Row 1
Which of the following documents influenced the formation of the American government?
a) Magna Carta
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Bill of Rights
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
The ideas of John Locke most strongly influenced:
a) The U.S. Constitution
b) The Federalist Papers
c) The Declaration of Independence
d) The Articles of Confederation
c) The Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta primarily influenced which concept in American government?
a) Popular sovereignty
b) Limited government
c) Judicial review
d) Federalism
b) Limited government
T or F: The American Revolution was primarily a struggle for economic independence, not political independence.
False
The "Great Compromise" created:
a) A system of proportional representation in both chambers
b) A bicameral legislature with the Senate and House of Representatives
c) A unicameral legislature
d) The Electoral College
b) A bicameral legislature with the Senate and House of Representatives
Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?
a) Declaring war
b) Creating an army
c) Collecting taxes
d) Making treaties
c) Collecting taxes
T or F: The Constitution grants the President the power to veto state laws.
False
Match the following Constitutional features with their purposes:
Separation of Powers
iii) Distributes powers among the branches of government
Which branch of government has the power to interpret the Constitution?
a) Legislative
b) Executive
c) Judicial
d) All of the above
c) Judicial
In what way did the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) impact federalism?
a) It ruled that state governments had more authority than the federal government
b) It established the principle of "implied powers" for the national government
c) It ruled that Congress could only exercise powers explicitly listed in the Constitution
d) It required all states to adopt a bill of rights
b) It established the principle of "implied powers" for the national government
Match the following Constitutional features with their purposes:
Federalism
Which system of federalism is characterized by distinct separation of state and national powers?
a) Dual Federalism
b) Cooperative Federalism
c) New Federalism
d) Fiscal Federalism
a) Dual Federalism
Which of the following principles is NOT found in the U.S. Constitution?
a) Popular sovereignty
b) Separation of powers
c) Unitary system of government
d) Federalism
c) Unitary system of government
T or F: Cooperative federalism is sometimes called "marble cake federalism" because the layers of government powers are intermingled.
True
Match the following Constitutional features with their purposes:
Checks and Balances
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 primarily banned discrimination based on:
a) Race
b) Gender
c) Religion
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
T or F: The 15th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
False (It granted African American men the right to vote)
T or F: The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, but only if the speech is not offensive.
False
Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech?
a) First Amendment
b) Second Amendment
c) Fifth Amendment
d) Tenth Amendment
a) First Amendment
The Supremacy Clause ensures that:
a) The national government can override state laws when necessary
b) States can secede from the Union if they choose
c) State governments have more authority than the national government
d) The federal government cannot interfere with state laws
a) The national government can override state laws when necessary
Which Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional?
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Loving v. Virginia
d) Roe v. Wade
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
The Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) case established:
a) The freedom of press in schools
b) The right to peacefully assemble
c) The right to free speech in schools
d) The right to bear arms in schools
c) The right to free speech in schools
Which of the following is a type of speech that the Supreme Court has ruled is not protected by the First Amendment?
a) Hate speech
b) Obscenity
c) Commercial speech
d) Political speech
b) Obscenity
Which case ruled that schools could not censor student newspapers unless it disrupted the educational process?
a) Tinker v. Des Moines
b) Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
c) Miranda v. Arizona
d) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Which amendment provided the legal foundation for the concept of "equal protection under the law"?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 19th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment