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GED Prep-United States Government/Civil War
GED Prep-United States Government/Civil War
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1
How many Amendments are in the US Constitution?
3
27
7
10
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The _______ branch of government may decide if a law is unconstitutional.
Legislative
They all can
Executive
Judicial
3
What is the length of term of office for a judge on the Supreme Court?
8 Years
4 Years
For Life
15 Years
4
meaning of Anarchy
total complication
Complex situation
total disorder
total order
5
What are the two types of
Democracy
direct and republic
Direct and Indirect (Representative)
communism and Capitalism
socialism
6
What is the main duty of the Supreme Court?
Enforce laws
Interpret laws
Make laws
Break laws
7
The principle of "separate but equal" was a precedent for which Supreme Court decision?
New Jersey v. TLO
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
8
What document declared slaves in rebelling states to be “forever free”?
The Constitution of the Confederate States of America
The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
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Lady Liberty is saying that the U.S. is a _______.
Melting pot for immigrants
Immigrants automatically become citizens when they come to the U.S.
American citizens are the best
mmigrants must accept American traditions
10
trade and other business dealings between two or more states is called
federal trade
federal economics
federal economics
interstate commerce
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What is the meaning of Monarchy
A monarchy consists of rule by a knight
consits of all people
rule by a king or queen or “emperor”
consists of slaves
12
Which of the following did NOT solidify the North’s opposition to slavery?
John Brown’s Raid
Bleeding Sumner
The Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
13
What are the two Systems of governmnet in the United States
government and president
unitary and federal
central and socialism
direct and inderesct
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Meaning of Autocracy
Government in which the power to govern is held by all people.
Government in which the power to govern is held by the president
Government in which the power to govern is held by one person.
Government in which the power to govern is held by a group of small people
15
Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached?
President Andrew Johnson
President John Quincy Adams
President Andrew Jackson
President Ulysses S. Grant
16
Which Supreme Court decision is based on the 14th Amendment?
Marbury v. Madison
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education
New Jersey v. TLO
17
The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional and overturn it
Original
Judicial Remand
Appellate
Judicial Review
18
Who has the power to appoint a Supreme Court Judge?
President
Legislature
Congress
Citizens
19
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle of Judicial Review?
Marbury v. Madison
Miranda v. Arizona
New Jersey v. TLO
Tinker v. Des Moines
20
Who ratifies (approves) the judges who are nominated to serve on the Supreme Court?
Members of the House Finance Committee
The entire U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. Senate
A majority of the state legislatures
21
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
Congress and Pres Johnson differed over how to treat the South.
Johnson did not ask Congress before replacing the Supreme Court Justice.
Johnson secretly had supported the Confederacy during the war.
Johnson relieved General Grant as the Commander of the Union Army.
22
What are the two methods of Democracy
unitary and federal
direct and Representative
indirect and unitary
president and rich
23
There are this many judges on the U.S. Supreme Court
9
12
10
27
24
The idea of America expanding from (Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean) is called _____________________.
Manifest Destiny
State's Rights
My Business
American Exceptionalism
25
At the beginning of the Civil War, the North had all of the following advantages EXCEPT:
Strong, competent military leadership.
More manufacturing and industry.
A larger population
An extensive railroad system.
26
What is the meaning of Dictatorship
ruled by the rich
rule by one person
ruled by a small group of people
ruled by all
27
What does the donkey symbolize in this cartoon?
Democrats
Republicans
President Trump
Congress
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What is an amendment?
n addition to a proposed law
a change to the Constitution
Constitutional change that established judicial review
a law passed by Congress
