What is the social contract? - Correct Answer-The people give up some liberty to receive governmental protection.
Who is in charge of the executive
... [Show More] branch? - Correct Answer-The President.
Which government officials are elected by the people? - Correct Answer-Mayors.
What are the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independencecalled? - Correct Answer-The Preamble.
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the First Amendment? - Correct Answer-Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
The colonists used a political cartoon with the caption "Join or Die" to support which action? - Correct Answer-Forming their own government.
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection Clause? - Correct Answer-Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
Who is Commander in Chief of the military? - Correct Answer-The President.
What is the length of a U.S. Representative's elected term? - Correct Answer-Two years.
Which action is an example of petitioning the government? - Correct Answer-Lobbying officials.
How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact states' rights? - Correct Answer-It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment rights.
Which United States Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the constitutional amendment on which it focused? - Correct Answer-Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - First Amendment
What is an example of federalism? - Correct Answer-The principle that the national and state governments share power.
What is an example of a democratic process? - Correct Answer-The people elect a Governor.
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only? - Correct Answer-Running for federal office.
What is the highest federal court in the United States? - Correct Answer-The Supreme Court.
Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to hold the least power? - Correct Answer-The judiciary.
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) impact criminal defendants? - Correct Answer-It established that defendants had the right to counsel.
Who has the power to veto bills? - Correct Answer-The President.
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966) impact criminal defendants? - Correct Answer-It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
Which is a core theme of the Federalist Papers? - Correct Answer-The proposed Constitution should be ratified.
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Necessary and Proper Clause? - Correct Answer-McCulloch v. Maryland (1819).
What is popular sovereignty? - Correct Answer-Rule by the people.
Which of the following documents provided an outline for a state-centered government? - Correct Answer-Articles of Confederation
What is one right included in the First Amendment? - Correct Answer-Free speech.
What is one branch of the U.S. federal government? - Correct Answer-Legislative.
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution currently have? - Correct Answer-27.
Which document was adopted by the newly independent United States to organize the national government after declaring independence? - Correct Answer-The Articles of Confederation.
Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence? - Correct Answer-Pursuit of happiness.
What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution? - Correct Answer-"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union".
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Correct Answer-Checks and balances.
What is due process? - Correct Answer-Fair treatment in judicial proceedings.
What is the minimum number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing each state? - Correct Answer-One.
Which part of government was created to reflect the colonists' position that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed? - Correct Answer-The legislature.
Which statement from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment? - Correct Answer-"That excessive bail ought not to be required . . .nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;"
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Correct Answer-Declared independence from Great Britain.
Which scenario represents a violation of the Equal Protection Clause? - Correct Answer-A state law establishes a higher minimum wage for men than for women.
What is an example of representation? - Correct Answer-The U.S. Congress passes a law.
What is an example of a power reserved to the states? - Correct Answer-Creating school systems.
Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused of crimes must be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights upon their arrest? - Correct Answer-Miranda v. Arizona (1966).
What does the U.S. Constitution do? - Correct Answer-It sets up a federal government.
Which of the following represents the principle of consent of the governed? - Correct Answer-Individuals elect members of the House of Representatives.
What is an example of judicial review? - Correct Answer-The power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional.
How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free states over representation? - Correct Answer-Three-Fifths Compromise.
Which of the following pairs of cases focused on the rights of public school students? - Correct Answer-Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
Which phrase from the English Bill of Rights (1689) is reflected in the U.S. Constitution's Third Amendment? - Correct Answer-"That . . .keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace . . .is against law" [Show Less]