Unit 2: Quiz 1 – United States Government – Flashcards
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1. a signer of the Constitution
2. presided over the Constitutional Convention
3. trading with each other, printing state currency
4. "too much power given to the federal government"
5. a request
6. refused to sign the constitution
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1. Ben Franklin
2. George Washington
3. problems between the states
4. reasons for not signing
5. petition
6. George Mason
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The Constitution was completed in 1776.
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False
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The right to peaceably assemble is found in the First Amendment.
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True
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Ensuring ? means ensuring peacefulness or calmness.
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domestic tranquility
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Check what is TRUE about the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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Congress may not prevent a religion from free exercise.
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Mark the phrase below which is true concerning the Constitution.
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It gives a general outline of information in electing the President of the United States.
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The number of the Constitutional Amendment giving the states freedoms and control is Amendment number
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10.
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Choose the statement that is NOT correct.
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Congress has the right to limit the free practice of religion.
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If Mr. Smith takes a case all the way to the Supreme Court concerning his being unlawfully jailed, he is trying to see that a wrong be righted. The word for "correcting a wrong that was done" is
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redress.
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The Eighth Amendment deals with:
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not allowing excessive bail or punishment.
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What do we call the Constitutional amendments that protect the rights of the individual?
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Bill of Rights
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The Second Amendment gives the citizen:
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the right to keep and bear arms
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"Search and seizure" restrictions are listed in the ? Amendment.
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Fourth
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The Sixth Amendment gives a citizen of the U.S. a right to
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a speedy trial.
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Which amendment tells us that the presence of the list of Amendments does not mean "if it's not listed here, you don't have the right?"
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Amendment 9
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Jurisdiction means the power of
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making laws and enforcing them.
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If a state is not in conflict with the U.S. Constitution or acts of Congress, it can work in a fairly wide-range of areas.
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True
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A hospital would be included in the ? (,) service.
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public safety
