What did the 1964 Civil Rights Act do?

It banned discrimination in public places and jobs

A group of European countries working together

What did Plessy v. Ferguson decide?

“Separate but equal” segregation was allowed

What did Near v. Minnesota decide?

The government can’t censor news before it's published

What did Miranda v. Arizona create?

Police must say your rights before questioning

What did Boumediene v. Bush decide?

Foreign prisoners can challenge detention

Talking and negotiating between countries

What are the 5 freedoms in the First Amendment?

Religion, speech, press, assembly, petition

What is a Unitary Government?

A system where power is held by the national government.

What’s the difference between international and regional orgs?

International includes many countries; regional is by area

Power is divided between national and state governments.

What are Enumerated Powers?

Powers listed for the federal government.

Who are the 5 permanent UN Security Council members?

U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France

What does the 4th Amendment protect?

From unreasonable searches and seizures

What are the 3 types of foreign policy?

Military, economic, and diplomacy

What does the 13th Amendment say?

It ended slavery and forced labor

What’s the difference between Secretary of State and Defense?

State handles diplomacy; Defense handles military

What did Schenck v. United States decide?

Speech can be limited if it causes danger

What does the Supremacy Clause state?

Federal law is stronger than state law.

What is the rational basis test?

A law is valid if it makes sense for a government interest

What does the 14th Amendment do?

It gives equal protection and due process

What are Implied Powers?

Powers not listed but needed to carry out duties.

What are new areas of foreign policy?

Cybersecurity, terrorism, climate, pandemics

What was one result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

More Black voters registered, especially in the South

How did the federal government influence states on the drinking age?

Threatened to take highway funds.

What are civil liberties?

Rights that protect people from the government

Why was the UN created?

To promote peace and prevent wars

What did the War Powers Resolution say?

President needs Congress to keep troops past 60 days

What does the ADA of 1990 require?

Help and access for people with disabilities

What does the 5th Amendment say?

No self-incrimination or double jeopardy

What did Chief Justice Marshall argue in McCulloch v. Maryland?

Federal laws are supreme, and implied powers exist.

What is the Supremacy Clause?

Federal law is above state law.

Spoken lies that hurt someone’s reputation

Who proposed the Bill of Rights?

The First U.S. Congress in 1789

What is Selective Incorporation?

