The table below describes the federal government.
Government Branch
Member
Executive Branch
President
Legislative Branch
Congress
Judicial Branch
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Which of the following belongs in the box with the question mark?
(1 point)
Responses
C. Cabinet
C. Cabinet
A. House of Representatives
A. House of Representatives
D. Senate
D. Senate
B. Supreme Court
B. Supreme Court
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B. Supreme Court
Why are Federal Judges appointed for life?(1 point)
Responses
D. to ensure freedom from control by elected officials
D. to ensure freedom from control by elected officials
A. to attract people with experience to the job
A. to attract people with experience to the job
B. to guarantee that states retain their powers
B. to guarantee that states retain their powers
C. to protect the wishes of the majority of citizens
D. to ensure freedom from control by elected officials
Read the headline below.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in this situation is an example of
(1 point)
Responses
D. representative democracy
D. representative democracy
C. majority rule
C. majority rule
A. rule of law
A. rule of law
B. judicial review
B. judicial review
The right of freedom of assembly and petition allows people to do what? (1 point)
Responses
D. trespass on private property
D. trespass on private property
B. threaten people of crossing a picket line
B. threaten people of crossing a picket line
A. print false information about the government
A. print false information about the government
C. come together to protest and advance a cause
C. come together to protest and advance a cause
Read the following:
In whatever it does, government must act fairly and in accord with established rules. It may not act unfairly, arbitrarily, or unreasonably.
To what does this quote refer?
(1 point)
Responses
D. social contract
D. social contract
A. separation of powers
A. separation of powers
C. due process
C. due process
B. right to privacy
C. due process
What is the best reason for the creation of a bicameral legislature?(1 point)
Responses
D. to determine the representation of slave-holding states
D. to determine the representation of slave-holding states
A. to create a balance of power between large and small states
A. to create a balance of power between large and small states
B. to limit governmental power
B. to limit governmental power
C. to divide power between the branches
A. to create a balance of power between large and small states
Use the excerpt to answer the question-
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
–U.S. Constitution, Preamble
What was the overall focus of the founding fathers when writing the U.S. Constitution?
(1 point)
Responses
C. Their focus was to create a nation that protected national interests over individual rights.
C. Their focus was to create a nation that protected national interests over individual rights.
A. Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from domestic threats.
A. Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from domestic threats.
D. Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from foreign enemies.
D. Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from foreign enemies.
B. Their focus was to create a government that protected all aspects of the nation and its people.
B. Their focus was to create a government that protected all aspects of the nation and its people.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
–Tenth Amendment
This amendment is an example of which of the following?
(1 point)
Responses
D. eminent domain
D. eminent domain
C. federalism
C. federalism
B. sedition
B. sedition
A. prior restraint
C. federalism
Which of the following represents a legal difference between de facto and de jure segregation? (1 point)
Responses
C. De facto segregation has been made illegal
C. De facto segregation has been made illegal
A. De jure segregation is supported by the US Constitution currently
A. De jure segregation is supported by the US Constitution currently
D. De jure segregation is legal.
D. De jure segregation is legal.
B. De jure segregation was overturned by the Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) decision.
A. De jure segregation is supported by the US Constitution currently
What is a major difference between socialism and communism?(1 point)
Responses
D. Socialism does not criticize capitalism, while communism does.
D. Socialism does not criticize capitalism, while communism does.
B. Socialism seeks to distribute wealth more evenly in society, while communism does not.
B. Socialism seeks to distribute wealth more evenly in society, while communism does not.
A. Socialism is democratic, while communism is not.
A. Socialism is democratic, while communism is not.
C. Socialism is not widely present in society today, while communism is.
A. Socialism is democratic, while communism is not.
In a presidential election, if no candidate receives an electoral college majority, what happens?(1 point)
Responses
D. the Supreme Court determines the winner
D. the Supreme Court determines the winner
C. the election is thrown back to the public to decide again
C. the election is thrown back to the public to decide again
B. the election is given to the House of Representatives to vote and decide
B. the election is given to the House of Representatives to vote and decide
A. the winner of the popular election becomes president
A. the winner of the popular election becomes president
B. the election is given to the House of Representatives to vote and decide
Use the image to answer the question.
What was likely the main purpose of this propaganda from the World War I era?
(1 point)
Responses
to gain financial assistance for the American troops
to gain financial assistance for the American troops
to encourage eligible Americans to become soldiers
to encourage eligible Americans to become soldiers
to convince immigrants to come to the United States
to convince immigrants to come to the United States
to boost morale in the United States’ military forces
to boost morale in the United States’ military forces
The main purpose of this propaganda from the World War I era was to boost morale in the United States' military forces.
What led to a significant increase in the number of factory jobs available to African American workers during World War I? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
the end of labor unions
the end of labor unions
increased production of war materials
increased production of war materials
a reduction in the number of European immigrants
a reduction in the number of European immigrants
an increase in the number of female nurses
an increase in the number of female nurses
loss of farming land in the South
The two correct answers are:
1. Increased production of war materials
2. A reduction in the number of European immigrants
Negotiations between the federal government and the American Federation of Labor resulted in what? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
Workers agreed to a “no-strike pledge” for the duration of the war.
Workers agreed to a “no-strike pledge” for the duration of the war.
Women would be paid on par with men for doing the same job.
Women would be paid on par with men for doing the same job.
The government protected workers’ rights to organize.
The government protected workers’ rights to organize.
The purchasing power of individuals and families went up.
The purchasing power of individuals and families went up.
Business owners and corporations lost money.
The two correct answers are:
1. Workers agreed to a "no-strike pledge" for the duration of the war.
2. The government protected workers' rights to organize.
What law did Congress pass to prohibit any criticism or disloyal language against the federal government?
(1 point)
Responses
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
Selective Service Act of 1917
Selective Service Act of 1917
Liberty Loan Act
Liberty Loan Act
the Sedition Act of 1918