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Which is a true statement about the Privileges and Immunities Clause?

A
The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with amending the Constitution.
B
The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with rights for enslaved persons.
C
The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with shared rights for citizens.
D
The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with ratifying the Constitution.
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Which of these steps in the lawmaking process might happen after a bill is sent to the president?

A
The president can veto the bill.
B
The president can send it to committee.
C
The president can ask the house to debate it.
D
The president can send it to the other house.
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The framers of the US Constitution wrote the Preamble to

A
establish the sovereignty of individual states.
B
introduce the core ideas of the new government.
C
define the roles of domestic and foreign policies.
D
enforce the powers of the confederation government.
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Why has the House of Representatives grown so much faster than the Senate?

R
Representation is based on population, and the US has grown steadily.
T
The number of senators allowed per state has been routinely reduced.
F
Fewer and fewer representatives have been re-elected to additional terms.
T
The Constitution requires the number of representatives to increase each decade.
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The division and sharing of power between state and national governments is the principle of

A
checks and balances.
B
federalism.
C
branching.
D
popular sovereignty.
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Which of these is the next step in the lawmaking process after a bill is drafted?

A
The bill is sent to the president.
B
The chamber votes on the bill.
C
The president signs or vetoes the bill.
D
The bill is introduced in Congress.
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Which term defines a power shared by state and federal governments?

A
concurrent
B
expressed
C
implied
D
reserved
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What was a result of Gibbons v. Ogden?

A
A state license allowed Aaron Ogden to overtake Thomas Gibbons’ steamboat due to New York state law.
B
A federal license allowed Thomas Gibbons to operate his steamboats in multiple states.
C
Thomas Gibbons won a federal license to operate his steamboats anywhere in the United States.
D
Aaron Ogden maintained a state level monopoly on steamboat operation in New York.
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People who make judgments in lower federal courts are called

A
justices.
B
judges.
C
officers.
D
lawyers.
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The framers of the US Constitution wrote the Preamble to

A
establish the sovereignty of individual states.
B
introduce the core ideas of the new government.
C
define the roles of domestic and foreign policies.
D
enforce the powers of the confederation government.
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Which is an example of a presidential power that has no clear limitation?

A
selecting a cabinet
B
making a treaty
C
appointing ambassadors
D
granting pardons
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Amendments to the Constitution can be proposed by

A
the president and vice president.
B
Congress and state legislatures.
C
the president and the Supreme Court.
D
Congress and the Supreme Court.
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Read the passage.The regular distribution of power into distinct departments… the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election: these are… powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained.

A
the viewpoint of those who supported the Constitution
B
the viewpoint of those who supported a bill of rights
C
the viewpoint of those who supported the Anti-Federalists
D
the viewpoint of those who supported more power for states
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What was the purpose of the Judiciary Act of 1789?

A
It created the state court system.
B
It created a federal court system.
C
It created the judicial branch.
D
It created the Supreme Court.
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What was the Federalists’ view of the Constitution?

A
They would approve of the Constitution only if Anti-Federalists favored it.
B
They did not favor the Constitution.
C
They would only favor the Constitution if major changes were made to it.
D
They approved of the Constitution.
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Which is the most likely reason the framers of the Constitution did not tell the judicial branch how to interpret the document?

A
They wanted the judicial branch to reach its own conclusions.
B
They wanted the judicial branch to work with the executive branch.
C
They wanted the judicial branch to work with the legislative branch.
D
They wanted the judicial branch to change existing laws.
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[BLANK]

A
Cabinet
B
Congress
C
Supreme Court
D
United Nations
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The final authority on legal questions in the United States is

A
the president.
B
the vice president.
C
the Senate.
D
the Supreme Court
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What was the most significant result of the ruling in Marbury v. Madison?

A
The ruling narrowed the powers of the federal government.
B
The ruling determined that the Supreme Court should not hear Marbury’s case.
C
The ruling was made by Chief Justice John Marshall of the Supreme Court.
D
The ruling gave the Supreme Court the power to determine the constitutionality of laws.
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The United States system of federalism is based on

A
the Supremacy Clause.
B
financial and military powers.
C
shared federal and state-level powers.
D
the Bill of Rights and amendments.

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