US Government Topics 1.1-1.3

US Government Topics 1.1-1.3

by DIon Dubois

Multiple Choice

Which Constitutional principle states that no one is above the law and the government only has powers listed in the Constitution?

• Limited Government

• Individual Liberties

• Federalism

• Republicanism

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Which of the following explains the Constitutional principle called republicanism?

• Power is divided between state and federal government

• Power is divided into 3 government branches

• Elected representatives make and enforce laws

• Individuals have guaranteed liberties

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Many of our individual liberties are protected by which document?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Fundamental Orders 

Multiple Choice

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Amendment

• Preamble

• Ratification

• Compromise

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Which Constitutional principle states that the power of government comes from the people?

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

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Which branch of government interprets laws?

• Judicial (courts)

• Executive (president)

• Legislative (Congress)

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Which group wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation and give more power to the states?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Judiciary

• Legislature

Multiple Choice

Central and national are two words that mean the same thing as - 

• state

• federal

• local

• regional

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What was the name for the essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution?

• Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer

• The Anti-Federalist Essays

• The Federalist Papers

• The Fundamental Orders

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Which compromise concerned the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation?

• The Great Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

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Which compromise concerned how many representatives different sized states would have in Congress?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The Intolerable Compromise

Multiple Choice

Who is the head of the executive branch?

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

• The President

• The Cabinet

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power?

• Tyranny

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Ratification

Multiple Choice

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights deals with States Rights?

• 1

• 5

• 6

• 10

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Which Constitutional principle divides government power between the states and the federal government?

• Republicanism

• Popular sovereignty

• States rights

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

What year was the Constitution written in?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1803

• 1861

Multiple Choice

All government power comes from the people

• Popular Sovereignty

• Indirect Democracy

• Limited Government

• Electoral Colleg

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Voters elect representatives to be their voice

• Popular Sovereignty

• Indirect Democracy

• Limited Government

• Electoral College

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constitution specifically states what powers the government has

• Popular Sovereignty

• Indirect Democracy

• Limited Government

• Electoral College

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Legislative (creates the laws)/Executive (carries out the laws/Judicial(interprets the laws)

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Ratify

• Bill of Rights

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designed to prevent one branch from seizing too much power. Example: President nominates judges, Senate approves nominations

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Ratify

• Bill of Rights

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approve

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Ratify

• Bill of Rights

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one who favored ratification of Constitution (strong central gov’t)

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

• Patriot

• Loyalist

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one who opposed ratification of the Constitution (weaker central gov’t)

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

• Loyalist

• Patriot

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What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

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In the Preamble, what does it mean when it says, "We the people..."?

• The constitution was written for all the people of the United States.

• The constitution was only written for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.

• Referring to "the people" who authored the constitution.

• The people of Massachusetts.

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Which of the following phrases from the Preamble is best described by saying: "We have FREEDOM, and it can't be taken away!"

• liberty

• common defense

• domestic tranquility

• general welfare

Multiple Choice

The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government. 

• Weak

• Strong

• Stable

• Big

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Government is by the consent of the governed.

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Republicanism

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Government officials are never above the law.

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

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State governments have the power to pass gambling laws within their states.

• Federalism

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

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This is the idea that everyone, citizens and powerful leaders alike, must obey the law

• Limited Government

• Republicanism

• Individual Rights

• Federalism

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People voting on their elected representatives is an example of what constitutional principle? 

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

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Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights

• They wanted to keep the government small

• They wanted to keep the government big and strong

• They wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday

• They wanted to make sure individual and state rights were protected

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happpiness

• bill of rights

• unalienable rights

• separation of powers

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Each branch of government has power to control the other two

• bill of rights

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• checks and balances

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Authority to govern must be given by the people

• popular soverignty

• 2nd amendment

• checks and balances

• 1st amendment

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Citizens elect representatives to make and enforce laws

• unalienable rights

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

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Individual rights listed in the Constitution that are a result of colonial grievances

• tax rights

• judicial  review

• individual rights

• bill of rights

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All legislative and executive actions are subject to possible examination in court

• amendment process

• judicial review

• separation of power

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What idea from the Mayflower Compact influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• Government should be for the common good, not just for a few people.

