Structures of Gov Test Per 2

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Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on the precedent established by Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
Leading prayers over the school's public address system
Publishing an editorial in the school newspaper
Protesting a school board decision by disrupting a school assembly
Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision

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Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision

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The Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio (196) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) directly expanded the rights of which group?

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persons accused of crimes

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The Constitutional base for the implied powers of Congress is

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the necessary and proper clause

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Powers specifically granted to Congress by the Constitution are called

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enumerated powers

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Congress can pass a bill over the President's veto by a

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two-thirds vote

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Failure of the President to sign a bill within the ten-day limit after adjournment of Congress is called a(n)

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pocket veto

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The President must have been a resident within the United States for

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14 years

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One way the Executive Branch places a check on the Judicial Branch is by

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The power to nominate Supreme Court judges

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One way the Legislative Branch places a check on the Executive Branch is by

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The power to impeach the President

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Article I, section 8 gives Congress the power to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its enumerated powers. These powers are known as

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implied powers