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What river did Mexico believe was the border between Texas and Mexico?

• Nueces River

• Mississippi

• Colorado

• Red River

"American blood has been shed on American soil" was a speech used by President Polk to...

• to get money from Congress to buy the Louisiana territory

• to change the borders between Canada and the United States

• to get congress to declare war on Mexico

• to negotiate price for Florida

California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah,and Nevada were some of the states that were formed by what land given up by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• The Treaty Velasco

• The Annexation of Texas

• The Mexican Cession

• The Joint Resolution

Which principle of government is best represented by the diagram above?

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Individual Rights

• limited government

Federal government & state governments share power.

• Limited Government

• Checks & Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

The powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
-10 amendment
Which principle of the U.S. government is most clearly reflected in the amendment above?

• Checks and Balances
• Federalism
• Separation of Powers
• Due Process

The 1st amendment protects which of the following?

• Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

• Freedom of religion, speech, press assembly and petition.

• Right to trial by jury.

• No quartering of soldiers.

The 4th amendment protects which of the following rights?

• Powers reserved to the states.

• Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

• Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.

• Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.

The 8th amendment protects which of the following rights?

• No quartering of soldiers.

• Powers reserved to the states.

• Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

• Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.

Match the following principles of government to their description

• Power is shared between the national government and the states

• Popular Sovereignty

• People elect leaders to represent their beliefs

• Federalism

• Each branch of government has different jobs to do

• Separation of Powers

• Each branch watches the other two branches to make sure they don't get too powerful

• Checks and Balances

• People vote on laws

• Representative Government

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