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Quiz_________________?
According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, who is
responsible for protecting natural rights?
A) interest groups
B) the government
C) political parties
D) the people -
Answer✅
B) the government
Quiz_________________?
Based on the U.S. Constitution, which part of government was intended to
hold the least power?
A) the judiciary
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, B) the legislative branch
C) the executive branch
D) the military -
Answer✅
A) the judiciary
Quiz_________________?
How did District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) impact state's rights?
A) It expanded the ability of states to create "free speech zones" that limited
First Amendment rights
B) It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment
rights
C) It expanded the ability of states to implement the death penalty under the
Eighth Amendment
D) It reduced the ability of states to seize "illegal proceeds of a crime before
trial" under the Fourth Amendment -
Answer✅
B) It reduced the ability of states to place restrictions on Second Amendment
rights
Quiz_________________?
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v.
Wainwright (1963) impact criminal defendants? -
Answer✅
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, It established that defendants had the right to counsel
Quiz_________________?
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v.
Arizona (1966) impact criminal defendants?
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
B) It established that defendants had freedom of speech.
C) It established that defendants had the right to a speedy trial
D) It established that defendants had the right to counsel. -
Answer✅
A) It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
Quiz_________________?
How did the U.S. Constitution resolve the dispute between slave and free
states over representation?
A) Three-Fifths Compromise
B) Missouri Compromise
C) Commerce Clause
D) Supremacy Clause -
Answer✅
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, A) Three-Fifths Compromise
Quiz_________________?
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution currently have?
A) 17
B) 22
C) 27
D) 10 -
Answer✅
C) 27
Quiz_________________?
How many U.S. Senators represent each state?
A) two
B) It varies based on the state's population
C) one
D) It varies based on the state's geographic size -
Answer✅
A) two
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