Test: Unit 1 Assessment Accommodation

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25 questions

1

The Greek Ecclesia most closely resembles which of our governmental bodies in the United States today?

The judicial branch

The executive branch

The Supreme Court

Congress

Which of the following situations best demonstrates the idea of a republic?

A radical organization overthrows the existing government and replaces the democratically elected leader with their own leader.

Several eligible candidates are running to be elected as senator from South Carolina. Eligible voters go to their polling location and cast their vote for the candidate of their choice. 

Elections are held for president of the United States. A group of the military elite pressures voters at polling locations to vote for General Thompson. General Thompson wins the election.

The president of the United States is chosen through an interview process and the best candidate is offered the job.

The Tribune could veto a law proposed by the Consuls and the Consuls could block laws proposed by the Senate. Which of the following does this most closely resemble?

Checks and balances

Separation of powers

Executive orders

Non-binding judiciary actions

He was influenced by John Locke’s ideas of individual rights and he wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England. The U.S. Supreme Court relied on his book, due to a lack of U.S. legal tradition at that time. Who is this Enlightened philosopher?

Locke

Rousseau

Blackstone

Hobbes

He believed the existence of a creating God and the notion that all humans are God’s servants. God created humans for a certain purpose, namely to live a life according to God’s laws and therefore to inherit eternal salvation. Most importantly, he believed that God gave humans intellectual abilities necessary to be obedient to God and attain eternal salvation. People can come to recognize that actions, such as failing to care for your children or failing to keep your contracts and promises, are morally reprehensible and contrary to natural law, which is identical to the law of God. Who is this Enlightened philosopher?

Voltaire

Diderot

Locke

Beccaria

The document declared that King John was subject to the rule of law and it also stated the liberties that are held by free men. As a result, the document provided the foundation for the concept of individual rights in Anglo-American law. To what document does this statement refer?

Mayflower Compact

Magna Carta

Petition of Right

English Bill of Rights

It outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. Many experts regard it as the primary law that set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England. It is also credited as being an inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights. To what document does this statement refer?

Petition of Right

Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights

Mayflower Compact

It was a social contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and regulations to prevent mutiny, establish a government, and for the sake of survival. A main point was the recognition that the colonists would remain loyal subjects to the English king. To what document does this statement refer?

Mayflower Compact

Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights

Petition of Right

According the Preamble to the Constitution, what is the source of authority for the Constitution?

The President of the United States of America

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The people

The House of Representatives

Which article of the Constitution refers to the legislative branch of government?

Article I

Article IV

Article III

Article II

Which article of the Constitution refers to the executive branch of government?

Article IV

Article I

Article III

Article II

Which article of the Constitution refers to the judicial branch of government?

Article I

Article IV

Article III

Article II

How is the legislative branch organized?

It is organized to exercise legislative control over both the federal and state governments

It is organized as a bicameral Congress

It is organized as inferior to the Executive branch

It is organized as a unicameral Congress

Which amendment includes freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government?

4th amendment

3rd amendment

2nd amendment

1st amendment

Which of your civil rights is protected by the 2nd Amendment?

The right to a jury trial

The right to legally own a firearm

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

Freedom from excessive bail

Why did the 13 colonies send delegates to the convention in Philadelphia in 1787?

To storm the capitol and overturn the results of an legitimate election

To elect George Washington as the first president of the United States of America

To fix the flaws in the Articles of Confederation

To write a new document that would create a more stable government

No-knock warrants were pretty controversial from the start. It was implemented at the federal level shortly after Richard Nixon was elected as President. And there were a lot of botched drug raids and mistaken drug raids across the country. Some people were even killed because of them. What was really interesting was that Congress held hearings about these tragedies. Congress ended up repealing the federal no-knock raid law a few years later. It then comes back in the 1980s. Some people who have been victims of no-knock raids have sued police departments saying that they violated which constitutional amendment?

