Study Guide Review for American Government Final Exam
11th Amendment - correct answer Place limits on suit against states -- this is the only
amendment that sets a limit on the Judicial Branch
Category: $
First Amendment - correct answer Freedom of speech,
Freedom of religion,
Freedom of the press,
Freedom of assembly, and
Freedom to petition the government
Pericles - correct answer Democratic rights to citizens (males, 18 & older)
Everyone should have a voice in government
12th Amendment - correct answer Revises procedure for electing president and vice president
President and Vice-President run together on the same ticket
Category: Voting
State - correct answer A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and
with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority
Archbishop Stephen Langton - correct answer Kings should not have all power; Magna Carta
took some power from king and gave it to nobles; "Rule of Law" nobody is above the law - law
applies to all people equally
13th Amendment - correct answer Bans/abolishes slavery (unless convicted of a crime)
Category: Civil Rights Amendments
Second Amendment - correct answer In order to maintain a well-regulated militia, all people
will be allowed to keep ordinary weapons (guns are ordinary weapons, but nuclear bombs are
not)
John Somers - correct answer English Bill of Rights (personal freedoms--rights of the people)
Free speech, free elections
,Study Guide Review for American Government Final Exam
Baron de Montesquieu - correct answer 3 branches of government that are co-equal and
separate (legislative, executive, judicial)
14th Amendment - correct answer Defines rules for United States citizenship
Guarantees all citizens equal protection of the law (ex: Brown vs. Board of Ed.)
Category: Civil Rights Amendments
Nation - correct answer Group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition,
and, sometimes, religion
15th Amendment - correct answer Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race and
color -- Gave black MEN the right to vote
Category: Civil Rights Amendments and Voting
Magna Carta - correct answer Took some power from king of England & gave it to the nobles
(absolute monarchy → constitutional monarchy/aristocracy)
Third Amendment - correct answer No housing of soldiers except during time of National
Emergencies
No quartering of soldiers during peacetime
English Petition of Rights - correct answer Spreads power further to the common man--
-Nobody is above the law
-No taxes could be levied without Parliament's consent
-No English subject could be imprisoned without cause - thus reinforcing the right of habeas
corpus
-No quartering of soldiers in citizens homes
-No martial law may be used in peacetime
16th Amendment - correct answer Gives Congress the power to levy FEDERAL income tax
Category: $
, Study Guide Review for American Government Final Exam
English Bill of Rights
Personal freedoms for all people - correct answer Personal freedoms for all people---No
standing army in peace-time
-Right to own a gun
-separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic
election and bolsters freedom of speech.
Nation-State - correct answer A sovereign state whose citizens are relativity homogenous in
factors such as language or desent
Fourth Amendment - correct answer No unreasonable searches or seizures without a warrant
with approval from a judge saying what is being searched and what is being searched for, and
the warrant must have a valid reason.
Treatises of Government
-John Locke - correct answer -Natural Rights that cannot be taken away =Life, Liberty, Property
-Social Contract
-If the government does not protect those rights, then the people have the duty to overthrow
that government
17th Amendment - correct answer Enables citizens to elect senators directly
Category: Voting
18th Amendment - correct answer Prohibits making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages
(prohibition)
Consensus - correct answer General agreement among various groups on fundamental
matters; broad agreement on public questions
19th Amendment - correct answer Gives women the right to vote
Category: Voting
Fifth Amendment - correct answer No trial without approval from Grand Jury,
No double jeopardy,
11th Amendment - correct answer Place limits on suit against states -- this is the only
amendment that sets a limit on the Judicial Branch
Category: $
First Amendment - correct answer Freedom of speech,
Freedom of religion,
Freedom of the press,
Freedom of assembly, and
Freedom to petition the government
Pericles - correct answer Democratic rights to citizens (males, 18 & older)
Everyone should have a voice in government
12th Amendment - correct answer Revises procedure for electing president and vice president
President and Vice-President run together on the same ticket
Category: Voting
State - correct answer A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and
with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority
Archbishop Stephen Langton - correct answer Kings should not have all power; Magna Carta
took some power from king and gave it to nobles; "Rule of Law" nobody is above the law - law
applies to all people equally
13th Amendment - correct answer Bans/abolishes slavery (unless convicted of a crime)
Category: Civil Rights Amendments
Second Amendment - correct answer In order to maintain a well-regulated militia, all people
will be allowed to keep ordinary weapons (guns are ordinary weapons, but nuclear bombs are
not)
John Somers - correct answer English Bill of Rights (personal freedoms--rights of the people)
Free speech, free elections
,Study Guide Review for American Government Final Exam
Baron de Montesquieu - correct answer 3 branches of government that are co-equal and
separate (legislative, executive, judicial)
14th Amendment - correct answer Defines rules for United States citizenship
Guarantees all citizens equal protection of the law (ex: Brown vs. Board of Ed.)
Category: Civil Rights Amendments
Nation - correct answer Group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition,
and, sometimes, religion
15th Amendment - correct answer Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on race and
color -- Gave black MEN the right to vote
Category: Civil Rights Amendments and Voting
Magna Carta - correct answer Took some power from king of England & gave it to the nobles
(absolute monarchy → constitutional monarchy/aristocracy)
Third Amendment - correct answer No housing of soldiers except during time of National
Emergencies
No quartering of soldiers during peacetime
English Petition of Rights - correct answer Spreads power further to the common man--
-Nobody is above the law
-No taxes could be levied without Parliament's consent
-No English subject could be imprisoned without cause - thus reinforcing the right of habeas
corpus
-No quartering of soldiers in citizens homes
-No martial law may be used in peacetime
16th Amendment - correct answer Gives Congress the power to levy FEDERAL income tax
Category: $
, Study Guide Review for American Government Final Exam
English Bill of Rights
Personal freedoms for all people - correct answer Personal freedoms for all people---No
standing army in peace-time
-Right to own a gun
-separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic
election and bolsters freedom of speech.
Nation-State - correct answer A sovereign state whose citizens are relativity homogenous in
factors such as language or desent
Fourth Amendment - correct answer No unreasonable searches or seizures without a warrant
with approval from a judge saying what is being searched and what is being searched for, and
the warrant must have a valid reason.
Treatises of Government
-John Locke - correct answer -Natural Rights that cannot be taken away =Life, Liberty, Property
-Social Contract
-If the government does not protect those rights, then the people have the duty to overthrow
that government
17th Amendment - correct answer Enables citizens to elect senators directly
Category: Voting
18th Amendment - correct answer Prohibits making, drinking, or selling alcoholic beverages
(prohibition)
Consensus - correct answer General agreement among various groups on fundamental
matters; broad agreement on public questions
19th Amendment - correct answer Gives women the right to vote
Category: Voting
Fifth Amendment - correct answer No trial without approval from Grand Jury,
No double jeopardy,
