28JAN2025 STAAR review

Which is an example of unalienable rights?

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• Public trial by a fair and impartial jury

• Freedom of religion, speech, and the press

• Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Answer explanation

“All Men are … endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights , that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

Answer explanation

Which action led the United States into the War of 1812?

• American warships were captured at sea and forced to fight Britain

• American merchant sailors smuggling goods to Europe were imprisoned in Britain

• American merchants sailors were impressed into naval service to fight for Britain

• American warships sailing from European ports were boarded and impounded in Britain

Answer explanation

Impressment---the forced recruitment of American sailors into the British navy or military

Why is Dorothea Dix a significant figure in U.S. history?

• She was a leader in the fight for the abolition of slavery

• She lead a reform to improve working conditions on factories

• She was a leader in the fight for women's suffrage

• She led a reform effort to improve care for the mentally ill

which reason explains a purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• To create a process to admit new states to the country

• To settle territorial disputes with Great Britain

• To establish the western boundary of the country

• To fund the exploration of the Louisiana Territory

Answer explanation

No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

--Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Which action describes a violation of the Fifth Amendment?

• A state judge requiring a person accused of a crime to remain in jail until the trial

• A governor using the pardoning power to release a person from jail

• A state government annexing a farmer's land without providing payment

• A mayor proposing a plan to replace old buildings with new construction

Answer explanation

The ​ (a)   developed in the United States in the late 1700s ​ (b)  

• Federalist Party
• Democratic Party
• Libertarian Party
• to support a national government with more power
• to support a state government with more power