• Government should be open to both men and women.

• Government should be elected every four years.

• Government should be run by people who are not paid.

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One idea shared by the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence was that all men

• needed to pay taxes.

• were equal under the law.

• should be free to worship as they chose.

• needed to support the government.

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The English Bill of Rights, which influenced the Declaration of Independence, established the idea that

• the power of kings and queens was limited.

• only the chosen leader should make laws.

• a government should not hold free elections.

• people have no right to free speech.

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A purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain

• the problems the colonists had with British rule.

• the reasons colonists formed the Continental Congress.

• why some colonists refused to boycott British goods.

• why the colonies had the Boston Tea Party.

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The Declaration of Independence described the

• process for creating a new government.

• process for choosing a new leader.

• way each colony could join a new government.

• principles of a new government.

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The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

• spark an international anti-monarchist revolution.

• remove all British subjects from American shores.

• outline the principles of a new kind of government.

• bring about the end of the British Empire.

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Who is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?

• The world

• King George

• George Washington

• No one

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What are unalienable rights?

• Rights of this world

• Rights granted by the King

• Rights you have just because you were born

• Rights given in the Constitution

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government… The excerpt above is taken from the - 

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constution

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What are the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• All men are created equal, all men have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, government gets its power from the people

• The only rightful purpose of government is to protect our basic rights and having a monarchy is an unnatural way to select a leader

• It needed to be explained and justified to the world why we were declaring our independence from Great Britain.

• King George III created an absolute tyranny and the Declaration of Independence proves that

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Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch

• the president

• the states

• national government

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How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One

• Zero

• Two

• Three

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This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• no common currency

• no executive branch

• no power to tax

• one vote for each state

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What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first system of government after the Revolution

• written by Madison about the Constitutional Convention

• Used to declare Independence from England

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Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero

• One

• Two 

• Three

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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• Weak central government

• Provided for no common currency

• All of the these

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Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____

• talk; no

• bargin; yes

• demand; yes

• ask; no

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What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

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Why did the Articles of Confederation give more power to the states, instead of the national government?

• There was fear of creating a national government that was too powerful, similar to the British gov't

• France requested that this be the form of government in America

• The states had ideas to expand their territory into Canada

• It was outlined in the Declaration of Independence

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What document is also known as the "Supreme Law of the Land"?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

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The first three words of the Constitution outline the idea of Self Governing, what are these words?

• We the people

• We hold these

• The Unanimous Declaration

• In the beginning

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What is an amendment?

• A change to the Declaration of Independence

• A change to the Articles of Confederation

• A change to the Bill of Rights

• A change to the Constitution

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The Declaration Of Independence announced our freedom from which country?

• England

• France

• Mexico

• Germany

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Which is not a right that is guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence to US citizens?

• Freedom of religion

• Right to Life

• Right to Liberty

• Right to Pursuit of Happiness

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment includes the right to practice any or no religion at all?

• First (1)

• Second (2)

• Eighteenth (18)

• Twenty first (21)

Multiple Choice

The phrase "Rule of Law" describes who must follow the laws of the country. Who below is exempt from the "rule of law"?

• wealthy members of society

• politicians

• you

• no one

Multiple Choice

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• President

Multiple Choice

How many Senators are in the US Congress?

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 435

Multiple Choice

How long is the term for a US Senator?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

Multiple Select

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

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According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

• Overthrow the government

• Petition the government for their rights

• Nothing, the people don't have rights

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John Locke believed that all people had:

• Natural Rights

• Individual rights

• Some rights

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John Locke helped to create which contract theory?

• Society of the Banana contract Thoery

• Social Contract Theory

• Natural Contract Theory

• Rights Contract Theory

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What role did the government have, according to John Locke?

• Protect the people's natural rights

• Take away people's natural rights

• Help determine the people's natural rights

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Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

• U.S. constitution

• Declaration of independence

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

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What did Rousseau claim to be true?

• All men are born equal

• Music is the answer to everything

• Kids only cause problems

• The taller you are the smarter you become

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True or False:  Jean Jacques Rousseau political beliefs were that the government should of been ruled by a king/queen.

