Retest-Constitution/Bill of Rights

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Which amendment is referenced in the quotation: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.”

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Sixth Amendment

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How does the 6th Amendment guarantee a fair trial as related to the verdict or decision that is delivered at the end of trial as to whether the accused person is guilty or innocent? Options: by guaranteeing an impartial or non-biased jury, by guaranteeing the right to counsel, by guaranteeing no self-incrimination, by guaranteeing a speedy trial

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by guaranteeing an impartial or non-biased jury

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What is Federalism?

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A system of government where the federal and state governments share power

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What was the point of the Federalist Papers?

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To convince people that the constitution was good

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What might have happened if the Founding Fathers had given all powers to the executive branch?

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The president could have grown too powerful, leading to tyranny.

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Which constitutional principle is described in the quotation: "It is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others...Were the executive magistrate, or the judges, not independent of the legislature in this particular, their independence in every other would be merely nominal." -Federalist No. 51?

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separation of powers

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Which of the following accurately describes one way an amendment to the U.S. Constitution may be proposed? Options: Two-thirds of Congress votes to propose., Two-thirds of citizens nationwide vote to propose., Three-fourths of state legislatures vote to propose., Three-fourths of Congress votes to propose.

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Two-thirds of Congress votes to propose.

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How are the author's views from the passage about government in Federalist No. 51 applied in the U.S. Constitution?

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The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the federal government.

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Who are the speakers and what are they afraid of?

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Antifederalists; a strong national government

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What was the purpose of the system described in this passage from The Federalist, No. 51, by James Madison (1788):

"The several parts [of the government] may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places ... [T]hose who [manage] each department [have] the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist ... the others. "

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to limit the powers of the government