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Total questions: 100

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Name
Class
Date
1.

what colonies grew from religious differences in Massachusetts

a)

rhode island

b)

connecticuit

c)

georgia

d)

new york

2.

what was established as a Catholic colony

a)

maryland

b)

rhode island

c)

conecticuit

d)

massachusetts

3.

what was created as a “religious experiment” for persecuted religious groups in Europe

a)

pennsylvania

b)

maryland

c)

rhode island

d)

connecticuit

4.

which are functions of american govt

a)

establish justice

b)

ensure domestic tranqulity

c)

provide for the common defense

d)

maintain a republic

5.

what are functionf of american gvt

a)

promote general welfare

b)

secure blessings of liberties

c)

protect individual rights

d)

promote equity for all

6.

secure blessings of liberties

a)

can critisize the govt

b)

can criticize other people

c)

cnprotest

d)

john locke baby

7.

evolved as “freedom from …” to “freedom to…” do certain things without government interference or discrimination

a)

personal liberty

b)

individual rights

c)

civil liberties

d)

civil right

8.

everyone is equal in the eyes of the law

a)

political equality

b)

political equity

c)

constitutional equality

d)

constitutional equity

9.

what happened by 1760

a)

there were weak ties with Britain and  most colonies had their own constitutions for governing.

b)

there were strong ties with britain but the colonies had their own governing systems

c)

the british banned colonies from self government

d)

the colonies went to war with pakistan

10.

the colonies did not have compulsory tithing with no what

a)

state church

b)

national church

c)

oligarchy

d)

monarchical system

11.

compulsory tithing

a)

required payment to the church

b)

charity

c)

free donations

d)

what wil help build our parish center

12.

1765, 9 of 13 colonies participated to draft a list of the colonists’ fundamental rights had been violated by the crown. This was the first official meeting of the colonists.

a)

stamp act congress

b)

1st continental congress

c)

2nd continental congress

d)

committees of correspondence

13.

– formed in each colony to keep the colonies informed of the British actions

a)

committees of correspondence

b)

samp act congress

c)

1st continental congress

d)

2nd continental congress

14.

56 delegates meeting in Philadelphia to iron out issues with Britain

a)

1st continental congress

b)

2nd continental congress

c)

committees of correspondence

d)

stamp act congress

15.

what did the 1dt continental cogress do

a)

drafted a declaration of righits

b)

organized boycotts

c)

addressed coercive acts

d)

guaranteed civil liberties

16.

what are some of the declaration of rights

a)

assembly

b)

trial by peers

c)

standing army

d)

representation to levy taxes

e)

gu n ownrship

17.

raised an army and named george washington commander in chief

a)

2nd continental congress

b)

1st continental congress

c)

stamp act congress

d)

committees of correspondence

18.

basic principles

a)

all people are created eual

b)

all people have basic rights that cannot be taken away

c)

the ogvt gets its power to make and administer laws from the people

d)

if the people do not like their govt, they have the right to abolsh it

e)

all people are granted equity

19.

what could congress do under the articles of confederation

a)

make peace

b)

coin money

c)

appoint officers

d)

grant equal rights

20.

what coudl congress do under the articles of confederation

a)

control the post office

b)

negotiate wirth indian tribes

c)

go to war

d)

make laws

21.

what did the articles propose

a)

a national govt with a congres emporered to ...

b)

each state retained its independence and governed within its own terotiries

c)

one vote in congress no matter what

d)

granting of civil liberties

22.

what did the articles propose

a)

majority of 9 states to pass congressional measures

b)

states select and pay delegates to congress

c)

bicameral legisuature

d)

1 brnahc of govt

23.

what were sme problems withthe articles of confederation

a)

little agreement

b)

no power to tax

c)

little value

d)

inability to protect rights

24.

what were some problems with the articles of confederation

a)

states negotiated their own trade agreements wth foreign ations

b)

no executive or judicial branches

c)

no strong central govt

d)

no bill of rights

25.

wanted to scrap the articles and create a ew govt

a)

virginia plan

b)

new jersey plan

c)

georgia pan

d)

pennsylvania plan

26.

wanted to improve the article of confederation

a)

new jersey plan

b)

virginia pla

c)

georgia plan

d)

pensylvania plan

27.