• True

• False

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According to Locke, which of the following is NOT a natural right?

• Life

• Money

• Property

• Liberty

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Thought that people should make a contract with each other to follow the will of the majority:

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

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According to Rousseau, what's the purpose of government? (2 Answers)

• To protect citizens from crime and safety

• To protect citizens' liberty and freedom

• To help develop new technologies

• To help citizens work together majority rule

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According to Rousseau, the only way a government has real authority is when it's based on an agreement people make with society. This is known as a __________.

• Social Contract

• General Will

• Majority Rule

• Representative Democracy.

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He also argued that the best way to follow the general will of the people was to use _____________, or more than half of what the people want.

• Social Contract

• Majority Rule

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

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The Founding Fathers of the United States were inspired by Rousseau, but knew that with a bigger country they should create a ________________.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Majority Rule

• General Will

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A ______________ is a system in which citizens select leaders to make decisions for them.

• absolute monarchy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• dictatorship

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What did Rousseau mean by "the general will"?

• The "general will" is the agreements that we all come to by working together

• The "general will" is the name of the government we elect by voting

• The "general will" is the rights that we all agree to give up to a monarch

• The "general will" is how we humans would act in a state of nature

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What type of democracy does the united states have?

• Direct

• Autocratic

• Judicial

• Representative

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Why would a direct democracy be difficult in the United States?

• Lack of public interest

• Our massive population

• Technology is not available

• The countries relatively small size

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The U.S. has a 2 house legislature, which is also known as...

• bicameral

• federalism

• parliamentary

• unicameral

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◦broad, direct participation

◦most or all citizens participate directly

• pluralist democracy

• participatory democfracy

• elite democracy

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◦power rests with competing interest groups. no one group dominates political decisions.

• pluralist democracy

• participatory democracy

• elitist democracy

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◦a small # of people, usually wealthy and well educated, influence political decision making

• pluralist democracy

• participatory democracy

• elite democracy

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Social media, Initiative, and Popular Referendum are examples of--

• popular sovereignty

• participatory democracy

• republicanism

• pluralist democracy

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The US Chamber of Commerce creates a SuperPAC to run ads and attempt to get supports of their pro-business policies elected. They also pay several lobbyists to influence Congressional members during committee hearings and floor debates.

This is an examples of:

• participatory democracy

• elite democracy

• pluralist democracy

• republicanism

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Non-gov’t groups organize to exert influence on political and policy decision making is known as

• participatory democracy

• elite democracy

• republicanism

• pluralist democracy

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Which is an example of elite democracy?

• House of Representatives being elected by the people

• The President being chosen by electors

• Interest groups forming "Iron Triangle" relationships

• The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress

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In Federalist Paper #10, what is a faction?

• a majority tyranny

• the extended sphere

• special interest groups

• the new Constitution

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Madison suggests that the best way to handle the problem of factions is to remove the causes of them by either giving everyone the same opinion or by destroying the freedom for them to exist.

• True

• False

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How did James Madison view the existence of “faction” in America?

• He feared faction and felt that there was no way to control it.

• He liked faction and wanted the strongest faction to dominate

• He refused to acknowledge that any factions existed in the new nation.

• He feared faction but thought its effects could be managed by the existence of many competing factions.

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Which of the following factors was most likely at the source of any faction that arose according to James Madison?

• regional differences

• wealth and property differences

• gender differences

• racial and ethnic differences

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To James Madison, the size of the American nation should be

• small, to allow lots of individual attention.

• medium, because he believed in Aristotle’s “moderation in all things.”

• large, so that many diverse groups could exist.

• spherical, in order for the president to be in the center.

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James Madison placed a lot of trust in elected representatives in order to prevent the masses in America from having too much direct power.

• True

• False

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Madison thought that the best form of government to handle the problem of factions was:

• direct democracy

• autocracy

• dictatorship

• republic

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The Federalist were in favor of the US Constitution

• True

• False

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According to Madison, "extending the sphere"  of America is a good thing because

• it limits the expansion of our territory

• it limits the immigration rate

• the brightest and best people would be representative

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Which of the following is NOT a solution to the problem of factions?

