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How did a high enslaved population in the southern states threaten the people of the northern states?

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It meant the exported crops would primarily come from the South.
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It made it much harder to put an end to slavery.
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It pressured the free states to reconsider the issue of slavery.
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It potentially gave the South more power in the government.
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City and county courts have limited jurisdiction on municipal issues. Whose case would a city or county court be most likely to hear?

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a local person accused of murder
B
a resident fighting a ticket for parking on a city street
C
a state senator accused of illegal gambling
D
a member of a national crime ring that started locally
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In Griswold v. Connecticut, on what did Justice Goldberg base his concurring opinion?

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the protection granted by the Constitution
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the intention of the writers of the Constitution
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the list of rights in the first eight amendments
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the human rights safe from government intervention
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

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improving upon a previous attempt at creating a new union.
d
duplicating the original government system set up by the union.
c
creating a union with stronger ties between individual states.
b
building up the union with help of foreign governments.
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The results of Supreme Court proceedings can be

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used as precedent in future cases.
B
overturned in appeals.
C
used to retry past cases.
D
vetoed by the president.
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Justice John Harlan’s dissent to the court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was based on what premise?

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Plessy was of mixed heritage.
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The Constitution is “color-blind.”
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The train cars were not “equal”.
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The judge’s verdict was biased.
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Which statement reflects the Federalists’ view on abuses of power?

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Separating government into branches can lead to abuses of power.
A
A bill of rights can address abuses of power.
A
A republic can’t protect people from governmental abuses of power.
G
Government controls can guard against abuses of power.
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A power that is vested in the president is

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subject to approval by the Senate.
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legally guaranteed by the Supreme Court.
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legally guaranteed by the Constitution.
s
subject to approval by the House.
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Read the excerpt from the US Constitution.No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

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People do not have to pass an exam to become an elected official.
B
People have the right to practice which ever religion they choose.
C
Citizens cannot be blocked from a political position based on religion.
D
Citizens must have a religious background to become an elected official.
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Look at the following cause-and-effect chart, showing events from the case of Mapp v. Ohio (1961).

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Her conviction was upheld because illegal materials had been found in her home.
H
Her conviction was overturned because the search of her home had been done illegally.
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Her conviction was upheld because an eyewitness had seen her with illegal materials.
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Her conviction was overturned because the jury found her to be a person of good character.

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