civis and Government
There are how many total electoral votes total?
535, plus 3 for the District of Columbia
Which of the following is true of nominees for federal judgeships?
A President may veto part of a bill
In which of its seven articles does the Constitution create Congress?
Article 1
In which of its seven articles does the Constitution create the executive branch?
Article 2
In which of its seven articles does the Constitution create the Judicial system?
Article 3
Which Supreme Court case held that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, Congress passed the...
Civil Rights Act of 1964
We are unanimously of opinion, that the law passed by the legislature of Maryland, imposing a tax on the Bank of the United States, is unconstitutional and void. . . . This is a tax on the operation of an instrument employed by the government of the Union to carry its powers into execution. Such a tax must be unconstitutional.... This decision of the Supreme Court upheld the principle that...
Congress has the power to make laws to carry out its constitutional duties
The Fifth Amendment states that a person cannot be...
Deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process of law. Tried twice for the same crime. Forced to give evidence against himself of herself.
The constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents..." this passage, "interpretation of the laws is the particular province of the courts." This is an example of what doctrine essential to the American constitutional system?
Direct democracy
Which Supreme Court case held that people of African descent who were brought to the U.S. and held as slaves (and their descendants) were not U.S. citizens and were not protected by the Constitution?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Persons Obtaining Permanent Residence Status: Fiscal Year 1820 to 2010 Which of the following was a major pull factor for immigration to the United States in the period covered in the chart?
Economic opportunity in the growing U.S. economy
Which of the following is NOT a role of a political party?
Electing the President and Vice-President
The division of power between the states and the national government is..
Federalism
The most stringent protectionof free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic... Congress has a right toprevent. The quotation above, taken from the majority opinion in a 1919 Supreme Court case, relates to which of the following constitutional amendments?
First Amendment
From where are the powers of the local governments gotten from?
From the State
The Constitution says that Congress shall consist of which two groups?
House of Representatives and Senate
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs ... are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court decision quoted above did which of the following?
Initially affected only schools where segregation was mandated by law
Which statement best describes how the 1944 passage of the G.I. Bill most influenced U.S. society?
It helped create a new middle class in U.S. society.
In 1973, the U.S. Congress passed the War Powers Act. How did the Act reassert congressional authority relative to that of the President?
It limited the length of time the President could dispatch combat troops without congressional approval.
The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic... The Congress has a right to prevent. In what way does this opinion help to define a right guaranteed to the American people under the Constitution?
It places limits on speech by defining a category of speech that is not protected
The constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents..." The quotation above, from Federalist No. 78, lays the groundwork for which of the following powers that the Supreme Court would gain in the 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison?
Judicial Review
Which Supreme Court case defined the constitutional rights of public school students?
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Persons Obtaining Permanent Residence Status: Fiscal Year 1820 to 2010 Which of the following two areas represent the most common places of origin of the immigrants to the United States referenced in the chart?
Latin America and Asia
Which Supreme Court case established the basis for the exercise of judicial review under Article III of the Constitution?
Marbury v. Madison
Which Supreme Court case established that the Constitution grants implied powers to Congress which can be used to implement the Constitutions' express powers?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Which Supreme Court case established that police must advise criminal suspects of their Constitutional rights before questioning them?
Miranda v. Arizona
Which Supreme Court case upheld state laws requiring racial segregation at public facilities under the "separate but equal" doctrine?
Plessy v. Ferguson
the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The doctrine of "separate but equal" referred to above had previously been upheld by which of the following Supreme Court decisions?
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
A states Congressional delegation to determine popular votes is determined by..
Population
Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to maintain a national lobbying organization in Washington, D.C.?
Public housing tenants
Which Supreme Court case held that race based quota systems in education violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Which list is in the correct chronological order?
Revolutionary War, Great Depression, first moon landing
What constitutional amendment establishes the powers of the national and state governments..
Tenth Amendment
Which amendment to the Constitution describes the Electoral College's role?
The 12th Amendment
Gideon turned to the Supreme Court. Which amendment did the court uphold in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) the it ruled that indigent defendants must be provided legal representation without being charged?
The Sixth Amendment
What documents established federalism?
The US Constitution
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Persons Obtaining Permanent Residence Status: Fiscal Year 1820 to 2010 Which of the following might account for the steady rise in immigrants gaining legal permanent resident status over the period covered in the chart?
The abolition of restrictive immigration quotas with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Which of the following best describes the relationship, between socioeconomic status and participation in politics?
The higher socioeconomic status, the greater the probability of active involvement in the political process.
We are unanimously of opinion, that the law passed by the legislature of Maryland, imposing a tax on the Bank of the United States, is unconstitutional and void. . . . This is a tax on the operation of an instrument employed by the government of the Union to carry its powers into execution. Such a tax must be unconstitutional.... Which of the following resulted from this Supreme Court decision?
The power of the national government was strengthened.
If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred; or, in other words, the constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents..." Federalist No. 78, along with the other Federalist Papers, were published between 1787 and 1788 in support of...
The ratification of the Constitution
the constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents..." The statement that "the Constitution ought to be preferred to the statute," advocates the position that the Constitution is...
The supreme law of the land
Why did the founding fathers not want citizens to elect the president by popular vote?
They believed a tyrant could manipulate public opinion and come to power and weren't well-informed enough.
If a bill is not signed by the president, Congress can still make it a law by a vote of how many members?
Two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate
The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic. The Congress has a right to prevent. The law that gave rise to this Supreme Court case, the Sedition Act of 1918, was passed due to American involvement in which war?
World War 1
ARTicle XXVII (Ratified July 1, 1971) of US Constitution states Section 1. The right of citizens of the US who are 18 of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States.This amendment to the Constitution was ratified in part because of what historical reality?
Young men were being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War.
In the United States, most criminal cases end in...
a plea bargain negotiated by the defense and prosecution
One of the earliest political parties in the United States was the Federalist Party. Its decline is best explained by:
its opposition to the War of 1812.
The Tenth Amendment states that...
powers not given to the national government or prohibited from the states belong to the states or the people.
The amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during Reconstruction were primarily designed to...
protect the rights of Black citizens against infringement by state governments
In United States v. Nixon (1974) the Supreme Court ruled that...
there is no constitutional guarantee of unqualified executive privilege