Judicial Branch — Unit test Answers

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Why was Marbury v. Madison an important Supreme Court ruling?

A
It set the size of the court at nine justices.
B
It organized the judicial branch and established lower courts.
C
It confirmed the court’s power to declare laws unconstitutional.
D
It gave the Senate the authority to reject Supreme Court nominations.
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A cylinder at left with balls in a layer on the bottom of the cylinder has an arrow leading to a cylinder at right with balls stacked near the bottom of the cylinder.

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Atoms gain energy as a solid changes to a gas.
B
Atoms gain energy as a liquid changes to a gas.
C
Atoms lose energy as a solid changes to a gas.
D
Atoms lose energy as a liquid changes to a gas.
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Which property of physical changes explains why matter is conserved in a physical change?

A
The arrangements of particles do not change, and the bonds between atoms do not break.
B
Mass, not energy, changes in a physical change.
C
Energy and mass change in a physical change.
D
The bonds between atoms do not break; it is only the arrangement that changes.
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Which statement gives two characteristics of all liquids?

A
They spread out to fill space and have atoms that vibrate in place.
B
They have atoms that vibrate in place and have a definite shape.
C
They will change shape to fit a container and have definite volume.
D
They have definite volume and have atoms that move freely in all directions.
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If a person has the values for an object’s density and volume, what value can be calculated?

A
the object’s size
B
the object’s mass
C
the shape the object forms in a container
D
the amount of space the object takes up
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During which changes of state do atoms that cannot move past one another become free to move?

A
vaporization and sublimation
B
boiling and deposition
C
sublimation and melting
D
condensation and melting
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What happens to the total mass of a substance undergoing a physical change?

A
It stays the same.
B
It doubles.
C
It triples.
D
It is reduced.
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Four students are analyzing four different substances and recording their findings in this table.Which most describes this table?

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Leonna has a solid, Xiao and Blake have liquids, and Amir has a gas.
B
Leonna and Amir have gasses, Xiao has a liquid, and Blake has a solid.
C
Leonna has a solid, Xiao has a liquid, Blake has a gas, and Amir made a mistake.
D
Leonna has a solid, Xiao has a liquid, Blake made a mistake, and Amir has a gas.
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An amount of nitrogen undergoes a physical change and increases its volume. What can be known about this physical change?

A
The boiling point of the nitrogen increased.
B
The mass of nitrogen increased.
C
The color changed.
D
The density changed.
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Which ranks these materials by the attraction between their atoms from the weakest to the strongest?

A
oxygen gas, liquid water, liquid honey, solid iron ore
B
liquid water, liquid honey, oxygen gas, solid iron ore
C
solid iron ore, liquid honey, liquid water, oxygen gas
D
oxygen gas, liquid honey, liquid water, solid iron ore
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Which state(s) of matter have no definite shape or volume?

l
liquids and solids
l
liquids and gasses
g
gasses
s
solids
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Which object would sink in honey, which has a density of 1.4 g/cm³?

A
Object 1 (0.9 g/cm³)
B
Object 2 (1.2g /cm³)
C
Object 3 (0.2 g/cm³)
D
Object 4 (2.3 g/cm³)
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Which cases would be heard by the federal court system? Choose two correct answers.Someone decides to challenge a speeding ticket in court.Students claim that a school dress code violates their First Amendment rights.A man is charged with committing a crime on a hiking trail in a national forest.A plumber sues a client for failing to pay a bill on time.A student gets suspended for not attending school.

A
Someone decides to challenge a speeding ticket in court.
B
Students claim that a school dress code violates their First Amendment rights.
C
A man is charged with committing a crime on a hiking trail in a national forest.
D
A plumber sues a client for failing to pay a bill on time.
E
A student gets suspended for not attending school.
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Where does this case go next?

A
the federal court of appeals
B
the US Supreme Court
C
the state supreme court
D
the state district court
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Which statement best explains why the Supreme Court accepted this appeal?

A
The case involves an important question about the meaning of the Constitution.
B
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to hear cases of this nature.
C
The justices are required to hear cases that involve First Amendment rights.
D
The justices receive very few requests and have time to review this case.
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Which of these is a chemical property of aluminum?Aluminum has a density of 2.70 g · cm−3Aluminum is silvery white in color.Aluminum is highly reactive.Aluminum is a soft metal.

A
Aluminum has a density of 2.70 g · cm−3
B
Aluminum is silvery white in color.
C
Aluminum is highly reactive.
D
Aluminum is a soft metal.

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