What is the charge of a government official with misconduct?
A) Treason
B) Impeachment
C) Perjury
D) Indictment
B) Impeachment
Which item below sets a precedent for limiting a government’s power and protecting individual rights?
A) Magnan Carta
B) English Bill of Rights
C) Common Law
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Which of the following would defy the beliefs of the Federalists?
A) A weak national government with more power to the states
B) A centralized and strong national government
C) The leadership of Alexander Hamilton
D) The ability to collect taxes and raise an army
A) A weak national government with more power to the states
What is the supremacy clause?
A) Establishes that state law takes precedence over federal law.
B) Establishes that local law takes precedence over state law.
C) Establishes that federal law takes precedence over state law.
D) Allows states and local governments to ignore federal law.
C) Establishes that federal law takes precedence over state law.
Why was the Sherman Antitrust Act significant?
A) It outlawed monopolistic business practices.
B) It reinforced the role of the state government in managing businesses.
C) It outlawed certain type of fossil fuel usage.
D) It allowed the federal government to own private business.