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WorksheetsLaw Chapter 2 Exam Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
Under the Constitution, our federal government is a
two-political-party balance of interests and power.
republic, or representative democracy.
democracy, tainted by special interests.
pure democracy
The Nineteenth Amendment clarified the voting rights of what group of U.S. citizens?
women
black men
18 year-olds
all of these
A right vital to the protection of all the others, the right of ________ was, nonetheless, only legitimized by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s.
vote
free speech
privacy
self-incrimination
The decentralization of the Internet makes it nearly impossible to exercise legal control over it and what goes on within it.
True
False
The Senate can block any action of the House, but the House cannot block any action of the Senate.
True
False
The U.S. Constitution provided that persons may not be deprived of the following without due process of law:
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
food, clothing, and shelter
health, happiness, and prosperity
life, liberty, or property.
Almost universal access by anyone with a computer to the information contained on the Internet was facilitated primarily through a program developed in the spare time of Tim Berners-Lee.
True
False
Which of the following areas of law is primarily a concern and responsibility of individual state governments?
interstate commerce law
business and contract law
import and export law
military and national defense law
Under the Constitution, members of Congress are elected on the basis of
population of the state
existence as a state
selection by all citizens in national elections
both population (Representatives) and existence (Senators)
Which of the following acts protects the privacy of an employee’s e-mails at work?
Communications Decency Act
Lanham Act
Telecommunications Act
Employees e-mails at work are not protected
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the-
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
1st Amendment
Changes made to the Constitution
liberties
amendments
rights
Bill of Rights
In this amendment, peoples's rights to own a certain kinds of guns are protected.
1
2
3
8
This amendment protects people from double jeopardy.
1
2
5
8
This Amendment protects freedoms of speech, religion,press
1
3
5
6
under this amendment, a person who can't afford a lawyer will have access to a lawyer.
3
6
5
1
The legislative branch has the power to
enforce new laws
create new laws
apply new laws
all of the above
The executive branch has the power to
create new laws
apply new laws
enforce new laws
all of the above
the judicial branch has the power to
interpret or apply new laws
enforce new laws
create new laws
all of the above
Where can you find an explanation of America's separation of powers?
Declaration of Independence
Articles I, II, and III of the US Constitution
The Preamble to the Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The first step in amending the U.S. Constitution is _____.
by a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and the House
in a convention called for by the legislatures of two thirds of
the states.
either a or b
none of these
The groundwork for the Internet was laid in the late 1960s during the Cold War by the U.S. Department of
Civil Actions
Defense
Interior
Treasury
Roland and Vivian prefer to practice religion privately in their home with family and a few close friends. What protects Roland and Vivian's religious freedom?
Fifth Amendment
Preamble to the Constitution
First Amendment
None of these.
The Declaration of Independence was altered how many times before its final adoption?
22
37
13
47
Which document placed strict term limits on a state's representatives in Congress?
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
None of these
Which of the following powers was not retained by the states?
power to define and apply criminal laws
power to define and apply probate laws
power to define and apply tort (personal injury) law
the states retained all mentioned powers
Under the U.S Constitution, all spending bills must originate in the ___________
Senate
House of Representatives
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
