AM quiz 1

How many amendments have been made to the constitution since its ratification? a. 10 b. 36 c. 27 d. 12 e. 15

Which constitutional amendment allowed voting for citizens who were eighteen or older a. Fifteenth b. 12 c.26th d.26 e.19

Which of the following required all paper items in the colonies to carry a stamp of the Crown? A. Crown Act B. Paper Act C. Royal Act D. Tax Act E. Stamp Act

How does the Preamble to the Constitution begin? A. "In order to form a more perfect Union . . ." B. "Four score and seven years ago . . ." C. "When in the course of human events . . ." D. "We the People . . ." E. "These are the times that try men's souls . . ."

The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of which of the following? A. Religious freedom B. religious faith C. racial tolerance D. racial freedom E. Religious tolerance

When did immigration peak in the United States? A. in the mid-1800s B. in the first decade of the 1900s C. in the late 1980s D. in the mid-1990s E. in the last decade

Which of the following public policies would social conservatives be most likely to support? A. decreasing defense spending B. prohibiting any references to God or religion on money or government buildings C. providing governmental universal health care D. overturning Roe v. Wade E. regulating the banking and financial sectors

In an oligarchy, rule is by which of the following? A. the many B. the few C. one person D. property owners E. all the people

Which function of government provides for police protection? A. establishing justice B. providing for the common defense C. promoting the general welfare D. ensuring domestic tranquility E. securing the blessings of liberty

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution contains which powers of Congress? A. enumerated B. restrictive C. military D. implied E. executive

What type of legislature did the United States have under the Articles of Confederation? A. bicameral B. unified C. divided D. populist E. unicameral

Which of the following specifies the procedure for amending the Constitution? A. Article I B. Article III C. Article V D. Article VI E. Article IX

Jackie attends a protest against animal testing. Which of the following secures her right to attend this protest? A. Second Treatise of Civil Government B. The Federalist Papers C. Bill of Rights D. Declaration of Independence E. Articles of Confederation

What was the subject of the Great Compromise? A. the legality of slavery B. the form of the legislative branch C. the number of states in the Union D. the number of Supreme Court justices E. the form of the executive branch

Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, how were senators selected? A. by direct election B. by the president C. by state governors D. by state legislatures E. by the Supreme Court

Which of the following is a true statement about liberals? A. They believe individuals should look to churches and other social services organizations instead of the government for assistance. B. They are comfortable with the social status quo. C. They generally favor government intervention to promote equality. D. They seek to end costly welfare programs. E. They are more likely to vote Republican than Democratic.

Americans have the highest levels of trust in which of the following? A. the press B. business and industry C. the executive branch D. Congress E. medicine

The colonists rebelled against the unilateral imposition by the British government of which of the following? A. taxes B. a military draft C. curfews D. religious laws E. health care

Which clause provides that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land? A. full faith and credit B. legal C. primacy D. due process E. supremacy

Which of the following generally favored a strong national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution? A. Tories B. Whigs C. Federalists D. Anti-Federalists E. Constitutionalists

What is a system of government in which members of the polity meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule? A. oligarchy B. direct democracy C. monarchy D. tyranny E. democracy

the ancient Greeks considered representative government to be which of the following? A. democratic B. the divine right of kings C. aristocratic D. undemocratic E. a natural right

What are republics? A. representative democracies B. direct democracies C. a hallmark of unitary governments D. forms of government frequently found in totalitarian regimes E. another name for states

Which of the following expanded Americans' conceptions of personal liberty to include some forms of freedom from discrimination? A. Declaration of Independence B. Fourteenth Amendment C. Preamble to the Constitution D. idea of majority rule E. idea of equality

Which of the following is a reason for the separation of powers? A. to ensure the power of the executive B. to promote justice C. to prevent tyranny by any one branch D. to create gridlock in government E. to improve international relations

Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, how were senators selected? A. by direct election B. by the president C. by state governors D. by state legislatures E. by the Supreme Court

Jackie attends a protest against animal testing. Which of the following secures her right to attend this protest? A. Second Treatise of Civil Government B. The Federalist Papers C. Bill of Rights D. Declaration of Independence E. Articles of Confederation

The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of which of the following? A. religious tolerance B. religious faith C. racial tolerance D. racial freedom E. religious freedom