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WorksheetsAIR Review 4 - Everything
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which basic principal of governance is Hamilton highlighting in this quote?
The text of the 6th amendment reads the following: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed..."
What principle of government is involved?
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Checks and Balances
The text of the 10th Amendment reads the following: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
What principle of government is involved?
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Checks and Balances
The text of the 9th Amendment reads the following: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution includes the following: “…The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises”
Which of the following would support this power of congress?
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
The 2nd Amendment reads “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
In the U.S., certain rights come with responsibilities. Which of the following would be a civic responsibility that comes with the right to bear arms?
practicing firearm safety
serving on juries
voting in elections
buying a gun
In the U.S., certain rights come with responsibilities. Which of the following would be a civic responsibility that comes with the right to vote?
voting for the correct political party
being informed about current issues
serving on a jury
voting for write-in candidates
In the U.S., certain rights come with responsibilities. The 6th amendment reads: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed…” Which of the following would be a civic responsibility that comes with the right to trial by jury?
being informed about current trials
becoming a lawyer
voting for judges on election day
serve on juries
Which of the following will most likely create an “expansion” to occur in the economy.
cutting taxes
contractionary fiscal policy
cutting government spending
increasing the discount rate
Which of the following will most likely create a “contraction” to occur in the economy.
cutting government spending
expansionary fiscal policy
lowering the discount rate
the Federal Reserve buying bonds
The Supreme Court ruled in Clinton v. City of New York that the President could not have the power to veto specific parts of a law. Changing or deleting specific parts of a law was the exclusive role of Congress. The president should have no part in legislating. What principle was preserved in the outcome of this case?
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
In Tinker v. Des Moines, a school suspended students for wearing armbands as a form of political protest. The Supreme Court ruled that the armbands were represented speech protected by the 1st Amendment. Which principle was preserved in the outcome of this case?
Limited Government
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
In District of Columbia v. Heller, D.C. passed a law requiring handguns be registered and that all guns be disassembled in your home. The Supreme Court ruled that this law was in violation of the 2nd Amendment's right to bear arms. Which principle does the outcome of this case preserve?
Limited Government
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Judicial Review
The U.S. Supreme Court case, Baker v. Carr, held that voters could challenge the constitutionality of electoral apportionment in federal court. In doing so, the court established that “one person, one vote” is essential to the doctrine of…
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review
Separation of Powers
Which concept was at the center of the Anti-Federalist position as expressed in the “Anti-Federalist Papers”?
standing army
limited government
checks and balances
strong central government
"This balances between the National and State governments ought to be dwelt on with peculiar attention, as it is of the utmost importance. It forms a double security to the people. If one encroaches on their rights they will find a powerful protection in the other. Indeed, they will both be prevented from over-passing their constitutional limits by a certain rival ship, which will ever subsist between them."
Which Principle is Alexander Hamilton referring to?
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Judicial Review
