US Government Final Review

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Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over what issue? Options: division of powers between the national and state governments, provision for admitting new states to the Union, distribution of power between the Senate and House of Representatives, method of amending the Constitution

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division of powers between the national and state governments

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What compromise was reached between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

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The Constitution would be ratified but a Bill of Rights would be added

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An example of a check the legislative branch has on the executive branch.

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They can reject presidential appointments.

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The case of Marbury vs. Madison in 1803 made the courts stronger by establishing the principal of

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Judicial Review

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What amendment did not expand suffrage (the right to vote)? Options: 19th Amendment, 15th Amendment, 26th Amendment, 1st Amendment

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1st Amendment

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Which conditions during the Reconstruction era was the 14th Amendment designed to address? African-Americans in the South were still being denied the right to vote. African-Americans continued to be denied their rights as American citizens in some states. Arguing that African-Americans were not citizens, some southern states tried to reestablish slavery. African-Americans in the former Confederacy were permanently denied rights under the Constitution.

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African-Americans continued to be denied their rights as American citizens in some states.

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How did the U.S. Supreme Court use the 14th Amendment in the Brown v. Board of Education decision (1954)?

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They ruled that segregated educational facilities violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

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According to the Ohio and U.S. constitutions, which responsibility is held by both the state of Ohio and the federal government? Options: declaring war, borrowing money, printing money, forming international treaties

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borrowing money

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A problem with Ohio's first constitution (1803) was

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The legislative branch was too strong

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The Federal Reserve sets the discount rate. This then determines how high interest rates will be for people and businesses borrowing money. Lowering the discount rate will result in:

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More people buying homes