CSET SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBTEST
Civil Liberties - ANSWER freedoms to think and act without government interference
or fear of unfair legal treatment regardless of race, religion, sex, color or creed
Civil Rights - ANSWER the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law.
Bill of Rights - ANSWER The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution,
containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion,
and the press.
James Madison - ANSWER The federalist author who said that both state and
federal governments "are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people
constituted with different powers"
Annapolis Convention - ANSWER A convention held in September 1786 to consider
problems of trade and navigation, attended by five states and important because it
issued the call to Congress and the states for what became the Constitutional
Convention
The Constitution of the United States - ANSWER the supreme law of the United
States of America. It was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional
Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by conventions in each
state in the name of "the People";
Federalist Papers - ANSWER This collection of essays by John Jay, Alexander
Hamilton, and James Madison, explained the importance of a strong central
government. It was published to convince New York to ratify the Constitution.
The Magna Carta - ANSWER charter signed by King John in 1215 that limited the
rights of the monarch by giving nobles more rights- important because it began a
chain of events which would lead to representative government.
Who applied Locke's principles to the American situation? - ANSWER Thomas
Jefferson
In the U.S. government, power or control over public education, marriage and
divorce is: - ANSWER Reserved for the people of the states to decided for
themselves
In the U.S. Government, the power of taxation and borrowing is: - ANSWER
Concurrent or shared with the states. Ex: separation of state and federal income tax
In the U.S. government, the power of coining money is: - ANSWER Delegated or
expressed, only the government may coin money, states may not.
What Supreme court case dealt with the issue of civil rights? - ANSWER Dred Scott
Vs. Sanford
Civil Liberties - ANSWER freedoms to think and act without government interference
or fear of unfair legal treatment regardless of race, religion, sex, color or creed
Civil Rights - ANSWER the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law.
Bill of Rights - ANSWER The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution,
containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion,
and the press.
James Madison - ANSWER The federalist author who said that both state and
federal governments "are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people
constituted with different powers"
Annapolis Convention - ANSWER A convention held in September 1786 to consider
problems of trade and navigation, attended by five states and important because it
issued the call to Congress and the states for what became the Constitutional
Convention
The Constitution of the United States - ANSWER the supreme law of the United
States of America. It was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional
Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by conventions in each
state in the name of "the People";
Federalist Papers - ANSWER This collection of essays by John Jay, Alexander
Hamilton, and James Madison, explained the importance of a strong central
government. It was published to convince New York to ratify the Constitution.
The Magna Carta - ANSWER charter signed by King John in 1215 that limited the
rights of the monarch by giving nobles more rights- important because it began a
chain of events which would lead to representative government.
Who applied Locke's principles to the American situation? - ANSWER Thomas
Jefferson
In the U.S. government, power or control over public education, marriage and
divorce is: - ANSWER Reserved for the people of the states to decided for
themselves
In the U.S. Government, the power of taxation and borrowing is: - ANSWER
Concurrent or shared with the states. Ex: separation of state and federal income tax
In the U.S. government, the power of coining money is: - ANSWER Delegated or
expressed, only the government may coin money, states may not.
What Supreme court case dealt with the issue of civil rights? - ANSWER Dred Scott
Vs. Sanford
