Multiple Choice Questions

Over time in U.S. history, court decisions and legislation have increased restrictions on citizen civil liberties overall extended civil liberties to more and more people retained about the same level of civil liberties continued to limit civil liberties for most groups
  • a
  • b
  • c
  • d
Which of the following government type descriptions means the same as "indirect democracy"? communism autocracy republic monarchy
  • a
  • d
  • b
  • c
Criminal trials for charges of murder and other serious crimes would be conducted in the state court system unless the charges involved multiple states, non-citizen immigrants, or a foreign ambassador state court system unless the investigation of the case involved the highest executive agencies in the state federal court system unless the investigation of the case required a majority of state resources federal court system unless the charges were limited to actions that violated state laws
  • c
  • b
  • a
  • d
The outcome of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson was that separate but equal facilities did not violate the Constitution Plessy v. Ferguson was that separate but equal facilities were violations of the Constitution Brown v. Board of Education was that former slaves had a right to petition the court system Brown v. Board of Education was that former slaves had no right to petition the court system
  • c
  • b
  • d
  • a
Which of the following is a true statement about judges in the U.S. court system? All judges are appointed at both the state and federal levels of the court system in the United States. Judges are appointed at the federal level, and the system for selecting judges differs by state government. All judges are elected at the both the state and federal levels of the court system in the United States. Judged are elected at the federal level, and the system for selecting judges differs by state government.
  • b
  • d
  • a
  • c
Which of the following statements about judicial review is true? Early leaders like Alexander Hamilton expected the Supreme Court to have the power of judicial review, as evidenced through Hamilton's words in the Federalist Papers. The Framers of the Constitution never intended the federal court system to have the power of judicial review, as they believed it was a power reserved for the states. The Constitution does not include the idea of judicial review because it was not a concept considered or understood by early leaders of American government. Early leaders like James Madison said it was not a necessary power of the Supreme Court because the states already were using this power.
  • a
  • b
  • d
  • c
Mexico has 31 states that are similar in structure to the U.S. states that must abide by national laws. Mexico is best described as unitary a federation parliamentary a confederation
  • c
  • d
  • a
  • b
The authority of a court to review and possibly invalidate laws or executive actions that it determines are in violation of the Constitution and the case that established that authority in the United States are the appeals process and McCulloch v. Maryland judicial review and McCulloch v. Maryland the appeals process and Marbury v. Madison judicial review and Marbury v. Madison
  • a
  • d
  • c
  • b
When Judge Sanders makes his ruling, he is expected to base his decision on the timing of elections will of the majority interpretation of law reports of the media
  • a
  • b
  • c
  • d
The origin of the term "genocide" and international laws to prevent it followed World War I World War II War on Terror Korean War
  • b
  • a
  • d
  • c
Based on this map, which of the following countries would be described as having the greatest degree of democratization? Japan Mexico Venezuela Afghanistan
  • b
  • a
  • c
  • d
Which of the following foreign policy positions is based on diplomacy? imperialism isolationism interventionism internationalism
  • d
  • a
  • c
  • b
The 13th to 15th amendments of the U.S. Constitution extended citizenship and voting rights to former slaves extended citizenship and voting rights to female citizens restricted citizenship and voting rights of former slaves restricted citizenship and voting rights of female citizens
  • b
  • a
  • c
  • d
Based on this map, which of the following countries is a top producer of oil? Albania Australia Saudi Arabia South Africa
  • d
  • c
  • a
  • b
The Freedom in the World democracy indicator shows that Africa has more free countries than South America South America has more free countries than North America Asia has more free countries than South America Europe has more free countries than Asia
  • b
  • a
  • d
  • c
The United States intervened in Vietnam to create a dependent colony out of South Vietnam that applied for U.S. statehood after a certain amount of time preserve an independent and democratic South Vietnam, but it withdrew and the country united under communism help the independent South Vietnam take control of its northern neighbor, and the country united under a representative democracy force the dependent South Vietnam to accept U.S. rule until it could establish independence from colonial rule and become an independent country
  • d
  • b
  • a
  • c
Based on this map, which of the following countries is a top producer of an alternative form of energy? Japan Canada Germany Argentina
  • d
  • b
  • a
  • c
Those who favor election of judges to their positions believe it leads to higher-quality judicial decisions because the judges are not pressured by the views of the public forces judges to interpret law in the best interests of the people rather than those of certain politicians allows for more time to conduct judicial review and more detailed opinions on very important cases prevents judges from basing their judicial decisions on the will of the majority rather than the laws
  • c
  • d
  • b
  • a
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have four-year terms are elected by voters receive no income may serve for life
  • c
  • a
  • b
  • d
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