Am Gov Midterm

What is the main purpose of Brown vs. Board of Ed?

• To uphold the legality of racial segregation in schools

• To establish the "separate but equal" doctrine

• To challenge and end racial segregation in public schools

• To reinforce state rights in education policy

The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of

• federalism.

• judicial review.

• equality before the law.

• the Social Contract theory.

The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the

• 12

• 15

• 23

• 26

The overall purpose of the Bill of Rights is to

• 
  allow people to defend themselves in court.

• protect the rights of people from the government.

• prevent one branch of government from becoming stronger than the others.

• secure voting rights for all citizens, regardless of race, age, or gender.

The Civil Rights Act passed by Congress in 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

• Habeas Corpus.

• Jim Crow laws.

• the Black Codes.

• 
  Affirmative Action.

Which of these is an advantage of the system of checks and balances?

• It makes it easy for one person or group to seize power.

• It prevents election fraud and results in greater voter turnout.

• It allows the executive branch the power to supervise the actions of the other two branches.

• It requires the different branches of the federal government to work together to seek the common good.

Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

• 
  there was a precedent set for doing so in Great Britain's Constitution

• 
  they believed the government needed protection from possible uprisings

• they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government

• there was already a requirement to do so, but the Federalists were ignoring it

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government..."
The Declaration of Independence, 1776

This passage BEST represents which of these theories in the Declaration of Independence?

• 
  Separation of Powers Theory

• Machiavelli's Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Popular Sovereignty Theory

Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela each have governments which are considered federations. A federation is

• 
  allowed to make rules and laws which are technically unconstitutional.

• 
  governed as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.

• 
  a union of self-governing states which are joined together by a central government.

• 
  a loose association of states that come together only for military and defensive purposes.

The U.S. Constitution establishes a federal system of government. Which statement best describes a federal system of government?

• 
  a Bill of Rights protects individual liberties

• state laws are the highest authority in the nation

• the people elect the president and members of Congress

• 
  power is divided between national and state governments