American Government

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In the American federal system, the scope of the national government's authority grew significantly because of the supreme Court's interpretation of the

"Commerce" clause

Which of the following situation might violate a First Amendment right?

A city council refuses to grant a controversial group's permit to march

Which of the following statements describes a constitution

A plan that sets forth the structure and powers of government.

Because many American believe that their own opportunity to succeed is related to the well-being of society, they

Act for the common good out of enlightened self-interest

Non governmental organizations (NGO's) are examples of ways Americans can

Advance the common good without relying on government

The delegates to the Philadelphia convention were authorized to

Amend the Article of Confederation

Time, place, and manner restrictions of the free expression generally are are upheld by the courts if they

Are applied in a nondiscriminatory manner toward particular groups or individuals

Many of the first state constitutions included

Bill of Rights

To say that the rights to life, liberty, and property are unalienable means that they

Cannot be given up or taken away.

Civil disobedience differs from mere law-breaking in which of the following way?

Civil disobedience seek to justify its actions by reference to higher moral laws

Nations try to maintain international order by

Collective security, in which nations agree to protect one another from attack

The Fourteenth Amendment changed the Constitution by

Defining national and state citizenship

The Enlightenment inspired American's founders by

Emphasizing what could be achieved through the exercise of human reason.

Which of the following is not a fundamental principle of the American constitutional system?

Executive supremacy

The struggle to extend voting rights to women was made especially difficult by

Fears that it would set back the cause for former slaves.

The distribution of powers between the national government and the states in the U.S. in known as

Federalism

When southern states seceded from the Union, then justified their actions by arguing that the United Sates is

Federation of Sovereign states.

The leaders of the civil rights movements are significantly aided by the Constitution's protection of

Freedom to Assembly and Petition

Political parties in the United States

Generally reflect broad coalitions of interests

The Manga Carta included the important constitutional principle that established

Government based on the Rule of Law.

Procedural due process is based on the idea that

Government officials must follow recognized procedures when making or enforcing the law.

In comparison with the executive branch by the first Congress, the executive branch today has

Grown larger and more complex

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is important because it

Has been used to extent the protections of most of the provisions of the Bill of Rights

The Tenth Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights

In an effort to reserve power not specifically sated int he constitution, to the states or to the people.

Citizenship of native American was resolved by

Indian Citizenship Action of 1924

Some founders believed that majority rule could be a threat to

Individual rights.

A basic difference between the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is that the Bill of rights

Is enforceable by an authorized governemnt

The Fourth Amendemnt protects a individual's privacy form government intrusion in which of the following ways

It prohibits general warrants because they allow indiscriminate searches.

The "exclusionary rule" enforces protections found int he Fourth Amendment in which of the following ways?

It prohibits the government from using evidence obtained in an illegal search.

The Supreme Court's power to declare the meaning of the U.S. constitution is known as

Judicial Review

A major weakness of the national government under the Article of Confederation was its

Lack of authority to regulate interstate trade.

Critics of judicial review claim that it conflicts with principles of

Legislature supremacy

Black Codes were passed in some states to

Limit the newly won freedoms of former slaves.

"The right of the people peaceably to assemble" means that government may

Make reasonable "time, place and manner" restriciaitons

Administrative agencies are important because they

Make rules to implement law passed by congress

The guarantee of equal protection of the laws in the Fourteenth Amendment meas that government

May not unfairly or unreasonably treat people differently

Individuals and groups that lobby government official are excising their constitutional rights of

Petition and association

Anti-Federalists objected to the proposed Constitution because they believed that it

Placed too much power in the national government

The idea that political power is derived from the people is called

Popular Sovereignty

The founders believed that the separation of power was important to

Prevent the misuse of power

The "establishment clause" of the First Amendemtn

Prohibits Congress form establishing a nation religion

In colonial America, the right to vote most often depended on a person's gender and

Property ownership.

In the debate over representation in Congress, the Virginia Plan advocated

Proportional representation

Congress represents both the people and the states by

Proportional representation in the House and equal state representation in the Senate

According to natural right philosophy, the main purpose of government is to

Protect individual rights

Civic Virtue is best defined as

Putting the common good above individual interests.

The Federalists defended the proposed Constitution because it would

Rely on separation of powers and checks and balances.

A fundamental difference between citizens and resident aliens is that only citizens may

Serve in juries

In the decades immediately following their ratification, the Civil War Amendments did little to protect the rights of African- American because

State government officials did little to enforce the provisions of the Amendments.

In comparison with the Greek and Roman ideals of civic virtue, the Judeo- Christian tradition

Stresses the dignity and worth of each individual

According to the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, "supreme law of the land" refers to

The Constitution, law enacted by Congress and treaties

Which of the following is an example of a "positive right" found in the United states Bill of Rights?

The Sixth Amendment, which guarantees criminal defendants in criminal cases the right to speedy and public trials.

A fundamental difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Virginia plan was that

The Virginia Plan called for a strong national government.

The Declaration of Independence asserted that

The colonies were now free and independent states

The primary method Congress used to consider proposed legislation is

The committee system

One major issue left unresolved by the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 was

The definition of national citizenship

The Framers adopted the Electoral College method of choosing the president because

They wanted to assure a wise consideration in the choice of president

In American constitutional democracy, citizens are expected to

Think critically about public issues and participate in public affairs

Which of the following is an important characteristic of an adversary legal system?

Two opposing sides present their cases to an impartial judge or jury.

The purpose of a writ of habeas corpus is to protect the individual against

Unlawful detention.

American can influence Congress all the following ways except

Voting on pending legislation

States are called "laboratories of democracy" because they

implement novel social and economic policies

The power of Congress to invetigate is an example of its

implied powers

The most persuasive objection to the Constitution to George Mason and other anti-federalist was that

it did not contain a Bill of Rights.


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