US Government Final Review

Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over what issue?

• 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

What compromise was reached between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

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

• The power of judicial review would be given to the court system

• The Declaration of Independence would not mention slavery

• George Washington would be president but he would be advised by a cabinet

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

• The can review laws to ensure they follow the Constitution

• They can reject presidential appointments

• They can veto laws

• They can appoint judges

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

• Judicial Review

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Separate but equal

What amendment did not expand suffrage (the right to vote)

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

Which conditions during the Reconstruction era was the 14^th 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.

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

• They ruled that the use of civil disobedience to achieve legal rights is protected by the due process clause of the 14^th Amendment.

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

• They ruled that the use of literacy tests and poll taxes violated the due process clause of the 14^th Amendment.

• They ruled that affirmative action programs at universities were protected by the due process clause of the 14^th Amendment.

According to the Ohio and U.S. constitutions, which responsibility is held by both the state of Ohio and the federal government?

• declaring war

• borrowing money

• printing money

• forming international treaties

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

• The legislative branch was too strong

• The people had too much power in choosing their elected officials

• The judicial branch was too strong and independent

• The governor acted like a dictator

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:

• More people buying homes

• Businesses spending less money

• Slowing the economy down

• People paying more for loans