Final FCLE Review Game

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How did the Southern and Northern states reach a compromise regarding representation in Congress?

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Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal representation.

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Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation?

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Interstate Commerce Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court enabled which government practices to continue in its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Segregating public facilities.

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Which legislative action would most likely cause the U.S. Supreme Court to decide a state violated the Supremacy Clause? Options: Pendleton Act, Fair Housing Act, Social Security Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Which of the following cases resulted in a decision that undermined civil rights and liberties in prioritization of national security?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke,
Brown v. Board of Education,
District of Columbia v. Heller,
Korematsu v. United States

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Korematsu v. United States

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Which of these statements is based on John Locke’s definition of the social contract? Options: The government derives its power from the consent of the governed., The government has absolute power over its citizens., Individuals must sacrifice all their rights to the state., The ruler is chosen by divine right.

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The government derives its power from the consent of the governed.

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Thomas Hobbes stated that life would be “nasty, brutish, and short” without a state or government. Which of these functions of government would likely be most important, according to Hobbes? Providing public education, Ensuring economic equality, Maintaining law and order, Promoting cultural activities

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Maintaining law and order

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The Bill of Rights was created because the Anti-Federalists were concerned that:

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the federal government would have too much power.

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How do Congress and the president work together to create the national budget? Discuss the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act and explain why Congress passed it.

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The president proposes a budget, and Congress modifies and approves it, guided by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act.

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Which of these was a successful check on the power of a president?
The Supreme Court ruling against executive orders,
Congress passing a law to limit presidential powers,
A presidential veto being overridden by Congress,
The media exposing presidential misconduct

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A presidential veto being overridden by Congress