Government 2305 Exam 1 Chapters 1-5
Questions With Correct Answers
Which |Supreme |Court |case |established |that |the |right |to |privacy |was |implied |by |other |constitutional |
rights |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Griswold |v. |Connecticut
The |clause |of |the |Constitution |prohibiting |the |federal |government |from |adopting |an |official |religion |is
|known |as |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Establishment |Clause
The |textbook |mentions |that |some |states |and |cities |allow |citizens |to |vote |on |laws |and |policies |without
|them |being |made |by |the |normal |legislative |process. |What |is |this |known |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Direct |Democracy
Which |state |was |the |last |to |ratify |the |U.S. |Constitution? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rhode |Island
Which |provision |of |the |Constitution |stipulates |that |legal |documents |in |one |state |must |be |recognized |
by |other |states |as |well? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Full |Faith |and |Credit |Clause
Legal |and |constitutional |provisions |that |protect |citizens |from |government |actions, |limiting |what |the |
government |can |do, |are |known |as? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Civil |Rights
What |event |is |considered |to |be |the |beginning |of |the |Civil |Rights |Movement |by |African |Americans |in |
the |United |States? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |arrest |of |Rosa |Parks |and |boycott |of |the |Montgomery,
|Alabama |bus |system
The |feeling |that |government |cares |for |your |opinion |and |that |you |can |influence |government |is |known |
as |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Political |efficacy
Protections |for |the |freedom |of |speech, |religion, |and |press, |as |well |as |the |right |to |assemble |and |
petition |are |contained |in |which |amendment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-First
, Which |"Plan" |debated |during |the |Constitutional |Convention |greatly |favored |larger |states |and |called |
for |representation |in |Congress |to |be |only |determined |by |population? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Virginia
|Plan
A |core |idea |for |American |political |culture, |the |freedom |from |government |control |is |known |as |what? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Liberty
Which |amendment |to |the |Constitution |guaranteed |equal |protection |under |the |law |for |African-
Americans |after |the |Civil |War, |but |has |also |been |used |to |extend |civil |rights |to |many |other |groups? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Fourteenth
What |event |led |to |the |closure |of |an |American |harbor |by |the |British |Crown? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Boston |Tea |Party
True |or |False? |Laws |that |discriminate |based |on |gender |are |always |unconstitutional. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-False
True |or |False? |In |general, |Americans |are |trusting |in |their |government |and |its |actions. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-False
What |event |in |American |history |most |proved |the |need |for |a |strong |central |government? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Shay's |Rebellion
Which |"Compromise" |during |the |Constitutional |Convention |established |a |bicameral |legislature |with |
different |forms |of |representation? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |Great |Compromise
Which |U.S. |Supreme |Court |case |ruled |that |same-sex |marriages |were |legal |nationwide? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Obergefell |v. |Hodges
State |and |local |laws |created |to |enforce |racial |segregation |in |the |Southern |states |even |after |the |Civil |
War |were |known |as |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Jim |Crow |Laws
Questions With Correct Answers
Which |Supreme |Court |case |established |that |the |right |to |privacy |was |implied |by |other |constitutional |
rights |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Griswold |v. |Connecticut
The |clause |of |the |Constitution |prohibiting |the |federal |government |from |adopting |an |official |religion |is
|known |as |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Establishment |Clause
The |textbook |mentions |that |some |states |and |cities |allow |citizens |to |vote |on |laws |and |policies |without
|them |being |made |by |the |normal |legislative |process. |What |is |this |known |as |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Direct |Democracy
Which |state |was |the |last |to |ratify |the |U.S. |Constitution? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rhode |Island
Which |provision |of |the |Constitution |stipulates |that |legal |documents |in |one |state |must |be |recognized |
by |other |states |as |well? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Full |Faith |and |Credit |Clause
Legal |and |constitutional |provisions |that |protect |citizens |from |government |actions, |limiting |what |the |
government |can |do, |are |known |as? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Civil |Rights
What |event |is |considered |to |be |the |beginning |of |the |Civil |Rights |Movement |by |African |Americans |in |
the |United |States? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |arrest |of |Rosa |Parks |and |boycott |of |the |Montgomery,
|Alabama |bus |system
The |feeling |that |government |cares |for |your |opinion |and |that |you |can |influence |government |is |known |
as |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Political |efficacy
Protections |for |the |freedom |of |speech, |religion, |and |press, |as |well |as |the |right |to |assemble |and |
petition |are |contained |in |which |amendment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-First
, Which |"Plan" |debated |during |the |Constitutional |Convention |greatly |favored |larger |states |and |called |
for |representation |in |Congress |to |be |only |determined |by |population? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Virginia
|Plan
A |core |idea |for |American |political |culture, |the |freedom |from |government |control |is |known |as |what? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Liberty
Which |amendment |to |the |Constitution |guaranteed |equal |protection |under |the |law |for |African-
Americans |after |the |Civil |War, |but |has |also |been |used |to |extend |civil |rights |to |many |other |groups? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Fourteenth
What |event |led |to |the |closure |of |an |American |harbor |by |the |British |Crown? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Boston |Tea |Party
True |or |False? |Laws |that |discriminate |based |on |gender |are |always |unconstitutional. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-False
True |or |False? |In |general, |Americans |are |trusting |in |their |government |and |its |actions. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-False
What |event |in |American |history |most |proved |the |need |for |a |strong |central |government? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Shay's |Rebellion
Which |"Compromise" |during |the |Constitutional |Convention |established |a |bicameral |legislature |with |
different |forms |of |representation? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |Great |Compromise
Which |U.S. |Supreme |Court |case |ruled |that |same-sex |marriages |were |legal |nationwide? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Obergefell |v. |Hodges
State |and |local |laws |created |to |enforce |racial |segregation |in |the |Southern |states |even |after |the |Civil |
War |were |known |as |what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Jim |Crow |Laws
