American Government Final Review

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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution includes all of the following provisions EXCEPT: A guarantee of equal protection under the law for all citizens, Citizenship in both the nation and its states for all persons born or naturalized, Loss of representation in Congress for states that denied qualified citizens the right to vote.

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The guaranteed right to vote for adults, regardless of gender, race, or age

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A special power delegated only to the Senate is...

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Ratification of all treaties and Presidential appointments

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In what documents are the "unalienable rights" of man specifically mentioned by John Locke and Thomas Jefferson? Options: The Bill of Rights, The Mayflower Compact, The Preamble to the Constitution, The Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence

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Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of

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Separation and balance of governmental power

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The case of Marbury v. Madison established the right of the Supreme Court's right to declare laws unconstitutional, which is also known as

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Judicial Review

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The authority to review decisions of lower courts is called

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Appellate jurisdiction

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Criminal law is BEST described as laws that

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Defines what constitutes a crime and provides for punishing those who commit crimes.

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The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta was run as an oligarchy, meaning

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A small group of citizens controlled things

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Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

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They believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government.

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The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with: The admission of new western states, The territorial expansion of slavery, The regulation of interstate commerce, The representation of states in Congress

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The representation of states in Congress