NWFSC FCLE

Checks and Balances refers to:
The state of the national bank
The balance of the national debt through writing checks
The “check” before a law is passed, and the “balance” it creates afterwards
The equal distribution of power between the three branches
A senator’s term is:
3 years
2 years
4 years
6 years
__________ is a civic responsibility
Mowing the lawn
Paying taxes
Voting
Accumulating a vast amount of wealth
The first ten Amendments were written to:
Prohibit the government from infringing on certain rights of a citizen
Create a strong federal government
Help break free from Britain
Denounce the Federalist’s totalitarian dreams
The first ten Amendments are called:
The Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The Federalist Papers
The 18th and 21st Amendments are linked together because they
Provide voting rights
Establish term limits for Congress and the President
Provide equal protection under the law for women
Establish and Repeal Prohibition
The 3rd Amendment prohibits:
The Sale of Alcohol
Slavery
Women’s suffrage
The quartering of soldiers
The 13th Amendment
Limited presidential terms
Abolished slavery
Provided universal suffrage for men
Describes the qualifications for a citizen
Which is a part of the Executive Branch?
The Supreme Court
The Cabinet
The Senate
The House of Representatives
_____________ is an example of the Executive branch “checking” the Legislative Branch
A Veto
Selecting Cabinet Members
Choosing Supreme Court Justices
Pardoning a petty thief
Which philosopher used a phrase similar to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness ...”
Jean Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Aristotle
Baron de Montesquieu
Which primary source is considered one of the most important political pamphlets in American History:
The Declaration of Independence
The Mayflower Compact
The Rights of Man
Common Sense
Which important document was replaced by the Constitution?
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Federalist Papers
Which Supreme Court Case has to do with Civil Rights?
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Which Supreme Court Case has to do with Law Enforcement Issues?
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Bush v. Gore (2000)
Which Supreme Court Case is associated with the phrase “separate but equal?”
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Which Supreme Court Case finding requires an arresting officer to state the rights of a person during an arrest?
Mapp v. Ohio
Engel v. Vitale
Miranda v. Arizona
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
The Constitution is:
A poem
The law of the land
A set of rules for the courts
A referendum
Natural Rights are:
Rights granted by the Celtic nature goddess Danu
Rights granted by the state naturally
Rights given to a human for just being human; inalienable
Rights granted by society
Athens was a _________ and Rome was a __________.
Dictatorship, Democracy
Republic, Empire
Communist Commune, Fascist Regime
Democracy, Republic
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