Which amendment outlawed slavery?
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Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
The Thirteenth Amendment.
What are two main reasons colonists immigrated to the U.S. that are now part of our American identity?
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Economic opportunity and religious freedom.
Avoiding wars and running from the law.
Desire to live in a colony and wanting to be near an ocean.
Economic opportunity and religious freedom.
Why did the philosopher Montesquieu come up with the idea of separation of powers (which found its way into our Constitution)?
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To consolidate power in one person.
To spread power around to two people instead of one person.
To spread power around to as many different people and groups as possible.
To spread power around to as many different people and groups as possible.
What is the executive branch’s job?
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To make laws
To carry out laws
To interpret laws
What is the legislative branch’s job?
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To make laws
To carry out laws
To interpret laws
What is the judicial branch’s job?
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To make laws
To carry out laws
To interpret laws
The executive branch's job is to carry out laws.
The legislative branch's job is to make laws.
The judicial branch's job is to interpret laws.
How many senators does each state get?
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1
2
It depends on the population of the state.
How many members of the House of Representatives does each state get?
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1
2
It depends on the population of the state.
What is the “rule of law”?
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The idea that lawyers make the rules for all of society.
The idea that the laws, not the nation’s leaders, are the ultimate authority.
The idea that politicians, not the laws, are the ultimate authority.
How do the Republican and Democratic parties pick their nominees for governor, senator, president, etc.?
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Congress decides who runs for each office.
Members of the party vote in primaries and caucuses to choose their nominees.
The leaders of the party meet in secret to choose their nominees.
Which of the following scenarios would result in Candidate A winning a plurality (but not a majority) of the vote?
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Candidate A: 52%, Candidate B: 45%, Candidate C: 3%
Candidate A: 48%, Candidate B: 45%, Candidate C: 7%
Candidate A: 65%, Candidate B: 25%, Candidate C: 15%
Each state gets 2 senators.
The number of members of the House of Representatives depends on the population of the state.
The "rule of law" is the idea that the laws, not the nation's leaders, are the ultimate authority.
The Republican and Democratic parties pick their nominees for governor, senator, president, etc. through members of the party voting in primaries and caucuses to choose their nominees.
Candidate A winning a plurality (but not a majority) of the vote would be in the scenario where Candidate A gets 52%, Candidate B gets 45%, and Candidate C gets 3%.