2019. Category 3: Government & Citizenship

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• By creating a segregated public education system

• By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen's Bureau

• By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

• By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

• The division of power between a federal government and state governments

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

This author is expressing her opinion about -

• recalling members of Congress

• impeaching the President

• disobeying the Supreme Court

• amending the Constitution

This excerpt supports the conclusion that Jefferson disagreed with - 

• the congressional power of impeachment

• the presidential power to veto bills

• the states' power to amend the Constitution 

• the Supreme Court's power of judicial review

Which action is one part of the official path to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process?

• Attending college in the United States

• Being employed in the United States

• Passing a U.S. civics exam

• Working for the U.S. government

Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?

• Inspiration - He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations.

• Compassion - He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.

• Persistence - He believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace.

• Confidence - He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War.

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?

• Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?

• Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?

• Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly."

• "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . ."

• "He has obstructed the . . . Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."

• "For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . . . "

Why is this type of interaction important in U.S. society?

• Free speech allows people to help create a better government.

• Due process laws are guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.

• Individual protections are guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

• Freedom of the press helps the government respond to public opinion.

This list refers to the contributions of which Founding Father?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• John Jay