2017. Category 3: Government & Citizenship

This list includes rights that are considered -

• transferable

• legislated

• unalienable

• inherited

Which sentence completes this diagram?

• People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.

• Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.

• Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.

• A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.

Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?

• The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens.

• A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states.

• The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.

• A republican system of government will better represent larger states.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

• By writing the Articles of Confederation

• By serving as commander in chief of the Continental Army

• By organizing Committees of Correspondence

• By signing the Declaration of Independence

The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the -

• Compromise of 1850

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Dred Scott v. Sandford decision

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court first stated the principle that -

• only the courts may regulate interstate commerce

• the president may veto federal legislation

• the courts may declare a federal law unconstitutional

• only the president may issue an executive order

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• Any congressional action required executive approval.

• Congress lacked the power to declare war.

• Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states.

• Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade.

The diagram shows some of the steps in becoming a -

• registered voter in the United States

• member of the U.S. armed forces

• candidate for elected office in the United States

• naturalized U.S. citizen