civics semester 1

This law refers to the body of law that governs relationships between individuals and settles disputes:

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

• Disputed Law

• Constitutional Law

The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers was developed by:

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Donald Trump

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following are Landmark Supreme Court Cases

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• In re Gault

• U.S v. Nixon

Which document outlined the first form of government for the United States?

• The Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Common Sense

• U.S Constitution

Name the two ways a person can become a U.S. citizen:

The division of powers between three branches of government is called:

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Power divided

• Government division

This document guaranteed that not even the king or queen was above the law:

• Natural Law

• Parliamentary

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

The ability of one branch to limit power of the other branches on each other is called:

• Separation of powers

• Checks

• Balances

• Checks and balances

Which amendment abolished slavery in the U.S?

• 45th

• 19th

• 13th

• 30th

What landmark Supreme Court case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Brown

• Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson