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QUESTION 15) The Declaration of Independence (1776)

a. established the colonies' political and economic independence from the British

b. established only the colonies' political independence from the British

c. established only the colonies' economic independence from the British

d. was welcomed by the royalists

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QUESTION 16

Immediately after repeal of the Sugar and Stamp Taxes in 1766

a. the northeastern merchants and bankers joined forces with the lower and middle classes to revolt against the British

b. the lower and middle classes, led by John Adams, argued strongly against independence from the British

c. the lower and middle classes, led by Sam Adams, argued strongly for independence from the British

d. the thirteen colonies declared their independence

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QUESTION 17

Which of the following statements is false?

a. Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, argued against revolution

b. The Federalist Papers presented arguments in favor of federalism

c. The Federal Farmer presented arguments against federalism

d. a local zoning ordinance is an example of the police power

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QUESTION 18

Under the Supremacy Clause (Art. VI of the US Constitution)

a. state law is the supreme law of the land

b. in a conflict between the Constitution and a federal law, the Constitution wins

c. in a conflict between a federal law and the Constitution, federal law wins

d. the President can order Congress to repeal a law

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QUESTION 19

According to Jon Locke's theory of the "social contract"

a. only the rule of an absolute sovereign can prevent anarchy

b. tyranny encourages opportunity

c. mob rule is the best rule

d. successful republican governments operate with the "consent of the governed"

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QUESTION 20

Which of the following statements is false?

a. The Fourth Amendment guarantees freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures

b. The First Amendment protects the right to protest against governmental actions

c. the Bill of Rights was included by the Founders in the first draft of the US Constitution

d. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to trial by jury

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QUESTION 21

The power to "regulate the currency" is

a. a power reserved to the states under the Tenth Amendment

b. an enumerated power under Art. 1, sec. 8

c. stated in the Preamble to the US Constitution

d. an inherent power

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QUESTION 22

Under the ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

a. a federal law defeated state law under the privileges and immunities clause

b. a federal law defeated state law under the free exercise clause

c. a state law defeated federal law under the commerce clause

d. a state law was defeated by federal law under the commerce clause

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QUESTION 23

In colonial times, the "power of the purse" was held by

a. the lower houses of the colonial legislatures

b. the Governors' Councils in the colonial legislatures

c. the royalists

d. the colonial courts

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QUESTION 24

In the US, federalism is a system of government in which

a. power is given exclusively to the states

b. power is given exclusively to Congress

c. power is shared between the three branches of government

d. power is shared between the federal government and the states

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QUESTION 25

Jonnie, a resident of NY, wins a money judgment against Kailie, another resident of NY, in New York Supreme Court. Afterward, Kailie moves to Texas without paying Jonnie the money she owes him under the judgment. Despite Kailie's move to Texas, Jonnie can collect his money from Kailie in Texas, under the

a. privileges and immunities clause

b. full faith and credit clause

c. necessary and proper clause

d. establishment clause

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QUESTION 26

To a defender of nation-centered federalism,

a. establishment of a national bank was an appropriate exercise of federal power

b. establishment of a national bank was a tyrannical limit on state power

c. the power of the federal government must give way to the power of the people

d. none of the above

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QUESTION 27

The necessary and proper clause can be said to "be married" to

a. the commerce clause

b. the establishment clause

c. the elastic clause

d. the enumerated powers clause

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QUESTION 28

Which of the following statements is true?

a. The judiciary is the most powerful branch of government under the Constitution

b. Congress is the most powerful branch of government under the Constitution

c. Shays' Rebellion led the Founders to draft the Articles of Confederation

d. The Articles of Confederation gave greater powers to Congress than the Constitution

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QUESTION 29

During the Revolutionary War period

a. the lower houses of the state legislatures took on greater powers

b. the Governors' Councils took on greater powers

c. the states disbanded (got rid of) their legislatures

d. the states petitioned the British for the right to establish new state legislatures

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QUESTION 30

The types of "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" that make up the standard for impeachment under the US Constitution

a. are determined by the Senate

b. are found explicitly in the US Criminal Code

c. are found in the enumerated powers clause

d. are determined by the House