14) What is the main reason for the system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution? A) Checks and balances, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution, allows the President to declare war when necessary. B) Checks and balances, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution, makes sure the Judicial branch controls the President. C) Checks and balances, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution, assures that no one branch of government gets too powerful. D) Checks and balances, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution, allows the Legislative branch has control over the Judicial branch. 15) A group of students placed a lawn statue of a deer in the middle of a street. The police arrested them. The students argued that they should not be arrested because they were simply exercising their right to free expression. Why could the police arrest them? A) Students do not have a right to freedom of expression for their work. B) The right to free expression only protects expression through speech. C) The statue was a public endangerment because it could distract drivers. D) The police judged that the project was not art and therefore free expression. 16) President Reagan supported research on a system of orbiting satellites that would intercept and destroy enemy missiles with laser beams. The media dubbed the system A) SIDS. B) START. C) Star Wars. D) Revolution. 17) In response to public concerns about domestic terrorism, the U.S. government established in 2002 A) the PATRIOT Act. B) the Central Intelligence Agency. C) the Federal Bureau of Investigation. D) the Department of Homeland Security. 18) Criminal law is BEST described as laws that A) come straight from monarchs. B) only affect those in prison. C) governs the relationships between citizen individuals and codifies their rights. D) defines what constitutes a crime and provides for punishing those who commit crimes. 19) Which of these was the first government of the United States? A) Constitution B) Mayflower Compact C) Articles of Confederation D) Declaration of Independence 20) The "Five Freedoms" basic to American life can be found in which of these? A) First Amendment B) Declaration of Independence C) Preamble of the Constitution D) Second Article of the Constitution 21) The first written plan of self-government of an American colony was the A) Magna Carta. B) Mayflower Compact. C) Petition of Right. D) Fundamental Orders. 22) This type of government is characterized by the rule of a small number of people. How the people are chosen varies from place to place: Some have it based on family ties, while others use wealth or military position as a determining factor. In history many Greek city-states, including Sparta, used this form of governing. What form of government is being described in this passage? A) junta B) monarchy C) oligarchy D) republic 23) Civil disobedience, such as picketing and protesting, is protected by what Constitutional Amendment? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 24) Information presented by the media about important issues A) can influence public opinion. B) is largely ignored by the public. C) reaches few people across the country. D) is usually responsible for low voter turnout. 25) A government in which powers are divided between a national government and state governments with the national government being supreme is called A) a confederate government. B) a republican government. C) a unitary government. D) a federal government Bonus Question 26) Which word is the BEST synonym for the word "conflict"? A) arrest B) disagreement C) independence D) purchase Bonus Question 27) Which of these is a right found in the Declaration of Independence? A) "pursuit of happiness" B) "right to free speech" C) "right to health care" D) "live long and prosper" Bonus Question 28) "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." This passage from the Declaration of Independence spells out certain rights that all people should enjoy. What is the term for these type of rights? A) free rights B) natural rights C) American rights D) Constitutional Rights
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14) A) Checks and Balances as outlined in the U.S. Constitution, allows the President to declare war when necessary.
15) C) The statue was a public endangerment because it could distract drivers.
16) C) Star Wars dubbed the system as of orbiting satellites that would intercept and destroy enemy missiles with laser beams.
18) D) defines what constitutes a crime and provides for punishing those who commit crimes in the country.
14) A) Checks and Balances as outlined in the U.S. Constitution, allows the President to declare war when necessary.
15) C) The statue was a public endangerment because it could distract drivers.
16) C) Star Wars dubbed the system as of orbiting satellites that would intercept and destroy enemy missiles with laser beams.
18) D) defines what constitutes a crime and provides for punishing those who commit crimes in the country.
19) C) Articles of confederation
20) A) First Amendment.
21) B) Mayflower compact.
22) C) Oligarchy.
23) A) 1
24) D) is usually responsible for low voter turnout.
25) D) a federal gonernment Bonus Question.
26) B) Disagreement.
27) A) " Pursuit of Happiness."
28) B) Natural rights.