1st amendment

2nd amendment

3rd amendment

4th amendment

The 5th amendment includes a clause that allows the federal government to confiscate your private property, compensate you according to the federal government's determination of fair market value, and use your land for public projects such as schools and widening roads. What is the name of this clause?

Supremacy clause

Necessary and proper clause

Emoluments clause

Eminent domain

According to the 6th amendment, you have the right to confront witnesses against you in a court of law.

True

False

What does federalism do?

Federalism allows the states to ignore federal law without consequence.

It provides the rules of the electoral college.

Federalism divides the power fo government between national/federal and state governments.

It provides the rules for impeachment.

Congress has the express power to raise an army, but the Constitution does not mention how Congress will fill the army. What additional powers did the Framers of the Constitution provide to Congress that would allow it to enact a national draft to fill the army in response to war?

Congress included the necessary and proper clause.

Congress protected the right of habeas corpus.

The first amendment freedom of religion clause.

The supremacy clause grants Congress the power to draft.

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The reserved powers are not listed specifically, but are guaranteed by the 10thamendment. Which of the following is NOT a reserved power?

States can enter into treaties with foreign nations.

States may outlaw prostitution.

States may require doctors to be licensed to practice medicine.

States may forbid a person under 18 years of age from marrying without parental consent.

States and the federeal government often cooperate to ensure the proper functioning of all levels of government. This means that there are some powers that they share. What do we call these types of powers?

Reserved powers

Concurrent powers

Implied powers

Enumerated powers

They believed that the greatest threat to the future of the United States was the excesses of democracy as seen in popular disturbances like Shays' Rebellion and the pro-debtor policies of many states. They wrote eighty-five letters to newspapers in the late 1780s to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Who were they?

Wealthy plantation owners

British loyalists

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

To which of the following would the Anti-Federalist have objected?

Ignoring the need for a bill of rights to protect individual liberties

Giving the states the power to print money

A system of checks and balances that restrained federal government power

The inclusion of God in the preamble

The Greek Ecclesia most closely resembles which of our governmental bodies in the United States today?

The judicial branch

The executive branch

The Supreme Court

Congress

Which of the following situations best demonstrates the idea of a republic?

A radical organization overthrows the existing government and replaces the democratically elected leader with their own leader.

Several eligible candidates are running to be elected as senator from South Carolina. Eligible voters go to their polling location and cast their vote for the candidate of their choice. 

Elections are held for president of the United States. A group of the military elite pressures voters at polling locations to vote for General Thompson. General Thompson wins the election.

The president of the United States is chosen through an interview process and the best candidate is offered the job.

The Tribune could veto a law proposed by the Consuls and the Consuls could block laws proposed by the Senate. Which of the following does this most closely resemble?

Checks and balances

Separation of powers

Executive orders

Non-binding judiciary actions

He was influenced by John Locke’s ideas of individual rights and he wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England.  The U.S. Supreme Court relied on his book, due to a lack of U.S. legal tradition at that time. Who is this Enlightened philosopher?

Locke

Rousseau

Blackstone

Hobbes

He believed the existence of a creating God and the notion that all humans are God’s servants. God created humans for a certain purpose, namely to live a life according to God’s laws and therefore to inherit eternal salvation. Most importantly, he believed that God gave humans intellectual abilities necessary to be obedient to God and attain eternal salvation. People can come to recognize that actions, such as failing to care for your children or failing to keep your contracts and promises, are morally reprehensible and contrary to natural law, which is identical to the law of God. Who is this Enlightened philosopher?

Voltaire

Diderot

Locke

Beccaria

The document declared that King John was subject to the rule of law and it also stated the liberties that are held by free men. As a result, the document provided the foundation for the concept of individual rights in Anglo-American law. To what document does this statement refer?

Mayflower Compact

Magna Carta

Petition of Right

English Bill of Rights

It outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. Many experts regard it as the primary law that set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England. It is also credited as being an inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights. To what document does this statement refer?