key features of the virginia plan

a)

powerful central govt with 3 branches

b)

bicemeral legislature n which people elect one rp-epresentative and the other chosen by state legislatures

c)

power derived fom people

d)

legislature can select executive and judiciary

e)

executive branch elects representatives and the others are elected by th eople

28.

key features of the new jersey plan

a)

strengthen articles

b)

1 vote per state

c)

representatives chosen by states

d)

congress cna declare war

29.

key features of new jersey plan

a)

congress has the power to raise revenue

b)

supreme court appointed by eecutive branch ofor life

c)

legislature created by eecutive branch

d)

tricameral legislature

30.

key features of the great compromise

a)

bicameral legislature

b)

govt is supreme over states

c)

govt regulate foreign trade

d)

house originates all bills for raising and spending money

e)

senate has the power to tax

31.

key feature of the great cpm[romise

a)

56 total representatives; 1 fr every 30,000 inhabitants

b)

2 votes per state

c)

supreme court is appointed by the judicial branch

d)

no cabinet

32.

functions of the legislature

a)

makes laws

b)

confirms appoitments

c)

ratifies treaties

d)

grants rights

33.

functions of the legislature

a)

grants money

b)

delares war

c)

elects representatives

d)

destroys laws

34.

function fot the judicial brach

a)

interprets constitution

b)

reviews lower court decisions

c)

impeaches the preisident

d)

fires cabinet members

35.

functions of the executive brnahc

a)

proposes laws

b)

administers laws

c)

commands armed fources

d)

lowers gas prices

36.

functions of the executive branch

a)

appoints ambassadods

b)

conducts foreign policy

c)

negotiates treaties

d)

ends wars

37.

what can the supreme court do the the eecutive and legislative branches

a)

declare laws unconstitutional

b)

impeach public officials

c)

lower taxes

d)

start an insurrection

38.

what can the executive branch do to the legislative branch

a)

veto bills

b)

destroy ;a--laws

c)

make them pay higher taxes

d)

fire representatives

39.

what cna the executive branch do to the judicial branch

a)

appoint judges

b)

fire judges

c)

assassinatejudges

d)

remove court cases from files

40.

what can the legislature do to the judicia lbrnach

a)

reject appointments to the scotus

b)

override decisions via amendments

c)

impeach justices

d)

fire justices

41.

what cna the legislature do to the executve branch

a)

impeach the president

b)

reject appointments

c)

withold funding

d)

appoint cabinet members

42.

what cn the legislature do to the eecutive branch

a)

override veto

b)

reject treaties

c)

reverse war declrarations

d)

erase information about the president from files

43.

what does article 1 of the constitution include (powers of congress)

a)

taxaion

b)

creation of military

c)

declrartion of war

d)

pomotion of equity and gender pronouns

44.

what does article 1 of the constitution include (powers of congress)

a)

estabish a court system

b)

create money

c)

reglate commerce

d)

impeach representatives

45.

what is included in article 1 of the constitution (owers of congress

a)

regulate immigration

b)

impeachment

c)

inflation

d)

reverse iflation

46.

who does what in the impeachment process

a)

house brings charges

b)

senate tries case

c)

house tries case

d)

senate brings charges

47.

article 2

a)

preisdent and departments

b)

approves and vetoes laws

c)

heads armed forces

d)

apponts cabinet

e)

lowers gas prices

48.

article 2

a)

president and cabinet make policies

b)

civil service - day to day functiof of govt

c)

makes laws

d)

bans free speech

49.

article 3

a)

establishes judicial branch

b)

establishes supreme court as head of judicial branch

c)

specifies hw many justices there are

d)

specifies what cases can be tried

50.

article 3

a)

specifies how session should be held

b)

specifies powers and limitation of scotus

c)

specifies condition of impeachment

d)

specifies term limits

51.

article 4

a)

full faith and credit

b)

power to tax

c)

aedments

d)

3/5 clause

52.

artile 5

a)

how the ocnstitution can be amended

b)

constitution cannot be amended

c)

powers of the legislature

d)

establishes a department of justice

53.

article 6

a)

supremacy clause

b)

nationality cluse

c)

equity

d)

diversity

54.

what is included in the bill of rights

a)

freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

b)

right to own guns

c)

no forced wquartering of sodiers

d)

unreasonabele search and seuzure

e)

doversity and equity

55.

