Civil Discourse — Cumulative exam Answers

Why might an interest group form a super PAC instead of a PAC?

What is one way Congress can check the executive branch?

How do state constitutions compare to the US Constitution?

Read the scenario.Sandra is working on making an argument for her proposal for a community garden. She is ready to transfer the reasons and estimated costs for her proposal from her outline to a multimedia presentation.

Read the section from the US Constitution. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; —Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution

Which amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury for someone accused of a crime?

Review the chart comparing the demographics of Congress and the US population..

Review the chart.

Who rules on a case in a court of appeals?

Read the scenario.Annie has been caught spraying graffiti on a store window in Chicago. The city assigns her case to the Restorative Justice Community Court.

Read the scenario.A media group is creating a podcast on vaccine safety. They have a list of medical doctors and vaccine researchers they can interview for the podcast. Most people on the list support vaccines and consider them safe and effective. A few doctors on the list are cautious about vaccine overuse, and two doctors are known to be against vaccinating children. The media group decides to interview the two doctors who oppose vaccinating children. The finished podcast is supportive of the doctors’ views.

Read the scenario.A representative from Maryland’s third congressional district introduced a bill to expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and curb voter suppression. The bill was read by members of the House, who agreed to send it to committee. Some changes were made to the bill. Then it was then sent back to the whole House for a vote, where it passed.

Read the scenario:The founder of an electric car company knows that she sells more cars when lawmakers offer tax benefits to consumers who purchase electric vehicles. One candidate for governor of a large state is in favor of offering those benefits, while the other is not.

What does it mean for a fact-checking site to be bipartisan?

Which statement describes how the federal and state court systems compare?

What does it mean if a group is nonpartisan?

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which amendment did the Supreme Court say state laws violated when they created separate schools for African American students?

Read this summary of the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case.A group of same-sex couples from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee sued their states over laws that either banned same-sex marriage or refused to recognize same-sex marriages from other states where such marriages were legal. The couples argued that the state laws went against the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The couples won in trial court, but in 2014, the decisions were reversed in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, moving the matter to the Supreme Court. Grouping the cases as Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that the couples were denied their Fourteenth Amendment rights. Although many states already allowed same-sex marriage, the June 26, 2015 decision overturned any remaining state laws that prohibited same-sex unions.

Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention include Article V?

Read the scenario.Four students are working on a group project on the issue of police brutality. They discuss how to present the findings from their research. Three of the students want to make a documentary that includes interviews and video clips. The fourth wants to make a slideshow with quotes and graphs showing statistics. The three students decide to include the statistics in the documentary. The fourth student feels satisfied and agrees to the plan.