Petition of Right

Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights

Mayflower Compact

It was a social contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and regulations to prevent mutiny, establish a government, and for the sake of survival. A main point was the recognition that the colonists would remain loyal subjects to the English king. To what document does this statement refer?

Mayflower Compact

Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights

Petition of Right

According the Preamble to the Constitution, what is the source of authority for the Constitution?

The President of the United States of America

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The people

The House of Representatives

Which article of the Constitution refers to the legislative branch of government?

Article I

Article IV

Article III

Article II

Which article of the Constitution refers to the executive branch of government?

Article IV

Article I

Article III

Article II

Which article of the Constitution refers to the judicial branch of government?

Article I

Article IV

Article III

Article II

How is the legislative branch organized?

It is organized to exercise legislative control over both the federal and state governments

It is organized as a bicameral Congress

It is organized as inferior to the Executive branch

It is organized as a unicameral Congress

Which amendment includes freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government?

4th amendment

3rd amendment

2nd amendment

1st amendment

Which of your civil rights is protected by the 2nd Amendment?

The right to a jury trial

The right to legally own a firearm

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

Freedom from excessive bail

Why did the 13 colonies send delegates to the convention in Philadelphia in 1787?

To storm the capitol and overturn the results of an legitimate election

To elect George Washington as the first president of the United States of America

To fix the flaws in the Articles of Confederation

To write a new document that would create a more stable government

No-knock warrants were pretty controversial from the start. It was implemented at the federal level shortly after Richard Nixon was elected as President. And there were a lot of botched drug raids and mistaken drug raids across the country. Some people were even killed because of them. What was really interesting was that Congress held hearings about these tragedies. Congress ended up repealing the federal no-knock raid law a few years later. It then comes back in the 1980s. Some people who have been victims of no-knock raids have sued police departments saying that they violated which constitutional amendment?

1st amendment

2nd amendment

3rd amendment

4th amendment

The 5th amendment includes a clause that allows the federal government to confiscate your private property, compensate you according to the federal government's determination of fair market value, and use your land for public projects such as schools and widening roads. What is the name of this clause?

Supremacy clause

Necessary and proper clause

Emoluments clause

Eminent domain

According to the 6th amendment, you have the right to confront witnesses against you in a court of law.

True

False

What does federalism do?

Federalism allows the states to ignore federal law without consequence.

It provides the rules of the electoral college.

Federalism divides the power fo government between national/federal and state governments.

It provides the rules for impeachment.

Congress has the express power to raise an army, but the Constitution does not mention how Congress will fill the army. What additional powers did the Framers of the Constitution provide to Congress that would allow it to enact a national draft to fill the army in response to war? 

Congress included the necessary and proper clause.

Congress protected the right of habeas corpus.

The first amendment freedom of religion clause.

The supremacy clause grants Congress the power to draft.

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The reserved powers are not listed specifically, but are guaranteed by the 10thamendment. Which of the following is NOT a reserved power?

States can enter into treaties with foreign nations.

States may outlaw prostitution.

States may require doctors to be licensed to practice medicine.

States may forbid a person under 18 years of age from marrying without parental consent.

States and the federeal government often cooperate to ensure the proper functioning of all levels of government. This means that there are some powers that they share. What do we call these types of powers?

Reserved powers

Concurrent powers

Implied powers

Enumerated powers

They believed that the greatest threat to the future of the United States was the excesses of democracy as seen in popular disturbances like Shays' Rebellion and the pro-debtor policies of many states. They wrote eighty-five letters to newspapers in the late 1780s to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Who were they?

Wealthy plantation owners

British loyalists

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

To which of the following would the Anti-Federalist have objected?

Ignoring the need for a bill of rights to protect individual liberties

Giving the states the power to print money

A system of checks and balances that restrained federal government power

The inclusion of God in the preamble