what is included in the bill of rights

a)

right to not testify

b)

fair and fast trial

c)

trial by jury

d)

cruel and unusual punishment

e)

right to change gender

56.

what is included in the bill of rights

a)

rights unspecified in the constitution are granted to the people

b)

rights not given to th govt are given to the states and people

c)

right to destroy buildings

d)

rights to steal shoes

57.

which are reserved powers for the states

a)

criminal laws

b)

death penality

c)

public health, safety and morals

d)

gay marriage

58.

what powers are shared by national and state govts

a)

taxation

b)

establish courts

c)

charter banksc

d)

spend money

e)

make money

59.

powers denied to the states

a)

grantig titles of nobility

b)

employees cant accet salarie sor gift from foreign heads of state

c)

ex post facto laws

d)

abortion

60.

– law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed

a)

ex post facto law

b)

pre post facto lw]aw

c)

ex pre facto law

d)

post e facto law

61.

disptes between the states are handled by

a)

scotus

b)

potus

c)

house of reps

d)

senate

62.

requires that criminals of other states be returned to their state to stad trial

a)

extadition

b)

full faith and credit

c)

eath penalty

d)

equity

63.

 1816, Congress chartered a Federal bank in ____.

 2. ____passed laws requiring the bank to pay a tax to do business in the state.

 3. The bank refused to pay the tax. ____ sued in state court and won.

a)

mchulloch v maryland

b)

roe v wade

c)

planned parenthood v proud boys

d)

tpusa v daily show

64.

who won mcholloch v maryland

a)

mcholloch

b)

maryland

c)

the radical left

d)

the alt right

65.

he Constitution allows Congress the enumerated powers to issue currency and borrow funds. This implies (necessary and proper clause) Congress can charter a bank.

a)

true

b)

false

66.

National laws are not supreme and can be interfered with by the states

a)

true

b)

false

67.

what was thr siginficance of mchulloch v maryland

a)

helped define relationships between states and govt

b)

dividd states and govt

c)

united states and govt

d)

abolished the concept of a state

68.

New York, New Jersey and Congress argued over shipping rights on the Hudson River.

2. The question for the Supreme Court was ‘what was the scope of Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause in the Constitution?

a)

gibbons v ogden

b)

mchulloch v maryland

c)

roberts v scalia

d)

cortez v cruz

69.

the court ruled that

a)

Congress had authority under the Constitution to regulate interstate commerce

b)

Congress had no authority under the Constitution to regulate interstate commerce

c)

Congress had some authority under the Constitution to regulate interstate commercesome

d)

Congress had to regulate interstate commerce

70.

significance of gibbons v ogden

a)

paved way for expansion of national federal powers

b)

paved way bfro expansion of state powers

c)

abolished national federal powers

d)

abolished state powers

71.

. ____owned a docking business off of the city wharf.

2. Dirt and sand began to build making the harbor unusable.

3. ___ sued ____ under the 5th (actually the 4th) Amendment, stating that the city had taken his property without due compensation.

a)

barron v baltimore

b)

roe v wade

c)

mcholloch v maryland

d)

gubbons v ogden

72.

what did the court rule in barron v maryland

a)

the 5th Amendment didn’t apply to states’ actions

b)

the 5th amendment applied to states actions

c)

abolished the 5th amendment

d)

... silence

73.

what is the significance of barron v baltimore

a)

ilmited the bill of rights to congresssional actions alone

b)

expanded the bill of rights to state actions

c)

abolished the bill of rights

d)

specified more rights

74.

federalism that combines cooperative and dual federalism (layer and marble cake)

a)

progressive

b)

conservative

c)

liberal

d)

traditional

75.

what are the purposes of a grant

a)

providing additional funds for the health, safety and welfare of state citizens

b)

attempt to financially equalize rich and poor states

c)

set national standards for national problems such as clean air and water

d)

support states in creating in-state institutions

76.

Grants that appropriate federal funds to state/local governments for a specific purpose.

a)

categorical

b)

block

c)

programmatic

d)

logical

77.

