Question: Which right is reserved for U.S. citizens?
Answer Choices: A buying a home B earning an income C serving in the military D running for federal office
Answer: D. running for federal office
Question: What is due process?
Answer Choices: A the process for assigning bills to committee B fair treatment in judicial proceedings C the process for electing the president D procedures required to enact laws
Answer: B. fair treatment in judicial proceedings
Question: Which government official is elected by the people?
Answer Choices: A a lobbyist B a governor C a federal judge D a congressional staffer
Answer: B. a governor
Question: Who was one of the principal authors of the Federalist Papers?
Answer Choices: A Thomas Jefferson B Benjamin Franklin C James Madison D George Washington
Answer: C. James Madison
Question: Which is a method that the president can use to circumvent the legislative process?
Answer Choices: A executive orders B veto messages C judicial review D bureaucratic rulemaking
Answer: A. executive orders
Question: Which phrase describes a purpose of the Fair Housing Act of 1968?
Answer Choices: A to limit how much landlords could charge in rent B to control the number of persons named on leases C to regulate the construction of apartment buildings D to outlaw sex discrimination in mortgage applications
Answer: D. to outlaw sex discrimination in mortgage applications
Question: Which type of legislature does Article I of the Constitution establish?
Answer Choices: A bicameral B unicameral C participatory D parliamentary
Answer: A. bicameral
Question: A police officer enters a private home without a valid search warrant. After discovering an illegal unregistered firearm, the officer places the occupant of the home under arrest. Which Amendment to the Constitution did the officer’s actions violate?
Answer Choices: A Second Amendment B Fourth Amendment C Third Amendment D Fifth Amendment
Answer: B. Fourth Amendment
Question: Which of the following founding documents outlined the process for admitting new states to the union?
Answer Choices: A the Constitution of Massachusetts B the Northwest Ordinances C the Federalist Papers D the Bill of Rights
Answer: B. the Northwest Ordinances
Question: After being issued his Miranda warning, David Riley was arrested and taken into custody. His phone was searched without a warrant. What did the police fail to do that led the Court to overturn Riley’s conviction?
Answer Choices: A They did not obtain a warrant to search his phone. B They did not presume his innocence when stopped. C They did not provide him access to an attorney. D They did not read him his rights upon arrest.
Answer: A. They did not obtain a warrant to search his phone.
Question: Which was a cause of the American Revolution?
Answer Choices: A the desire for a bill of rights B the desire for a written constitution C the opposition to the formation of courts D the opposition to taxation without representation
Answer: D. the opposition to taxation without representation
Question: Which principle is an extension of popular sovereignty?
Answer Choices: A rule of law B due process C equal protection D representative democracy
Answer: D. representative democracy
Question: Why was the Equal Rights Amendment not added to the Constitution after being proposed by both houses of Congress?
Answer Choices: A The President vetoed Congress’s proposal. B More than half the state governors opposed the amendment. C Congress’s proposal was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. D At least three-fourths of the state legislatures did not ratify the amendment.
Answer: D. At least three-fourths of the state legislatures did not ratify the amendment.
Question: Which of the following clauses was introduced to provide flexibility to the powers granted to Congress?
Answer Choices: A the Weights and Measures Clause B the Necessary and Proper Clause C the Taxing and Spending Clause D the Full Faith and Credit Clause
Answer: B. the Necessary and Proper Clause
Question: Which characteristic of the national government under the Articles of Confederation is reflected in the U.S. Constitution?
Answer Choices: A a military B a judiciary C a president D a legislature
Answer: D. a legislature
Question: Which amendment best reflects the sentiment in the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 about natural rights and liberty?
Answer Choices: A Fifth Amendment B Sixth Amendment C Ninth Amendment D Tenth Amendment
Answer: C. Ninth Amendment
Question: Which document was adopted by the United States to organize the national government after declaring independence?
Answer Choices: A the Mayflower Compact B the Olive Branch Petition C the Northwest Ordinance D the Articles of Confederation
Answer: D. the Articles of Confederation
Question: Which of the listed cases established the principle of judicial review?
Answer Choices: A Gibbons v. Ogden B Barron v. Baltimore C Marbury v. Madison D McCulloch v. Maryland
Answer: C. Marbury v. Madison
Question: Which powers exist when state and national governments share authority?
Answer Choices: A concurrent B expressed C implied D exclusive
Answer: A. concurrent
Question: Which of the following laws would be supported by common interpretations of the First Amendment?
Answer Choices: A a law prohibiting protest against zoning changes B a law criminalizing the printing of racial and ethnic slurs C a law requiring public school students to recite the pledge of allegiance D a law imposing liability for false and defamatory speech about private individuals
Answer: D. a law imposing liability for false and defamatory speech about private individuals