1. Government Final!!
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2. Early Gov’t United States Random
Clauses
Amendments
Random 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question
“…establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty…)

4. Answer 1 – 10
What is the Preamble to the Constitution?

5. Question
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke challenged this concept with their belief in natural rights and civil society.

6. Answer 1 – 20 A. Royal birth rights. B. People as the source of power
C. Natural right to govern
D. Only the strong shall govern.

7. Question
___ is the view that a persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.

8. Answer 1 – 30
social contract theory

9. Question
States that decide their own foreign and domestic polices, determine their own form of government, and have supreme power within their own territories.

10. Answer 1 – 40
What is a Sovereign state?

11. Question
The four characteristics of a state

12. Answer 1 – 50
What is population, territory, government, and sovereignty

13. Question
The President’s power to veto an act of Congress is an example of _____

14. Answer 2 – 10 A. executive agreement B. judicial review
C. checks and balances
D. limited government

15. Question
Name the three branch of the American Government and what they are made up of.

16. Answer 2 – 20 Executive Branch – President
Legislative Branch – Senate/House of Rep (Congress)
Judicial Branch – Supreme Court Judges

17. Question
The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to___

18. Answer 2 – 30 A. Name federal judges
B. Remove judges through impeachment
C. Declare executive actions unconstitutional
D. Override a presidential veto

19. Question
How did Gregg v. Georgia (1976) impact capital punishment? (MC)

20. Answer 2 – 40 A. states paid a hefty fee to the federal government
B. method of execution was the same from state to state.
C. defendant was tried in a case that involved civil liberties
D. laws were consistently and equally applied from case to case.

21. Question
Proposal by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of State legislatures.

22. Answer 2 – 50
Method for formal amendment

23. Question
Allows you your own belief in regards to religion.

24. Answer 3 – 10
What is Free Exercise Clause?

25. Question
Allows you the right not to be denied basic or essential liberties.

26. Answer 3 – 20
What is Due Process Clause

27. Question
Projects against the use of a state religion.

28. Answer 3 – 30
What is Establishment Clause?

29. Question
____ acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government outside the sanction of law.

30. Answer 3 – 40
What is the Due Process Clause

31. Question
In the Bill of Rights, which two Amendments have yet to be incorporated into the 14th Amendment’s Due Process clause?

32. Answer 3 – 50 2nd Amendment – Right to bear arms
3nd Amendment - Quartering soldiers

33. Question
Protections under the 4th Amendment

34. Answer 4 – 10
Privacy and unreasonable searches and seizures.

35. Question
main projects under the 1st Amendment (hint – 6)

36. Answer 4 – 20 Establishment of religion Free exercise of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of press
Peaceably assemble
Petition Government for grievances

37. Question
The concerns of the 10th Amendment

38. Answer 4 – 30 The balance of power between federal and states.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or the people.

39. Question
Protections under the 8th Amendment

40. Answer 4 – 40 Excessive bail Excessive fines
Cruel and unusual punishments

41. Question
  The four main points to the 14th Amendment.

42. Answer 4 – 50
State and federal citizenship for all persons regardless of race both born or naturalized in the United States was reaffirmed.​
No state would be allowed to abridge the "privileges and immunities" of citizens.​
No person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty, or property without "due process of law."​
No person could be denied "equal protection of the laws."​

43. Question
The four main points to the 14th Amendment.

44. Answer 5 – 10
State and federal citizenship for all persons regardless of race both born or naturalized in the United States was reaffirmed.
No state would be allowed to abridge the "privileges and immunities" of citizens.
No person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty, or property without "due process of law."
No person could be denied "equal protection of the laws."

45. Question
When predicting how an individual will vote, one factor that is most often used is ___

46. Answer 5 – 20
Religion
Major events
Family
Economic status

47. Question
The concept of separation of powers is a means to what end?

48. Answer 5 – 30 Checks and balances Federalism Limited government
Judicial review

49. Question
What is the different between formal and informal amendments?

50. Answer 5 – 40
Informal amendments mean that the Constitution does not specifically list these processes as forms of amending the Constitution, but because of change in society or judicial review changed the rule of law de facto.
Formal amendments, Proposed by CONGRESS by a 2/3 Vote in both houses. Ratified by state LEGISLATURE in 3/4 of states.

51. Question
What checks/power balance does the legislative branch have over the judicial branch ___

52. Answer 5 – 50
- Confirm supreme court judges - Remove judges through impeachment