Article III: The Courts — Unit test Answers

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A main purpose of the president’s State of the Union address is to

A
identify major policy issues.
B
explain Supreme Court decisions.
C
challenge congressional actions.
D
speak out against political opponents.
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a legislature based on size of the state
a
an act of working as a lawmaker for a group
a
a government made up of two parts or houses
a
an agreement reached after long debate
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Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.

A
established equal representation in Congress regardless of a state’s population.
B
established proportional representation in Congress for both large and small states.
C
established that a state’s enslaved population would be counted for partial representation.
D
established that slavery would be outlawed within twenty years of the Constitution’s ratification.
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Which is a true statement about the Privileges and Immunities Clause?

T
The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with amending the Constitution.
T
The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with rights for enslaved persons.
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The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with shared rights for citizens.
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The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with ratifying the Constitution.
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To modify the Constitution, an amendment must first be proposed by

A
the president.
B
the Supreme Court.
C
Congress or the states.
D
the vice president.

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