.

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

C.   Would weaken the executive branch.

D.   Reminded them of the New Jersey Plan.

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.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

D.   All of these.

A.   Review.

B.   Abstain.

C.   Negative or negate.

D.   None of these.

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

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

C.   None of these.

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

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

B.   Since the Progressive Era.

C.   Mostly in the last 50 years.

D.   Throughout the entire history of the nation.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   All of these.

B.   Federalism is unlikely to work well.

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

D.   Our ongoing experiment in democracy will not function.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

B.   All of these.

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

D.   It empowered the legislatures.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   None of these.

B.   They supported the French Revolution.

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

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

A.   All of these.

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 liberty deals with individuals rather than groups.

D.   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.

A.   Executive and the legislature work together in a proper way to make necessary laws.

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.   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 people living in the US for decades.

B.   All of these.

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Persuade George Washington to become the president.

B.   Convince Americans that they should NOT accept federalism.

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

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

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

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

C.   All of these.

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

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

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

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

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

A.   A "monster in politics."

B.   A "state within a state."

C.   A state having two sovereigns.

D.   All of these.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   And many of those battles continue to today.

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

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

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

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

B.   None of these

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

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

A.   None of these.

B.   His time as governor of Virginia.

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

B.   All of these

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

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

A.   Madison.

B.   Jefferson.

C.   Locke.

D.   Montesquieu.

A.   Could not be amendments for individual rights.

B.   Could only be passed one at a time.

C.   Could not be made for ten years

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

A.   Move to states where there is less tension.

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

C.   Refuse to vote periodically to demonstrate independence

D.   Form corporations where they can advocate for change.

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.   The executive to review the legality of legislation.

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

C.   The judiciary to review the constitutionality of legislation.

D.   The judiciary to remove unfit Congressmen from office.

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

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

C.   Provided for a bicameral legislature

D.   Strengthened the national government.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Legalism, or work through the courts.

B.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

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

D.   All of these

A.   Republic of Genoa

B.   Athenian republic

C.   Roman republic

D.   Venetian republic

A.   Creating conflicts between the state and federal governments.

B.   Not adequately protecting the rights of individuals.

C.   None of these.

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

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

B.   By violent means to end slavery.

C.   By non-violent means to end slavery.

D.   By violent means to end taxation without representation.

A.   The material describes sexual conduct in an offensive way

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

C.   All of these.

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

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

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

C.   The NSA tapping your telephones.

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

A.   Was a uniquely powerful individual.

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

C.   All of these

D.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

A.   None of these.

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

C.   Actually quite low, much less than half.

D.   Very high, well over half.