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Law Chapter 2 Exam Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Under the Constitution, our federal government is a

a)

two-political-party balance of interests and power.

b)

republic, or representative democracy.

c)

democracy, tainted by special interests.

d)

pure democracy

2.

The Nineteenth Amendment clarified the voting rights of what group of U.S. citizens?

a)

women

b)

black men

c)

18 year-olds

d)

all of these

3.

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.

a)

vote

b)

free speech

c)

privacy

d)

self-incrimination

4.

The decentralization of the Internet makes it nearly impossible to exercise legal control over it and what goes on within it.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Senate can block any action of the House, but the House cannot block any action of the Senate.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The U.S. Constitution provided that persons may not be deprived of the following without due process of law:

a)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

b)

food, clothing, and shelter

c)

health, happiness, and prosperity

d)

life, liberty, or property.

7.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following areas of law is primarily a concern and responsibility of individual state governments?

a)

interstate commerce law

b)

business and contract law

c)

import and export law

d)

military and national defense law

9.

Under the Constitution, members of Congress are elected on the basis of

a)

population of the state

b)

existence as a state

c)

selection by all citizens in national elections

d)

both population (Representatives) and existence (Senators)

10.

Which of the following acts protects the privacy of an employee’s e-mails at work?

a)

Communications Decency Act

b)

Lanham Act

c)

Telecommunications Act

d)

Employees e-mails at work are not protected

11.

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the-

a)

Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

1st Amendment

12.

Changes made to the Constitution

a)

liberties

b)

amendments

c)

rights

d)

Bill of Rights

13.

In this amendment, peoples's rights to own a certain kinds of guns are protected.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

8

14.

This amendment protects people from double jeopardy.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

8

15.

This Amendment protects freedoms of speech, religion,press

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

16.

under this amendment, a person who can't afford a lawyer will have access to a lawyer.

a)

3

b)

6

c)

5

d)

1

17.

The legislative branch has the power to

a)

enforce new laws

b)

create new laws

c)

apply new laws

d)

all of the above

18.

The executive branch has the power to

a)

create new laws

b)

apply new laws

c)

enforce new laws

d)

all of the above

19.

the judicial branch has the power to

a)

interpret or apply new laws

b)

enforce new laws

c)

create new laws

d)

all of the above

20.

Where can you find an explanation of America's separation of powers?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles I, II, and III of the US Constitution

c)

The Preamble to the Constitution

d)

The Mayflower Compact

21.

The first step in amending the U.S. Constitution is _____.

a)

by a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and the House

b)

in a convention called for by the legislatures of two thirds of

the states.

c)

either a or b

d)

none of these

22.

The groundwork for the Internet was laid in the late 1960s during the Cold War by the U.S. Department of

a)

Civil Actions

b)

Defense

c)

Interior

d)

Treasury

23.

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?

a)

Fifth Amendment

b)

Preamble to the Constitution

c)

First Amendment

d)

None of these.

24.

The Declaration of Independence was altered how many times before its final adoption?

a)

22

b)

37

c)

13

d)

47

25.

Which document placed strict term limits on a state's representatives in Congress?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

None of these

26.

Which of the following powers was not retained by the states?

a)

power to define and apply criminal laws

b)

power to define and apply probate laws

c)

power to define and apply tort (personal injury) law

d)

the states retained all mentioned powers

27.

Under the U.S Constitution, all spending bills must originate in the ___________

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch