Flash Cards Schermerhorn Government Final Review

The compromise that was reached to solve the problem of representation in the legislative branch

• The Philadelphia Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• The Connecticut Compromise

Mapp v Ohio established

• evidence gotten illegally cannot be used in court

• you must be read your rights upon arrest

• an attorney must be provided to you in court

• separate but equal is unconstituional

The amendment that requires the states to apply all Federal rights to its citizens is

• 10th

• 8th

• 5th

• 14th

The losing opinion in a Supreme Court decision

• Majority

• Concurring

• Dissenting

• Losing

Justices that believe the Constitution should be interpreted "as is" have this philosophy

• Judicial review

• Judicial activism

• Judicial restraint

• Judicial interpretation

Which of the following is NOT a type of Supreme Court opinion

• Majority opinion
• Plurality opinion
• Dissenting opinion
• Concurring opinion

How many supreme court justices are there

• 3
• 9
• 7

• 5

Most bills never make it out of the:

• House Floor

• Senate debate

• Committees

• Rules Committee

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• Declare war on Great Britain

• Unite England and the colonies

• List the freedoms the colonists demanded in the Constitution

• Letter to King George listing grievances and separation from England

All of the following are requirements to become the president EXCEPT:

• 35 years old

• Natural born citizen

• 14 years residency in the USA

• College degree