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Early colonists came to America

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For a wide range of economic and political agendas as well as for religious philosophical reasons

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England won the battle with Spain for control of North America because

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Its military and economic power outstripped Spains

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The difference between the Native American view of property and the European view of property was that

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Native Americans believed in communal property whereas the Europeans believed in private property

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All of the following statements concerning voting qualifications in the colonies are true EXCEPT

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Property qualifications were more important than religious or moral qualifications

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Slavery in the American colonies

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was introduced by English settlers from Barbados in the late 1600s

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All of the following statements concerning life in the colonies and life in England are true EXCEPT

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The colonies were places of absolute freedom whereas England had many restrictions

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Ideas of political change and challenges to British ideology were laregely a result of American accpetance of the political ideas of

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John Locke

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The colonists differed from the British in regard to all of the following Except

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The colonists believed that representatives should do what is best, regardless of public opinion

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In regards to the treatment of King George 3 in the Declaration of Independence, the authors of your text point out all of the following EXCEPT

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He was certainly a tyrant whose acts justified the revolution

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The British government imposed taxes that the colonists resented in order to

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Pay for the debt created by the French and Indian War

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THe Declaration of Independence was first and foremost a

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Political Document

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Loyalists continued to support the British government during the Revolution for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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They intended to return to Great Britain

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To justify the Revolution to the colonists, Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence all of the following EXCEPT

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the argument that monarchy is illegitimate

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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had all of the following powers EXCEPT

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the Power to tax

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The biggest winners under the Articles of Confederation were

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Small farmers and artisans

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Shays rebellion demonstrated

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The frustration of debtors in the wake of the Revolutionary War

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

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the most educated, powerful and wealthy citizens of the new country

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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention

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Met in secret to prevent opponents from organizing against their actions

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The founders adopted a federal system

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As a compromise between those who wanted a strong general government and those who wanted to retain strong state governments

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The delegate to the Constitutional Convention who had the greatest impact on the document was

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James Madison

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All of the following are differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan EXCEPT

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The Virginia Plan strengthened the national government, whereas the New Jersey Plan weakened the government

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The Great Compromise

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Established a legislature with equal state representation in the Senate and representation by state population in the House

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The way founders treated slavery in the Constitution indicated that

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slavery was such a divisive issue they did not dare to mention it directly in the Constitution

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The group that believed in strong national power and supported the new constitution was the

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Federalists

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All of the following statements concerning the Federalist Papers are true EXCEPT

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They were intended as a philosophical treatise in support of democracy

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The Constitution represents

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The official rules for who gets what, when, and how in American politics.

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In the United States,

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Legislative, executive, and judicial powers are handled by separate institutions.

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All of the following comparisons between the House and the Senate are true EXCEPT

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the House of Representatives was modeled after the British House of Lords whereas the Senate was modeled after the House of Commons.

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The founders hoped that the Senate would be __________ the House of Representatives.

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more stable than

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An advantage of the unicameral legislature over the bicameral legislature is that

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B. it is much more responsive to public opinion.

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The Supreme Court has interpreted the ______ clause of the Constitution so broadly that there are very few restrictions on what Congress can do.

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necessary and proper

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The powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT

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he can declare war.

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The founders created the ________ as an intermediate body to elect the president.

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Electoral College

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All of the following comparisons between the American presidential and parliamentary systems are true EXCEPT

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the prime minister is not chosen directly by the people, whereas the president is chosen directly by the people

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All of the following comparisons between the president and senators are true EXCEPT

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senators have always been chosen by direct election.

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In Federalist No. 78, Hamilton argue that the judiciary would be the least threatening branch of government because

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it does not control the military or the budget of the nation.

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The power of the Supreme Court to declare acts unconstitutional

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was argued by Hamilton to be consistent with the Constitution.

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Article III of the Constitution

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creates the Supreme Court but allows Congress to establish lower courts.

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Legislative supremacy

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is an alternative system to judicial review.

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The constitutional safeguard that places legislative, executive, and judicial powers in different hands is called

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separation of powers

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Aspects of the system of checks and balances include all of the following EXCEPT

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presidents can force Congress to adjourn.

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The congressional abilities specifically listed in Article I, Section 8, are called the

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enumerated powers.

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Which of the following is NOT a consequence of federalism?

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It creates a more uniform environment for business activity across the country.

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The "necessary and proper clause"

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is used by Congress to justify the exercise of powers not mentioned in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.

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Both the states and the national government may exercise all of the following powers EXCEPT

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levying import or export taxes on goods.

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The theory that defines the state and national governments as essentially separate from each other and carrying out independent functions is

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dual federalism.

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Cooperative federalism is a theory that

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defines state and national powers as interdependent, requiring the cooperation of each other to get things done.

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In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court held that

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the federal government had the implied power to create a national bank.

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McCulloch v. Maryland increased the power of the federal government by

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interpreting the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution very broadly.

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Gibbons v. Ogden increased the power of the national government by interpreting the

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commerce clause of the Constitution very broadly.

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According to John Locke and the Declaration of Independence, our rights are

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natural.

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According to the textbook, all of the following statements concerning rights are true EXCEPT

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Rights involve the absence of power, not the creation of power.

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An action that criminalizes an act after it occurs is

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unconstitutional.

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The right of an accused to be brought before a judge and informed of the charges and evidence against him or her is known as

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habeas corpus

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The Supreme Court began the process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states

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in 1897

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The source of authority cited by the Supreme Court for applying the Bill of Rights to the states is

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the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

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All of the following statements concerning incorporation of the Bill of Rights are true EXCEPT

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The Supreme Court began the process of incorporation of the Bill of Rights in the late 1960s.

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The establishment clause guarantees

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that government will not create and support an official state church

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According to the Supreme Court, for school prayer to violate the establishment clause it must

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be part of official school activities.

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The Lemon test established thatThe Lemon test established that

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there shall be no excessive entanglement of government and religion.

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The Supreme Court demonstrated the difficulty of balancing the free exercise of religion clause of the First Amendment with the need for social order in

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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

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According to the textbook, free speech is valuable for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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it provides a watchdog over government.

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In attempting to decide when speech can be prohibited, the Supreme Court has

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made it harder for the government to suppress speech.

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The idea that language shapes behavior and, therefore, should be regulated to control its social effects is known as

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political correctness

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Separationists differ from accommodationists in that

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separationists favor a stricter separation of church and state than accommodationists.

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The Supreme Court has ruled that prior restraint

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may be upheld only in cases of extreme emergency.

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Written defamation of character is known as

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libel.

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The Supreme Court has ruled that public figures can win libel suits against the mass media only when

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the claims made by the media are known by them to be false or are made with reckless disregard for the truth of the claims

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In the conflict between media access to a trial and a defendant's right to a fair trial, the Supreme Court has

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generally permitted press access to most stages of the legal proceedings.

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Second Amendment

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establishes an individual right to bear arms.

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The Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment individual right to bear arms

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applies to the states as well as to the national government.

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the exclusionary rule should

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apply only when the police conduct an illegal search deliberately.

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The exclusionary rule is the Supreme Court rule that states that

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illegally seized evidence cannot be used to obtain a conviction.

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Miranda v. Arizona held that

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police have to advise people of their constitutional rights prior to questioning.

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Based on Supreme Court rulings, in which of the following situations is the death penalty permissible?

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When lethal injection is the method used to impose the death penalty

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