Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

The preamble to the Declaration of Independence refers to natural rights (using a different term). What are natural rights?

Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence indicates that the Founding Fathers were uncomfortable with the idea of having a monarchy in the newly independent colonies?

Justice John Harlan’s dissent to the court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was based on what premise?

This flow chart explains one requirement of American men.

Look at the following cause-and-effect chart, showing events from the case of Mapp v. Ohio (1961).

Read the paragraph.In 1969, according to the federal government, only 60 percent of drinking water in the country met federal quality standards. Furthermore, between 1961 and 1970 the government noted over 46,000 illnesses caused by diseases found in drinking water. This led to the Safe Drinking Water Act, which was signed into law in 1974. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that 90 percent of Americans now have drinking water that meets federal quality standards.

Which statement about reserved powers is accurate?

Why does the federal government impose tariffs?

In what way are most state governments similar to the federal government?

A theocracy is ruled by religious leaders who

Article III of the Constitution gives Congress the power to create a system of federal courts, other than the Supreme Court, known as

Read the passage from the 14th Amendment.All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. –14th Amendment, US Constitution

A “separation of powers” refers to

If leaders wanted to create a government that was more effective than the government under the Articles of Confederation, which is the most important idea that should be embraced?

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.

What was one result of President’s Trump’s executive order that restricted travel from seven foreign countries?

Which public-safety regulations target the protection of workers as the central focus?

The Eighth Amendment protects against