When the Supreme Court applies rights to states

Written lies that hurt someone’s reputation

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1
What did the 1964 Civil Rights Act do?
It created new states
It ended all taxes
It banned discrimination in public places and jobs
It allowed school prayer
2
What is the EU?
A peace treaty
A U.S. political party
A group of European countries working together
A space organization
3
What did Plessy v. Ferguson decide?
Schools must be mixed
Voting was banned
Jim Crow laws ended
“Separate but equal” segregation was allowed
4
What did Near v. Minnesota decide?
Newspapers must show articles first
Only TV can be censored
The state can ban bad news
The government can’t censor news before it's published
5
What did Miranda v. Arizona create?
Right to an attorney
Free speech rights
New laws for voting
Police must say your rights before questioning
6
What did Boumediene v. Bush decide?
Only U.S. citizens can sue
Foreign prisoners can challenge detention
Courts can’t hear jail cases
Prisoners lose all rights
7
What is diplomacy?
A war strategy
Talking and negotiating between countries
A country’s economy
A voting system
8
Where is power concentrated in a Confederation?
In local governments only.
In the national government.
Equally between states and federal.
In the states.
9
What are the 5 freedoms in the First Amendment?
Religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
Taxes, protest, religion, work, press
Guns, speech, media, laws, religion
Voting, speech, jury, religion, press
10
What is a Unitary Government?
A system where power is held by the national government.
Power is shared equally.
Power is only in the states.
Local governments are independent.
11
What are powers given to the states called?
Reserved powers.
National powers.
Concurrent powers.
Expressed powers.
12
What’s the difference between international and regional orgs?
International is for sports; regional for school
International includes many countries; regional is by area
One is for businesses
They are the same
13
What is balance of power?
Government owns all businesses
One country controls all others
No country becomes too strong
Military runs the world
14
Where do most national government policies come from?
The President only.
State governors.
Congress.
The Supreme Court.
15
What is Federalism?
Only the federal government has power.
States have more power than the federal government.
Power is shared only between cities and states.
Power is divided between national and state governments.
16
Who declares war?
Congress
President
States
Supreme Court
17
What are Enumerated Powers?
Powers listed for the federal government.
Powers for the states only.
Powers shared by all levels.
Powers given to the courts.
18
Who are the 5 permanent UN Security Council members?
U.S., France, Mexico, Germany, Japan
Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, Mexico
Brazil, India, Spain, Egypt, Sweden
U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France
19
What does the 4th Amendment protect?
From voting fraud
From free speech
From taxes
From unreasonable searches and seizures
20
What did Obergefell v. Hodges decide?
Same-sex couples can marry
States can ban gay marriage
Marriage is not a right
Marriage is only for men and women
21
What are the 3 types of foreign policy?
Trade, healthcare, and military
Military, economic, and diplomacy
Peace, war, and laws
Defense, taxes, and votes
22
What does the 13th Amendment say?
It gave women the right to vote
It allowed segregation
It started the Civil War
It ended slavery and forced labor
23
What’s the difference between Secretary of State and Defense?
State runs Congress
Defense works for the Senate
Both handle defense
State handles diplomacy; Defense handles military
24
What did Schenck v. United States decide?
Protests are always legal
Speech can be limited if it causes danger
No one can be jailed for talking
All speech is protected
25
What does the Supremacy Clause state?
State law comes first.
All laws are equal.
Federal law is stronger than state law.
Courts decide case by case.
26
What does Title IX ban?
Sex discrimination in schools
Prayer in classrooms
Voting rights in states
Homework rules
27
What is the rational basis test?
A law is valid if it makes sense for a government interest
It means laws must be popular
All laws must treat everyone the same
It applies only to racial laws
28
When was the Paris Agreement made?
2020
2000
1995
2015
29
What does the 14th Amendment do?
It bans free speech
It allows federal control of schools
It gives equal protection and due process
It ends voting laws
30
What are Implied Powers?
Powers the President makes.
Powers not listed but needed to carry out duties.
Powers for states.
Powers only used in emergencies.
31
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
32
What are new areas of foreign policy?
Sports, fashion, and tourism
Education, taxes, and roads
Music, TV, and movies
Cybersecurity, terrorism, climate, pandemics
33
Who is the top diplomat after the president?
Speaker of the House
Vice President
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
34
What was one result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
More Black voters registered, especially in the South
Women lost voting rights
Voting was stopped
Poll taxes increased
35
How did the federal government influence states on the drinking age?
Arrested state leaders.
Passed a national drinking age law.
Created state alcohol agencies.
Threatened to take highway funds.
36
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
A civil war
A protest law
A tax
37
What are civil liberties?
Laws made by Congress
Rights that protect people from the government
Powers of the president
Rules for voting
38
Who wrote the Brown v. Board opinion?
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
39
Why was the UN created?
To control world governments
To stop immigration
To promote peace and prevent wars
To collect taxes
40
What did the War Powers Resolution say?
Only states can declare war
Congress controls the army
President needs Congress to keep troops past 60 days
President can always send troops
41
What is the balance of trade?
Military spending
Voting totals
Exports minus imports
Taxes paid
42
What does the ADA of 1990 require?
Health insurance for all
Disability tests in schools
Help and access for people with disabilities
Higher taxes for businesses
43
What does the 5th Amendment say?
Free press and religion
Right to bear arms
No self-incrimination or double jeopardy
Fair elections only
44
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
Black men the right to vote
Slavery in some states
Women the right to vote
Rights only for landowners
45
What did Chief Justice Marshall argue in McCulloch v. Maryland?
Federal laws are supreme, and implied powers exist.
States can override federal banks.
Maryland could tax the national bank.
Congress must follow only written powers.
46
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Courts decide which law to follow.
Only the Constitution matters.
State law is more powerful.
Federal law is above state law.
47
What is slander?
False police reports
Written news
Public protests
Spoken lies that hurt someone’s reputation
48
Who proposed the Bill of Rights?
President Lincoln
The Constitution Convention in 1776
The Supreme Court
The First U.S. Congress in 1789
49
What is Selective Incorporation?
A law that protects cities
A plan to combine the amendments
When the Supreme Court applies rights to states
When Congress picks laws for states
50
What is libel?
Speaking lies in public
Telling the truth
A newspaper rule
Written lies that hurt someone’s reputation
51
Who can enter treaties, coin money, regulate commerce?
The federal government.
Citizens through voting.
State governments.
Local mayors.
52
What are the 3 levels of scrutiny?
Rational (age), Intermediate (gender), Strict (race)
Easy, medium, hard
Civil, criminal, federal
Fair, unfair, biased
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What did New York Times v. Sullivan decide?
All speech is free
Libel is always legal
Officials must prove malice in libel cases
News can’t be sued

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