Grants that appropriate federal funds to states for a general purpose.

a)

block

b)

categorical

c)

programmatic

d)

logical

78.

return of administrative functions to the states.

a)

new federalism

b)

traditinal federalism

c)

conservative federalism

d)

liberal federalism

79.

prorammatic grants

a)

Money allocated for a specific program

b)

May be private or public sector

c)

May be localized or regional

d)

May be used to pay for tuition

80.

The personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge by law, constitution or judicial interpretation.

a)

liberties

b)

rights

c)

laws

d)

bills

81.

freedom from arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by the government or individuals

a)

rights

b)

liberties

c)

bills

d)

laws

82.

a principle allowing courts to protect certain fundamental rights from government interference, even if procedural protections are present or the rights are not specifically mentioned elsewhere in the US Constitution. 

a)

substantive due process

b)

due process

c)

judicial due process

d)

federal due process

83.

1st amendment

a)

right to speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly

b)

right to own gun

c)

no quartering of troops

d)

no unreasonable search an dseizure

84.

3rd amendment

a)

no quartering of troops

b)

no unreasonable search and seizure

c)

speedy trial

d)

trial by jury

85.

what is in the 5th amendment

a)

right to indictment by the grand jury before any criminal charges for felonious crimes

b)

a right against forced self-incrimination,

c)

a prohibition on double jeopardy,

d)

right to raid a court during a hearing

86.

5th amednment

a)

a guarantee that all criminal defendants have a fair trial

b)

a guarantee that government cannot seize private property without making a due compensation at the market value of the property

c)

a guarantee that diversity and equity will be considered first in all hearings

d)

a guarantee that all bails will be only $1

87.

6th amendment

a)

the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay

b)

the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.

c)

the right to an impartial jury

d)

the right to a lawyer

e)

the right to complain in court

88.

7th amendment

a)

the right of a jury trial by jury for civil cases

b)

the right to chant "NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE" right outside a court hearing

c)

the right to start an issurrection

d)

the right of a jury to present evidence in civil cases

89.

Basically, the court is willing to support religious programs as long as they provide aid to religious and nonreligious schools alike.

a)

establishment clause

b)

realistic clause

c)

religion clause

d)

christian country clause

90.

Governmental interests can outweigh free exercise rights.

a)

true

b)

false

91.

Prohibiting speech or publication before the fact.

a)

prior restraint

b)

censorship

c)

cancle culture

d)

the law

92.

Test by the Supreme Court to draw a line between protected and unprotected speech.

Whether the words used could create a clear and present danger of bringing about substantive evils that Congress seeks to prevent.

a)

clear and present danger

b)

unclear and present danger

c)

clear and unpresent danger

d)

unclear and unpresent danger

93.

conditions of clear and present danger test

a)

the speech must impose a threat that a substantive evil might follow

b)

the threat is a real, imminent threat.

c)

the speech is directed against ideology

d)

the speech goes against the values of diversity and equity

94.

Protects advocacy of illegal action unless imminent lawless action is intended and likely to occur.

a)

direct incitement test

b)

indierct incitement test

c)

insurrection test

d)

free speech test

95.

unprotected speech

a)

Libel – written statement that defames the character of a person

b)

Obscenity

c)

Fighting words – includes profanity, obscenity and threats.

d)

Slander – spoken statement that defames a person.

e)

Hate speech - speech that advocates for the health and well-being of those with mental disorders

96.

what do state decide

a)

Assault weapon bans

b)

Magazine capacity

c)

Open carry

d)

Concealed carry

e)

Who can own AR-15s

97.

National or federal gun laws currently govern only _______.

Federal licenses are required to own these firearms

a)

fully automatic weapons

b)

sawed-off shotguns

c)

AR-15s

d)

assault rifles

98.

police can make a warrantless search if

a)

There is reasonable suspicion someone is committing a or about to commit a crime

b)

They obtain consent to search.

c)

They are part of the Department of Justice

d)

They ae a public oficial

99.

petition requesting authorities prove a person is being held lawfully. The prisoner may be freed if the case does not persuade a judge.

a)

writ of habeas corpus

b)

writ of lores ipsum

c)

erit of e pluribus unum

d)

grit of habeas corpus

100.

patriot act

a)

Allows government to examine private records held by 3rd parties

b)

expands use of spying intelligence to include whom the documents are intended.

c)

expands the collection of foreign intelligence

d)

Allows the government to search without notice

e)

Allows government to raid a privte vacation home