CIVICS IN HISTORY CLASS

Question 1

Which is an obligation of U.S. citizenship?

Accepted Answer

serving on juries

Question 2

What was the outcome of US v. Nixon?

Accepted Answer

no one is above the law, even the President

Question 3

This type of government is headed by a monarch who shares power with a Parliament.

Accepted Answer

Constitutional Monarchy

Question 4

What is one method that interest groups use to monitor government?

Accepted Answer

publish editorials in papers

Question 5

Why did Anti-Federalists not like the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

it lacked a Bill of Rights

Question 6

What does the 14th amendment grant?

Accepted Answer

citizenship

Question 7

Why is SCOTUS jurisdiction limited?

Accepted Answer

Constitution limits their jurisdiction

Question 8

After Sept 11, 2001, what did the USA immediately do?

Accepted Answer

went after the Taliban in Afghanistan

Question 9

Which is an example of judicial review?

Accepted Answer

SCOTUS says a law is unconstitutional

Question 10

What lasting impact has Gideon and Miranda had on the courts?

Accepted Answer

more rights for the accused

Question 11

What are the five freedoms in the 1st amendment?

Accepted Answer

speech, assemble, religion, petition, press

Question 12

How did the British respond to the colonial concerns expressed during the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

passed the Intolerable Acts

Question 13

Which document has these rights: Speedy trial, no troops in homes, no illegal searches

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

Question 14

The attack on Pearl Harbor led to American intervention in this world conflict.

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 15

Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power between different branches of government?

Accepted Answer

prevent one branch from becoming too power

Question 16

Which scenario is original jurisdiction for the U.S. Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

FL sues Ga over fishing rights in the Atlantic

Question 17

Congress sends the President a bill and the President vetoes it. Which principle is this?

Accepted Answer

checks and balances

Question 18

Which type of law protects our fundamental rights as individuals?

Accepted Answer

constitutional

Question 19

What lasting impact does Clarence Gideon have in our judicial system today?

Accepted Answer

right to an attorney

Question 20

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

explain to the world why America was becoming independent

Question 21

What does SCOTUS and the FL Supreme Court have in common?

Accepted Answer

exercise power of judicial review

Question 22

"We seek personal liberty and freedom where the individuals are sovereign." Which party?

Accepted Answer

Libertarian

Question 23

"The Constitution is as the Supreme Court interprets it." Which principal is this?

Accepted Answer

judicial review

Question 24

What did the 26th amendment do?

Accepted Answer

allowed 18 year old the right to vote

Question 25

Why did the Constitution prohibit ex post facto laws?

Accepted Answer

unfair to charge someone with a crime when action was legal

Question 26

Which is a requirement for citizenship?

Accepted Answer

resided legally in USA for 5 years

Question 27

What is the name of the committee that irons out the language in different versions of a bill?

Accepted Answer

conference committee

Question 28

Who elects the President?

Accepted Answer

Electoral College

Question 29

What are the first 10 amendments known as?

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

Question 30

What is the most likely reason it was difficult to pass laws under the Articles of confederation?

Accepted Answer

required 9 of the 13 states

Question 31

How does the SCOTUS determine which cases to hear in a given year?

Accepted Answer

cases believed to be of national importance

Question 32

Which is the trial court at the federal level called?

Accepted Answer

U.S. District Court

Question 33

What is the difference between a treaty and executive agreement?

Accepted Answer

Congress needs to approve treaties but not agreements

Question 34

Miranda rights describe rights citizens have. Which of the following terms best explains them.

Accepted Answer

due process

Question 35

What did Marbury v. Madison do?

Accepted Answer

set up power of judicial review

Question 36

How do you override a decision made by SCOTUS?

Accepted Answer

Pass a new law addressing SCOTUS concerns

Question 37

Maria is upset about students littering at school. Which step should she take first?

Accepted Answer

hold a meeting with other concerned students

Question 38

1. idea is proposed 2. Bill introduced in the House and approved by the committee. What's next?

Accepted Answer

bill is up for a vote in the full House

Question 39

What is a positive impact of political parties?

Accepted Answer

encourage citizens to vote

Question 40

Army General McCallister stole $10,000 from payroll. Which court would handle this case?

Accepted Answer

military

Question 41

What did JFK do about nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

blockade around Cuba

Question 42

What did Brown v. Board of Education do?

Accepted Answer

made racial discrimination illegal in schools

Question 43

MLK I have a dream speech. Based on the image, what part of the DOI most influenced this event?

Accepted Answer

theory gov't is based on natural rights

Question 44

What is an example of foreign based policy decision?

Accepted Answer

President signs agreement with a foreign leader

Question 45

The necessary and proper clause is also known as what?

Accepted Answer

Elastic Clause

Question 46

Police entered Mr. Anderson's home without a search warrant. Which amendment was violated?

Accepted Answer

4th

Question 47

When do people have the right to abolist their gov't and establish a new one according to the DOI

Accepted Answer

When the gov't becomes oppressive

Question 48

When the president uses federal troops, which role is he exercising?

Accepted Answer

Commander in Chief

Question 49

What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

Question 50

Which describes a difference between a criminal and civil case

Accepted Answer

defendant is innocent until proven guilty

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