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The first representative assembly in America was

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The House of Burgesses

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What was the first document, written in America, based on majority rule?

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The Mayflower Compact

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The first document in world history that limited the power of a King was

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The Magna Carta

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After the Glorious Revolution, this document gave people in England more rights such as freedom of the press, Freedom of speech, trial by jury, etc.

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The English Bill of Rights

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Which of the following was NOT a reason for the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

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To punish Great Britain

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The Declaration of Independence drew heavily on the writings of this philosopher ___, and their publication _______

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John Locke, Treatises on government by lock

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This philosopher influenced our founding fathers by saying that in order to have effective government, power must be separated into three separate branches.

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Montesque

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This philosopher influenced our founding fathers by saying that in order to have effective government, power must be separated into three separate branches.

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Montesque

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This philosopher influenced our founding fathers by saying that in order to have effective government, power must be separated into three separate branches.

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Montesque

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8
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The rule of law means

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all citizens must follow the law, regardless of title or position.

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Marbury v. Madison court case is famous for establishing

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the principle “judicial review”

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10
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We the people…” is from which of these documents?

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The Preamble

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11
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Which branch of government makes the laws?

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The Legislative branch

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12
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Which branch interprets the laws and, sometime, their constitutionality?

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The Judicial branch

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13
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The case of Gibbons v. Ogden established

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interstate commerce

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14
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The total number of US Senators is ___ and there are ___ members of the US House of Representatives.

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100, 435

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15
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The case of McCulloch v. Maryland establishes

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congress ability to make a national bank

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16
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The Reconstruction Amendments include the 13th 14th and the 15th. In order, these Amendments provide for which of the following lists of rights?

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13th- abolished slavery, 14th- gave citizenship to all born in the US, 15th- gave African American men the right to vote

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17
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The amendment that gave 18-year old’s the right to vote was ratified in what year?

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1971

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18
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The First ten amendments to the Constitution are called

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The Bill of Rights

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19
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The issue of slavery at the Constitutional Convention was addressed in the short-term by

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3/5ths Compromise

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20
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Who was the primary writer of both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

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James Madison

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21
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This event illustrated a big weakness in the Articles of Confederation and prompted the Philadelphia Convention.

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Shays Rebellion

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What political leader skillfully maintained control of the arguments at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

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George Washington

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23
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The Supreme Court’s decision in this case gave women the right to end a pregnancy in the first trimester.

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Roe v Wade

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24
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The Supreme Court decision in this case called for the integration of all public schools across the United States.

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Brown v Board of Education

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25
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Who was President of the USA when women gained the right to vote in 1919?

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Woodrow Wilson

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26
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Which amendment states that “cruel & unusual punishment and excessive bail and fines” are not constitutional

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8th

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27
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This amendment provides for trial by jury, the right to an attorney and other rights.

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6th

28
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Which SCOTUS case held that everyone must have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one?

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Gideon v Wainwright

29
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This case created the rule that arresting officers must inform a suspect of their right to remain silent.

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Miranda v Arizona

30
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This SCOTUS case allowed interracial couples could marry in 1967.

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Loving v Virginia

31
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The Supreme Law of the Land is

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The Constitution

32
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When a president puts a bill aside and does not sign it, it is referred to as ____ ______ if Congress adjourns their session.

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Pocket Veto

33
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What is it called when senators add unnecessary items to legislation that favor their districts and appease their constituents?

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Pork barrel of legislation

34
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The president’s chief advisors are most often called

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Cabinet

35
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The three US presidents that have been impeached are

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Johnson, clinton, and trump

36
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Which of these 1973 SCOTUS cases focused on “Executive Privilege?”

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US v Nickson

37
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To delay a bill’s passage in the Senate, this tactic can be used

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Fillibuster

38
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The present number of Supreme Court Justices is

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9

39
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The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is

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John G Robert

40
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The first African American justice on the Supreme Court was

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Thurgood Marshall

41
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What Supreme Court decision held that high school students wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War was protected by the First amendment?

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Tinker v Des Moines

42
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Women gained the right to vote in National Elections with the passage of what amendment?

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19th

43
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Throwing someone in jail, for more than a brief period of time, without filing a formal charge is a violation of their rights under the Constitution. Which of these ideas is connected to this right?

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

44
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The right to keep and bear arms is included in what amendment?

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2nd

45
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What laws would allow someone to be convicted of a crime without a trial?

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Bill of attainder

46
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When someone is charged with violating a law that didn’t exist when they committed a particular act that law is called

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Ex post facto

47
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The plan at the Constitutional Convention that favored small states was the

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New Jersey Plan

48
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What agreement, created during the Constitutional Convention, established the bicameral legislature we still use in the United States Congress?

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The great compromise / The Connecticut plan

49
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Which philosopher was famous for saying that without government, life for man would be “nasty, brutish and short…”

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Hobbs

50
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The President of the Senate is also known as

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The Vice President

51
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What amendment states that a police search without a warrant or probable cause is illegal and is the basis for the exclusionary rule?

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4th

52
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If congress refuses to pass a law the president would like to see enacted, the president might be able to create an ____ _____ to achieve their goal.

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Executive order

53
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Congress can override a veto by

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2/3 of both house and senate .

54
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If both the President and the Vice President die in office, who is next in line to the Presidency?

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Speaker of the house

55
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The idea of democracy came from

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Ancient Greece

56
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The principle that creates a division of power between National and State governments is called

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Federalism

57
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The principle of the Constitution that means people have the power is

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Popular sovereignty

58
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The United States form of government is

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Representative or Republican Democracy

59
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What concept guarantees that the three branches of the US Government stay balanced and are all aligned with the Constitution? =

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Checks and balances

60
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The main law-making body in Great Britain is called

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Parliament

61
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A US senator’s term in office is __ years and the term in office for a member of the House of Representatives is __ years.

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6, 2

62
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What document is used to indicate that the US Supreme Court will hear a case from a lower court?

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Writ of Certiorari

63
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What is the official name for a citizen of a foreign state that lives in this country?

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Alien

64
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A person who seeks refuge from political violence, war or personal danger in their home country asks permission to come to the USA is called

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A refugee

65
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The Fourteenth Amendment states that everyone must have

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equal protection under the law

66
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Segregation authorized by law is called

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De Jure segregation

67
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The Federally-launched integration of all public facilities & accommodations such as housing, hotels, restaurants and theaters are part of what legislation?

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Civil rights act of 64

68
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What does the word suffrage mean?

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Right to vote

69
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When Congressional representation is considered after a census, states may gain or lose representatives in the US House Of Representatives. What is this process called?

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Reapportionment

70
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Where are the “Implied Powers” of Congress “created” in the United States Constitution?

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Article 1 section 8 Paragraph 18 (1818)

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