UNIT 1 TEST REVIEW

Which action is protected by the Bill of Rights?

• citizen voting in an election

• journalist publishing an article about government corruption

• business owner refusing to pay taxes

• immigrant applying for an immigrant visa

What kind of government is this?

• presidential democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• dictatorship

Which is an example of representative democracy?

• a poll (survey) shows citizens want to fight climate change

• citizens sign a petition (public letter) to stop corruption

• citizens vote in an election to elect a senator in Congress

• activists protest against spending cuts

What is the president destroying in this cartoon?

• federalism

• individual rights

• checks and balances

• consent of the governed

Which of these is an example of illegal discrimination?

• forming women's rights organizations

• businesses owned by minorities (people of color)

• opening segregated restaurants that only serve white people

• lobbying (influencing) political leaders

"The president thinks he is as powerful as King Louis XIV." This quote is about which Supreme Court case?

• United States v. Nixon

• Baker v. Carr

• Marbury v. Madison

What did the Supreme Court decide in United States v. Nixon?

• the president must comply with (obey) any legitimate demands of the other branches

• presidents are above the law

• executive privilege has no limits

• the executive branch is the most powerful

As a result of United States v. Nixon, executive privilege (presidential power) was...

• expanded (increased)

• limited

Which right protects people from being held in jail without charges, for no good reason?

• the right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches

• the right to a speedy and public trial

• all persons born in the United States are citizens

• due process (the right to be innocent until proven guilty)

What was an impact of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

• The police must read the Miranda rights when making an arrest.

• The executive privilege of presidents is limited.

• The Supreme Court can cancel laws that are unconstitutional.