Pretest American Government

The social contract theory came from this philosopher FIRST

• Montesquieu

• Rouseau

• Hobbes

• Locke

The Manga Carta was important because it

• Was America's first legislature

• Separated church and state

• established limited government

• gave power to the Colonies

In this system of government, the national governments shares power with the local/state governments.

• Federal

• Confederal

• Unitary

• Presidential

Powers listed specifically in the Constitution, giving ht federal government its powers are known as

• Implied Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Denied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

Which amendment guarantees right to a speedy public trial

• 2nd

• 4th

• 6th

• 7th

What does the 5th amendment protect citizens from

• Quartering troops

• Self-incrinmation

• Unreasonable search and seizure

• loss of freedom of speech

America's system of checks and balances us a reflection of whose writings?

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Which Supreme Court case found that separate is NOT equal, therefore desegregating public schols

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown V Board of Education

• Bush V Gore

• Roe V Wade

Marbury vs Madison Established....

• the use of the elastic clause

• the Power of Judicial Review

• The National Banks

• Commerce Clause

There are _______ justices are on the Supreme Court

• 5

• 9

• 12

• 15