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The _________ has the power to interpret the laws of the United States and the states.
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a. The Executive Branch
b. The Legislative Branch
c. The Judicial Branch
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
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What are the three branches of the United States government?
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a. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
b. Legislative, Executive, and Presidential
c. Executive, Judicial, and National Security
d. Congress, President, and Legislative
e. Judicial, Executive, and the Courts
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The Three-fifths Compromise referred to
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a. the requirement that three-fifths of the states must approve a constitution-al amendment
b. counting each slave as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation
c. allowing three slave states into the Union for every five nonslave states allowed to enter
d. counting large states as equal to small states in the Senate, but not the House.
e. counting each slave as three-fifths of a person when determining state population
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A form of government in which the leader is chosen by the legislature is called:
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a. a separation of powers system
b. a presidential system
c. a legislative system
d. a parliamentary system
e. a democratic system
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When the Supreme Court says that specific parts of the Bill of Rights apply to the actions of state government, they are engaging the doctrine of
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a. dual citizenship
b. due process
c. selective incorporation
d. free exercise
e. equal protection
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The clear and present danger test allows government to
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a. regulate political speech when it is inconvenient
b. prevent people from protesting some government actions, such as wars.
c. limit some political speech but only when it may cause significant harm to others
d. jail dissidents and malcontents in some extreme circumstances
e. regulate minority viewpoints among citizens
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A confederal system of government has a _________ central government. This is different from a unitary system, in which the central government is _________.
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a. strong; weak
b. weak; strong
c. strong; autocratic
d. nonexistent; moderately strong
e. moderately strong; the only government (i.e., local government is non-existent)
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The agreement that led to the legislature having two houses is called the:
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a. New Jersey Plan
b. Great Compromise
c. Three-fifths Compromise
d. Missouri Compromise
e. Virginia Plan
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The Federalists generally
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a. wanted to eliminate the national legislature
b. supported making both national and state governments much stronger than they were under the Articles of Confederation
c. supported increasing the authority of the national government
d. were suspicious of a strong national government
e. preferred a monarchy to a presidency
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Which one of the following documents gave the states the authority to make their own currencies?
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a. Declaration of Independence
b. Article of Confederation
c. Magna Carta
d. U.S. Constitution as ratified as of 1789
e. The preamble to the U.S. Constitution
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______ experienced the highest number of unconstitutional stops when compared to other racial/ethnic groups, based the article, Federal monitor ordered for Newark police for civil rights violations.
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a.