• remove causes

• ignore them

• control their effects

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According to the Declaration of Independence AND Federalist 10, the purpose of government is to

• protect our rights

• control our interests

• protect us from invasion

• provide a very strong central government

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Brutus #1 represents the ideas of _______.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

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Brutus #1 argues in support of the virtues of a ...

• confederation

• supreme federal form of government

• monarchy

• a large republic

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The Anti-Federalists in Brutus #1 argue that the proposed constitution would create too _________ a republic, a system of government that has never successfully existed in history.

• small

• large

• weak

• divided

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Brutus #I argues that for a republic to work it should be made up of people with ________ interests.

• similar

• diverse

• competing

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Brutus #I argues that eventually the new government proposed by the new Constitution would devolve into _________.

• direct democracy

• tyranny

• chaos

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Brutus #I argues that the proposed Constitution will have a diminishing effect on __________.

• the States

• foreign policy

• the federal judiciary

• national tax policy

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Powers that are not given to the Federal government are 

• implied powers

• expressed powers

• reserved powers

• super powers

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In the Constitution, the implied powers of Congress come from the 

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Relative Clause

• Santa Clause

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An officer searches your home while you are at school. However, he never had a warrant and entirely acted on suspicion that you may have illegal goods. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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You are arrested for refusing to tell a police officer where you were driving to. This violated the:

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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An officer searches your home while you are at school. However, he never had a warrant and entirely acted on suspicion that you may have illegal goods. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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You are arrested for refusing to tell a police officer where you were driving to. This violated the:

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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A law passes in Yuba City saying that people who do not have homes cannot purchase handguns. Which two amendments would this law violate?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

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Yuba City High School suspends you for 5 days for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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During WWIII, the United States requires that you provide houses to soldiers being stationed in California as there is not enough public housing. This violates the:

• 14th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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You are accused of committing a misdemeanor crime. Your court date has been scheduled in 3 years. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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Your boss at Papa Murphy's Pizza fires you for saying rude things to a customer. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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When pulling you over, a police officer notices that you have an illegal substance on your passenger seat. This officer has:

• Probable Cause

• Eminent Domain

• Voir Dire

• Miranda Rights

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Yuba City's government forces residents to sell their houses so they can build a new elementary school. The government has practiced:

• Probable Cause

• Eminent Domain

• Voir Dire

• Miranda Rights

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For stealing a load of bread, the U.S. government sentences you to life in prison. This violates:

• 4th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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Yuba City passes a law banning the practice of Christianity. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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While protesting unfair wages at your place of work, a police officer begins pepper spraying you to leave the area. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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You wrote an article for the local news describing the changes students would like to see at YCHS. The principal stops this article from being published in fear of backlash. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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You want to own a lion while living in Yuba City so you go buy one. As long as you keep it on your property, you feel you have the right to own one. The government seizes the lion and charges you with heavy fines. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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Which Amendment states that the people have certain rights not explicitly stated in the constitution?

• 1st Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

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The right to privacy is established by:

• Your Miranda Rights

• Freedom from unwarranted searches

• Freedom from housing soldiers

• Freedom of beliefs

• All of the above

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You are arrested for being disruptive in court. Your bail is set at $3 billion. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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I break your nose. In court, the judge makes me pay for your hospital bills and then adds another $500 fine for being rude. This second fine was:

• Compensatory

• Unconstitutional

• Punitive

• Voir Dire

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Which of the following is NOT a suspect class?

• Racial Minority

• Minority of National Origin

• Religious Minority

• Wealth Minority

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You are arrested for yelling "FIRE" in a movie theater for fun. This violates the:

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• No Right Violated

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In many states, a background check is not required to purchase a firearm from a private seller. This is often called:

• The Gunshow Loophole

• The Handgun Hooplah

• The Trigger Trick

• Right to privacy

Multiple Choice

True or False: Your car is equal to your home in level of expected privacy

• True

• False

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O.J. Simpson cannot be tried for the murder of his wife again under the:

• 14th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

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True or False: Stop and Frisk is constitutional

• True

• False