CHS AmGov Mid-Term 2020

Which of the following statements describes a constitution?

• A list of obligations of citizens.
• A priority for achieving particular policies.
• A plan that sets forth the structure and powers of government.
• A compilation of statutes that have been in effect at least fifty years.

Some Founders believed that majority rule could be a threat to

• states' rights.
• local self-government.
• individual rights.
• constitutional government.

The Tenth Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights

• over the objections of Anti-Federalists.
• to protect rights that were not specifically listed.
• so that the states could not violate individual rights.
• in an effort to reserve powers not specifically stated in the Constitution, to the states or to the people.

What part of the Constitution begins with "We the People"?

• The Judicial Branch
• The Preamble
• The Executive Branch
• Amendment Procedures

No Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process

• 3
• 9
• 5
• 2

Many of the first state constitutions included

• unrestricted voting rights.
• the right of initiative and referendum.
• executive supremacy.
• bills of rights.

A fundamental difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Virginia Plan was that

• the Articles of Confederation allowed the national government to collect taxes from individuals.

• the Virginia Plan called for a strong national government.

• the Virginia Plan recommended a weak legislative branch.

• the Articles of Confederation called for a strong national government.

The "exclusionary rule" enforces protections found in the Fourth Amendment in which of the following ways?

• It requires the police to read individuals their rights.
• It requires the government to show "probable cause" before a warrant is issued.
• It prohibits the police from searching or seizing property at a school.
• It prohibits the government from using evidence obtained in an illegal search.

Rights Reserved to the States

• 8
• 10
• 3
• 6

According to natural rights philosophy, the main purpose of government is to

• create democracy.
• protect individual rights.
• create a system of separation of powers.
• promote the rights of the ruling class.