A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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

D.   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.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

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

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

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

A.   All of these.

B.   National origin.

C.   Religion.

D.   Gender.

A.   Voter ID laws in Wisconsin

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

C.   Segregation of private schools in North Carolina.

D.   The federal Defense of Marriage Act.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   Would weaken the executive branch.

B.   Reminded them of the New Jersey Plan.

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

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

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

B.   All of these.

C.   The US Constitution supersedes state law.

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

A.   Review.

B.   Abstain.

C.   Negative or negate.

D.   None of these.

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

B.   None of these.

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

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 Abolition Movement just before the Civil War.

D.   Since the Progressive Era.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

B.   Federalism is unlikely to work well.

C.   All of these.

D.   Our ongoing experiment in democracy will not function.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   All of these.

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

C.   It empowered the legislatures.

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

B.   None of these.

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

D.   They supported the French Revolution.

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

B.   All of these.

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

B.   Judiciary must determine if laws are necessary and proper.

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

D.   Congress makes any laws necessary and proper to carry out the intent of the Constitution.

A.   None of these.

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

C.   Lost on every single proposal he made.

D.   Won on every single proposal he made.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

B.   All of these.

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

D.   Deport people living in the US for decades.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

C.   Persuade George Washington to become the president.

D.   Convince Americans that they should NOT accept federalism.

A.   Followed the American Civil War

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

C.   Preceded the American Revolutionary War.

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.   Subject to the jurisdiction of the federal 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 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 within a state."

B.   All of these.

C.   A "monster in politics."

D.   A state having two sovereigns.

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

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

B.   And many of those battles continue to today.

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

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

A.   None of these

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

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

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

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

B.   His time as governor of Virginia.

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

D.   None of these.

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

A.   Madison.

B.   Jefferson.

C.   Montesquieu.

D.   Locke.

A.   Could only be passed one at a time.

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

C.   Could not be amendments for individual rights.

D.   Could not be made for ten years

A.   Move to states where there is less tension.

B.   Refuse to vote periodically to demonstrate independence

C.   Form corporations where they can advocate for change.

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

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

B.   All of these

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

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

A.   The judiciary to review the constitutionality of legislation.

B.   The executive to review the legality of legislation.

C.   The judiciary to remove unfit Congressmen from office.

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

A.   Provided for a bicameral legislature

B.   Strengthened the national government.

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

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

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Direct action, or take to the streets.

B.   All of these

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

D.   Legalism, or work through the courts.

A.   Republic of Genoa

B.   Athenian republic

C.   Roman republic

D.   Venetian 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 violent means to end slavery.

B.   By violent means to end taxation without representation.

C.   By non-violent means to end slavery.

D.   By non-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.   A corporation suing another corporation for breech of contract.

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

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

D.   The NSA tapping your telephones.

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

B.   Was a uniquely powerful individual.

C.   Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.

D.   All of these

A.   Actually quite low, much less than half.

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

C.   Very high, well over half.

D.   None of these.