FLCE Assessment questions set 2

A person is charged with felony breaking and entering. During the court proceedings, the defendant requested an attorney and was denied the right to counsel. Which Supreme Court case overturned the trial court's decision, due to lack of counsel?

Gideon v. Wainwright

.Which of the following statements regarding the Monroe Doctrine is accurate?

The Monroe Doctrine prohibited future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

The U.S. Supreme Court enabled which government practices to continue in its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

prohibiting monopoly formation

Which of the following reflects the most important consequence of the Watergate break-in?

resignation of the president of the United States

At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This debate was resolved by the Great Compromise. What was the result of this compromise?

Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal representation

Use the passage below, which was included in the Declaration of Sentiments adopted at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, to answer the question that follows. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women 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. Source: Cady Stanton, E. (2006). Declaration of sentiments. In M. Boezi (Ed.), Voices of the American people (Vol. 1, p. 173). New York: Pearson Longman. From E. Cady Stanton, S. B. Anthony, & M. J. Gage (Eds.) (1881), History of woman suffrage (Vol. 1, pp. 67-94). Rochester, NY: Charles Mann. (Original work published 1848) Which of the following documents influenced the aims and strategies of the authors of the Declaration of Sentiments?

Declaration of Independence

Use the passage below, from a historical document, to answer the question that follows. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Source: The U.S. Constitution, National Archives and Records Administration Which philosophical movement best reflects the ideals in the passage?

Enlightenment

Which legislation reflects federal efforts to regulate transportation?

Interstate Commerce Act

Which person is considered to be the principal author of the U.S. Constitution?

James Madison

Which political philosopher's ideas are best represented in the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke

Which of the following cases resulted in a decision that undermined civil rights and liberties in prioritization of national security?

Korematsu v. United States

Use the passage below, from a landmark Supreme Court case opinion, to answer the question that follows. "So if a law be in opposition to the constitution; if both the law and the constitution apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the constitution; or conformably to the constitution, disregarding the law; the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case." Source: National Archives and Records Administration Which Supreme Court case established the precedent described in the opinion?

Marbury v. Madison

In the Mayflower Compact, Plymouth settlers pledged to unite into "a civil body politic" and agreed to make and abide by laws that "insured the general Good of the Colony." What founding document did this set a precedent for?

Mayflower Compact, Plymouth

Use the passage below, taken from a presidential nomination speech, to answer the question that follows. "What do the people of America want more than anything else? To my mind, they want two things: work, . . . and with work, a reasonable measure of security . . ." Source: National Archives and Records Administration Based on the passage, which government program would the speaker support?

New Deal

Use the excerpt below, from the Thirteenth Amendment, to answer the question that follows. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Source: National Archives and Records Administration Which of the following contains a clause that may have served as an inspiration for the above language?

Northwest Ordinances

In order to attract investment and business and reduce expenses, a state legislature proposes passing a law that removes the need for certain federal regulatory features relating to office and factory environments. Which legislative action would most likely cause the U.S. Supreme Court to decide that this violated the Supremacy Clause?

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Why did colonists living under British rule protest British tax policies?

The colonists claimed that the tax policies violated their political rights

The Mayflower Compact includes a pledge to ensure that all citizens look out for the general good of the colony. Based on this, what impact has the Mayflower Compact had on modern understanding of the purpose of government in the United States?

The government should provide equal protection under the law

Government by the people and the separation of powers are the main principles of which founding document?

U.S. Constitution

By what process were eighteen-year-olds fully granted the right to vote?

constitutional amendment