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What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answer>>the Constitution What does the Constitution do? - correct answer>>-sets up the government -defines the government -protects basic rights of Americans The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - correct answer>>We the People What is an amendment? - correct answer>>-a change (to the Constitution) -an addition (to the Constitution) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct answer>>the Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - correct answer>>-speech -religion -assembly -press -petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - correct answer>>twenty-seven What did the Declaration of Independence do? - correct answer>>-announced our independence (from Great Britain) -declared our independence (from Great Britain) -said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
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What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answer>>the Constitution What does the Constitution do? - correct answer>>-sets up the government
religion. What is the economic system in the United States? - correct answer>>-capitalist economy
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - correct answer>>the Speaker of the House Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - correct answer>>the President Who signs bills to become laws? - correct answer>>the President Who vetoes bills? - correct answer>>the President What does the President's Cabinet do? - correct answer>>advises the President What are two Cabinet-level positions? - correct answer>>-Secretary of Agriculture
What is the highest court in the United States? - correct answer>>the Supreme Court How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - correct answer>> 9 Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - correct answer>>John Roberts Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? - correct answer>>-to print money
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? - correct answer>>April 15 What is one reason colonists came to America? - correct answer>>-freedom
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? - correct answer>>-The Constitution was written.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? - correct answer>>Terrorists attacked the United States. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. - correct answer>>-Cherokee
New Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Alaska Name one state that borders Mexico - correct answer>>California Arizona New Mexico Texas What is the capital of the United States? - correct answer>>Washington, D.C. Where is the Statue of Liberty? - correct answer>>New York (Harbor) Liberty Island New Jersey Near New York City On the Hudson River Why does the flag have 13 stripes? - correct answer>>The stripes represents the original colonies, which there was 13 Why does the flag have 50 stars? - correct answer>>Represents the 50 states, one state is represented by 1 star What is the name of the national anthem? - correct answer>>The Star-Spangled Banner When do we celebrate Independence Day? - correct answer>>July 4 John Locke - correct answer>>English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
Article III of the Constitution - correct answer>>Section of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch Full Faith and Credit Clause (Article IV) - correct answer>>A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states Article V of the Constitution - correct answer>>Outlines the process for amending or changing the Constitution Supremacy Clause (Article VI) - correct answer>>constitutional declaration that the Constitution and laws made under its provisions are the greatest law of the land Declaration of Independence - correct answer>>the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain Articles of Confederation - correct answer>>1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781- 1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) Northwest Ordinance - correct answer>>a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed Federalist Papers - correct answer>>A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail. Magna Carta - correct answer>>the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215. Their ideas influenced the founders of the United States. Mayflower Compact - correct answer>> 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. Their ideas influenced the founders of the United States. English Bill of Rights - correct answer>>King William and Queen Mary accepted this document in 1689. It guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently. By accepting this document, they supported a limited monarchy, a system in which they shared their power with Parliament and the people. Their ideas influenced the founders of the United States.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine - correct answer>>powerful pamphlet telling the colonists to break free. British were trying to destroy colonies' natural rights. Government is there to protect life liberty and property. Power came from people, not kings. Colonies don't benefit from British Empire. Brutus No. 1 - correct answer>>This work by a prominent Anti-Federalist argued that that the new federal government would be too powerful. In particular, he pointed to the necessary-and-proper clause and the supremacy clause. In addition, he objected to Congress's power to tax and raise a standing army and to the vast size of the proposed republic. He felt this powerful new government would supplant the states. Marbury v. Madison (1803) - correct answer>>This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - correct answer>>the Supreme Court upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax the federal bank using the Constitution's supremacy clause. The Court's broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause paved the way for later rulings upholding expansive federal powers Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) - correct answer>>Court ruled that Scott was the property of Sanford and, as a slave, was prohibited from suing in court. Chief Justice Taney gives his opinion that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Decision adds to sectionalism between North and South that will lead to the Civil War. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - correct answer>>Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal." Schenck v. United States (1919) - correct answer>>Speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected by the First Amendment Korematsu v. United States (1944) - correct answer>>Internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII does not violate 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause (gets strict scrutiny but national security is a good enough reason to justify the racial discrimination). Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - correct answer>>The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
United States v. Nixon (1974) - correct answer>>The 1974 case in which the Supreme Court unanimously held that the doctrine of executive privilege was implicit in the Constitution but could not be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal prosecutions Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) - correct answer>>Supreme Court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race (affirmative action) Hazlewood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) - correct answer>>School newspapers do not qualify as public forums, so censorship by the school administration does not violate students' right to free speech. Texas v. Johnson (1989) - correct answer>>Flag-burning is symbolic speech with a political purpose and is protected by 1st Amendment. Shaw v. Reno (1993) - correct answer>>NO racial gerrymandering; race cannot be the sole or predominant factor in redrawing legislative boundaries; majority-minority districts. U.S. v. Lopez (1995) - correct answer>>Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce. Example of devolution - returning power back to the states Bush v. Gore (2000) - correct answer>>The court ruled that manual recounts of presidential ballots in the Nov. 2000 election could not proceed because inconsistent evaluation standards in different counties violated the equal protection clause. In effect, the ruling meant Bush would win the election. DC v. Heller (2008) - correct answer>>upheld individual's right to bear arms (2nd amendment) McDonald v. Chicago (2010) - correct answer>>The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states Citizens United v. FEC (2010) - correct answer>>A 2010 decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that independent expenditures are free speech protected by the 1st Amendment and so cannot be limited by federal law. Leads to creation of SuperPACs & massive rise in amount of third party electioneering
selective incorporation - correct answer>>The process by which provisions of the Bill of Rights are brought within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applied to state and local governments.