STUDY

Question 1

What is an example of representation?

Answer 1

The U.S. Congress passes a law.

Question 2

What is one branch of the U.S. federal government?

Answer 2

legislative

Question 3

What does the U.S. Constitution do?

Answer 3

It sets up a federal government.

Question 4

Which phrase from a letter written by Abigail Adams to her husband John Adams in 1776 is reflected in the Nineteenth Amendment?

Answer 4

“I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them”

Question 5

Which phrase from a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802 reflects a freedom in the Bill of Rights?

Answer 5

“building a wall of separation between Church & State”

Question 6

Which United States Supreme Court holding impacted the way that religious practice was approached in public schools?

Answer 6

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Question 7

hich of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of that document?

a) Declaration of Independence - Formed a state-centered government
b) Magna Carta - Established the principle of rule of law
c) U.S. Constitution - Formed a unitary government
d) Articles of Confederation - Established the principle of consent of the governed

Answer 7

b

Question 8

What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing each state?

Answer 8

one

Question 9

What is a purpose of civil rights movements?

Answer 9

to secure equalities

Question 10

What is the social contract?

Answer 10

The people give up some liberty to receive governmental protection.

Question 11

What is the length of a U.S. President’s elected term?

Answer 11

four years

Question 12

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

Answer 12

the residents of a single state

Question 13

Which of the following documents provided a rationale for the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 13

Common Sense

Question 14

What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 14

life and liberty

Question 15

How many U.S. Senators represent each state?

Answer 15

two

Question 16

Which of the following pairs of cases focused on the rights of public school students?

Answer 16

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Question 17

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

Answer 17

the President

Question 18

What is due process?

Answer 18

fair treatment in judicial proceedings

Question 19

Which of the following represents the principle of consent of the governed?

Answer 19

Individuals elect members of the House of Representatives.

Question 20

What is an example of a power reserved to the states?

Answer 20

creating school systems

Question 21

Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment?

Answer 21

“That excessive bail ought not to be required . . . nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;”

Question 22

According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, who is responsible for protecting natural rights?

Answer 22

the government

Question 23

Who signs proposed bills into federal laws?

Answer 23

the President of the United States

Question 24

How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution currently have?

Answer 24

27

Question 24

What is an example of a democratic process?

Answer 24

The people elect a Governor.

Question 25

Which phrase from the English Bill of Rights (1689) is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's Third Amendment?

Answer 25

"That . . . keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace . . . is against law"

Question 26

Which scenario represents a violation of the Equal Protection Clause?

Answer 26

A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women.

Question 27

Which action is an example of petitioning the government?

Answer 27

lobbying officials

Question 28

What are the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence called?

Answer 28

the Preamble

Question 29

Which part of government was created to reflect the colonists' position that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed?

Answer 29

the legislature

Question 30

Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular votes for president and vice president?

Answer 30

Bush v. Gore (2000)

Question 31

Which two steps are required in order for someone to become Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

Answer 31

nomination by the President, confirmation by the Senate

Question 32

Which structure found in the U.S. Constitution was included as a response to a concern expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 32

separation of powers

Question 33

Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection Clause?

Answer 33

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Question 34

Who has the power to veto bills?

Answer 34

the president

Question 35

Why does Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution require that tax bills be introduced in the House of Representatives?

Answer 35

because the original English colonists were taxed without their consent

Question 36

Which is a shared power in the federal system?

Answer 36

collecting taxes

Question 37

Which part of the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of religion?

Answer 37

the Bill of Rights

Question 38

The U.S. Constitution requires that the President be elected by whom?

Answer 38

the Electoral College

Question 39

Which United States Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review?

Answer 39

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Question 40

Which of the following pairs of United States Supreme Court cases resulted in limiting the power for local governments?

Answer 40

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Question 41

In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?

Answer 41

the Mayflower Compact

Question 42

Which government officials are elected by the people?

Answer 42

mayors

Question 43

Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution addresses the power to seize property?

Answer 43

eminent domain

Question 44

What is the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?

Answer 44

to promote democratic participation

Question 45

Which document represents the supreme law of the land?

Answer 45

the U.S. Constitution

Question 46

Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers?

Answer 46

The proposed Constitution should be ratified.

Question 47

Which document was adopted by the newly independent United States to organize the national government after declaring independence?

