Question 1

Which of the following is a true statement?

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Reserved powers are listed in the Constitution and belong to the state governments.

Question 2

Which statement best describes why the ruling of Gibbons v. Ogden is significant?

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It clarified the meaning of the commerce clause to say that national government has the right to regulate interstate commerce.

Question 3

Which of the following quotes best reflects the principle of popular sovereignty in the Declaration of Independence?

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He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected.

Question 4

Implied powers are those that are

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interpreted from the language of the Constitution as belonging to the national government

Question 5

The act of collaborating to write and send the Declaration of Independence reflected the principle of

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popular sovereignty

Question 6

Imagine the state of California passes a law to tax all banking activities within the state. Which of the following could happen?

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The national bank of the United States, or the Federal Reserve, could challenge the California law based on the McCulloch v. Maryland decision.

Question 7

Which of the following is a true statement about the Articles of Confederation?

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It created a strong legislative branch, a weak executive branch, and no judicial branch.

Question 8

The Constitution gives the legislative branch the power to

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establish postal service

Question 9

How does the U.S. Constitution reflect the principle of democracy?

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Most of the people can elect leaders and petition the government.

Question 10

Which of the following quotes best reflects the principle of natural rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury.

Question 11

The Declaration of Independence reflected the idea of social contract because it

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said a new government must form due to the king's actions

Question 12

The power to declare war is

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granted to the national government, not states

Question 13

The District of Columbia v. Heller case clarified the meaning of the

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Second Amendment

Question 14

The executive branch has the responsibility of

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enforcing laws passed by the legislative branch

Question 15

How did early American leaders think the Articles of Confederation would protect natural rights?

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They believed that keeping the federal government weak would protect the rights of the states and people.

Question 16

In the U.S. Constitution, the principle separation of powers is

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evident because the first three articles describe the three branches of government

Question 17

The necessary and proper clause is a phrase in the U.S. Constitution designed to protect the principle of

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rule of law

Question 18

The grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence were

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presented as evidence for the king's breaking of the social contract

Question 19

Which of the following makes a true statement?

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Reserved powers are those that are exclusive to the states, such as ratifying amendments.

Question 20

The power to create and collect taxes is an example of

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a concurrent power

Question 21

Article Six of the Constitution illustrates how the national government's power is

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derived from the states and the people

Question 22

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the principle of separation of powers and the Articles of Confederation?

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Because the Articles of Confederation created a central government that contained only a legislative branch, it does not reflect the principle of separation of powers.

Question 23

Under the Articles of Confederation, the principle of republicanism helps explain why

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state governments

Question 24

The framers of the Constitution believed that they created a government

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limited to the powers described in the document

Question 25

Article One of the Constitution describes the powers of the

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legislative branch, such as declaring war

Question 26

Under the Constitution, the principle of federalism is the reason that power and responsibility are

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shared by state and national governments

Question 27

The Articles of Confederation reflected the principle of federalism because it

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divided power between state and national governments

Question 28

Article Two of the Constitution describes the powers of the

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executive branch, such as enforcing laws

Question 29

Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution describe the

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powers of the branches of federal government

Question 30

How is the principle of rule of law evident in the Constitution?

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It creates a government that can make, enforce, and review its own laws.

Question 31

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated...-U.S. ConstitutionThis quote directly reflects the principle of

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checks and balances

Question 32

The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution

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explain the powers delegated to the national government

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