The idea the government must follow its procedures

The process by which a bill becomes a law

The process used to amend the Constitution

The process by which you return library books

Which two sides fought in the Civil War, and why?

The North and the South fought over slavery

Britain and the colonies fought over independence

The Allies and the Axis fought for world domination

The Spartans and the Covenant fought for interstellar dominance

Which of the following is NOT granted by the fourteenth amendment?

Citizenship for everyone born in the United States

What is the rule of law?

The idea that the law applies to everyone equally

The idea that state law is superior to federal law

The ability of the Supreme Court to interpret laws

If you fight the law, the law wins

How did the Constitution change government from the Articles of Confederation?

The Constitution made the central government more powerful

The Constitution made the central government less powerful

The Constitution gave more power to the states

The Constitution gave more power to local governments

What are the two parts of Congress?

The president and the vice president

The judicial branch and the executive branch

The standing committee and the special committee

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

The Bill of Rights limits government power over citizens, while the Constitution defines what powers the government may exercise.

The Bill of Rights allows the government some control over citizens, but the Constitution limits that control.

The Bill of Rights changed the structure of government that the Constitution had put into place its provisions.

The Bill of Rights defines the specific meaning of the inalienable rights mentioned in the Constitution.

Which of the following BEST reflects the motivation of the Framers of the Constitution to add the Bill of Rights in 1791?

It was a compromise which ensured the ratification of the Constitution by North Carolina and Rhode Island, guaranteeing state and civil liberties.

James Madison, the “father” of the Constitution, personally felt the document was incomplete and requested the authority to draft the new amendments.

The Congress wished to try out the new amendment process to see if it worked.

The Supreme Court had ruled the document to be “unconstitutional” due to the lack of the Bill of Rights.

Which concern prompted the addition of the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

the lack of protection of individual rights

the risk of increased amounts of military spending by the government

the inability of states to regulate trade

the risk of more populous states dominating the government

Which government action violates the right to due process?

requiring a criminal defendant to answer a question posed by a prosecuting attorney

providing fair compensation to a rancher for taking a portion of his land to build a highway

ordering protesters to move their demonstration from a traffic intersection to a public park

allowing a person arrested for a felony to plead guilty to a lesser charge

The Fifth Amendment provides the defendant with what special rights?

the right to refuse to answer a question that may incriminate oneself

an attorney appointed by the court if the defendant cannot afford one

the right to a speedy and public trial

the right to have an attorney present during questioning

Which concept is central to the idea of due process in the United States?

Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Prosecutors prove guilt with a preponderance of evidence.

Citizens must provide their own legal representation.

Witnesses are required to testify against themselves.

“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.” -Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Which interpretation of the Bill of Rights does this statement illustrate?

Constitutional protections of liberty are not absolute.

The needs of the government are more important than civil liberties.

The Supreme Court can eliminate freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights.

The Bill of Rights does not safeguard individual liberties.

The enumeration [list] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed [interpreted] to deny or disparage others retained by the people. —9th Amendment, U.S. Constitution How does this amendment affect the power of the federal government?

The federal government is prevented from limiting other individuals’ rights

The federal government has the power to control state legislatures

The federal government has the ability to expand judicial powers

The federal government is prevented from limiting legislative powers

A woman was fired by her employer for refusing to work on Saturdays because of her religious beliefs. She was denied unemployment benefits because the state concluded she had insufficient reasons for her refusal. Although the lower courts rejected her claim, the U.S. Supreme Court determined her constitutional rights had been violated. Which constitutional principle was applied by the U.S. Supreme Court in this case?

the free exercise clause granted in the 1st Amendment

the ability of citizens to sue states granted in the 11th Amendment

the protection of privacy granted in the 4th Amendment

the protection of citizenship granted in the 14th Amendment

Which factor has made the strongest contribution to the development of religious freedom in the United States?

Guarantees in the Constitution have encouraged religious expression and toleration.

Most citizens have shared the same religious beliefs

Religious groups have remained politically unified

School prayer has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.

"County Government Closes Public Conference Facilities to Religious Organizations - Administrators have announced that religious groups must meet elsewhere." Which constitutional argument could be advanced MOST effectively in response to the claim that this decision limits freedom of religion?

The establishment clause requires the separation of church and state activities

The supremacy clause prohibits special exceptions to laws passed by the government.

The 14th Amendment prohibits discrimination based on spiritual beliefs.

The 1st Amendment requires equal state support for different faiths and churches

Why did the writers of the Bill of Rights include freedom of religion in the first amendment?

Many minority religious groups in the U.S. had concerns over the institution of a single religion

The writers of the Bill of Rights used the separation of church and state in England as a model

Many of the Founders were devoutly religious and wanted to impose their views on others

James Madison did not believe in a religion and wanted to discourage others from doing so

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” – the First Amendment Which of the following can you conclude from the above passage?

The U.S. government cannot establish a religion or keep people from worshipping their religions

The U.S. government is a theocracy that makes laws with religious influence

The U.S. government can’t keep people from worshipping religions, even if it is violent or dangerous

The U.S. government can endorse a single religion above others, but can’t force people to follow it

Which reason best explains why Anti-Federalists agreed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

The addition of the first ten amendments to the Constitution

They were convinced by the Federalists that a stronger national government was needed

They feared civil war would erupt if the new government could not quickly agree

Anti-Federalists understood that appearing weak to Britain would put the country in danger

Amendment X : The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. According to this amendment, which of the following statements is correct?

The governmental powers not noted in the Constitution are powers that the states, or the people of those states, have.

States have the power to determine their own supreme laws, regardless of the Constitution, for their citizens to follow.

The Constitution determines all legal issues in the United States.

The governmental powers not noted in the Constitution or addressed by the states are illegal.

During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over the…

division of powers between the national and state governments

provision for admitting new states to the Union

amendments to be included in the Bill of Rights

method of amending the Constitution

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