Answer 47

the Articles of Confederation

Question 48

Which is a core theme of the Anti-Federalist Papers?

Answer 48

Government should support enumerated individual rights.

Question 49

If both the U.S. President and the U.S. Vice President are unable to serve, who acts as president?

Answer 49

the Speaker of the House

Question 50

Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment?

Answer 50

"to petition the king"

Question 51

Who is Commander in Chief of the military?

Answer 51

the President

Question 52

What is one power of the U.S. Senate?

Answer 52

ratify international treaties

Question 53

What is popular sovereignty?

Answer 53

rule by the people

Question 54

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 54

declared independence from Great Britain

Question 55

What is the "rule of law"?

Answer 55

No one is above the law.

Question 55

Which of the following pairs of cases impacted First Amendment rights?

Answer 55

Texas v. Johnson (1989) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Question 56

How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free states over representation?

Answer 56

Three-Fifths Compromise

Question 57

What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term?

Answer 57

two years

Question 58

Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 58

pursuit of happiness

Question 59

Which United States Supreme Court case focused on executive privilege?

Answer 59

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Question 60

Which of the following pairs of cases limited the rights of African Americans?

Answer 60

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Question 60

Which point of view is reflected in Common Sense?

Answer 60

Representatives should be elected.

Question 61

What is an example of judicial review?

Answer 61

the power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional

Question 61

Why did many colonists fight the British during the American Revolution?

Answer 61

because they opposed taxation without representation

Question 62

Which of the following cases impacted interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Answer 62

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Question 63

Which phrase from a letter written by Sarah Grimké in 1837 is reflected in the Fourteenth Amendment?

Answer 63

"I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality."

Question 64

Which United States Supreme Court case focused on whether an enslaved person, having lived in free territory, should be free?

Answer 64

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Question 65

Which United States Supreme Court decision resulted in reduced power for state governments?

Answer 65

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Question 66

Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Free Exercise Clause?

Answer 66

West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)

Question 67

What is the purpose of the Selective Service System?

Answer 67

to draft for compulsory military service

Question 68

Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?

Answer 68

running for federal office

Question 69

Which of the following represents the goal of the Supremacy Clause?

Answer 69

States may not pass laws that conflict with federal laws.

Question 70

What is an example of federalism?

Answer 70

the principle that the national and state governments share power

Question 71

What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 71

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"

Question 72

What is one chamber of the U.S. Congress?

Answer 72

Senate

Question 73

How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966) impact criminal defendants?

Answer 73

It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.

Question 74

How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact states' rights?

Answer 74

It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights.

Question 75

Which of the following cases reinforced the power of the courts?

Answer 75

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Question 76

What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

Answer 76

the Bill of Rights

Question 77

Which of the following was established by a constitutional amendment?

Answer 77

The President may serve no more than two elected terms.

Question 78

How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) impact criminal defendants?

Answer 78

It established that defendants had the right to counsel.

Question 79

What is the length of a U.S. Senator's elected term?

Answer 79

six years

Question 80

Which United States Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the constitutional amendment on which it focused?

Answer 80

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - First Amendment

Question 81

Which of the following cases impacted Fourth Amendment protections at the state level?

Answer 81

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Question 82

Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Necessary and Proper Clause?

Answer 82

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Question 83

Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to hold the least power?

Answer 83

the judiciary

Question 84

Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the First Amendment?

Answer 84

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Question 85

What is one responsibility of only U.S. citizens?

Answer 85

serving on a jury

Question 86

Which of the following cases held that reproductive rights were an element of the right to privacy under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment?

Answer 86

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Question 87

The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption "Join or Die" to support which action?

Answer 87

forming their own government

Question 88

Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest?

Answer 88

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Question 89

Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to run a federal institution without interference by a state?

Answer 89

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Question 90

What is one qualification to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Answer 90

be at least 25 years old

Question 91

Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered government?

Answer 91

Articles of Confederation

Question 92

Which phrase is included in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 92

"all men are created equal"

Question 93

What is one right included in the First Amendment?

Answer 93

free speech

Question 94

Which Supreme Court ruling held that the authors of the U.S. Constitution did not intend for African Americans to be U.S. citizens?

Answer 94

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Question 95

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Answer 95

checks and balances

Question 96

What is the highest federal court in the United States?

Answer 96

the Supreme Court