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TheiprocessiofinominatingiaiJusticeiforitheiSupremeiCourtiinvolves:i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--
AipresidentialiappointmentiandiconfirmationibyitheiSenate.
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ConfirmationibyitheiSenateiisinecessaryibeforeianiappointmentiisifinal.
WhatitypeiofipoweriisitheipassageiofitheiCleaniAiriActiofi1963ibyiCongr
ess?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--impliedipower
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Congress,iwhichicaniregulateiinterstateicommerce,imayialsoiregulateit
heiharmfulieffectsiofiinterstateicommerce.
Whatiisistareidecisis?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Stareidecisisiisiairelianceionipreviousidecisionsiandiestablishedipreced
ents.
-.iJudgesiandijusticesidoirelyiheavilyionipreviousidecisions.
Whomicaniaipresidentipardon?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Someoneiconvictediofiaicrimeiiniaifederalicourt
-Presidentsicanipardonisomeoneiconvictediofiaifederalicrime.
Whatiisiiticallediwhenipeopleimakeianiagreementibetweenithemselvesi
anditheigovernment?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--Aisocialicontract
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Aicontractiisianiagreementibetweenitwoiparties,itheitermsiofitheiagree
mentibetweeniaigovernmentiandiitsipeopleiareianiongoinginegotiation
Accordingitoitheisocialicontractitheory,iwhatiisitheioriginiofisociety?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--societyiisitheiproductiofihumanidesireiandieffort
vendarsol
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Socialicontractitheoryiarguesithatiweicreateisocietyitoimeetiparticulari
needsiweiindividuallyipossessiandishareiwithiothers.
WhichiofitheifollowingididiJohniLockeiviewiasitheimostiimportantiprote
ction(s)iunderitheisocialicontract?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Libertyiandiproperty
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JohniLockeibelievedithatilibertyiandipropertyiareibothinaturalirightsian
diitiisitheigovernmentsijobitoiprotectithem
WhichiofitheseiaccuratelyidescribesiJohniLocke'siviewiofitheistateiofina
ture?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Theistateiofinatureiwasipeacefuliandiconsistediofirationalihumanibeing
s
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EvenithoughiJohniLocke'sibelief,iheialsoiarguedithatilifeiinitheistateiofi
natureiwasi"inconvenient"
AccordingitoiJohniLocke,ihowimuchiauthorityishouldisocietyihaveioveri
itsicitizensiunderitheisocialicontract?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
LimitediAuthority
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Lockeibelievedithatitheisocialicontractishouldiprovideiaisocietyiiniwhic
hitheisocietyihasinoimoreipowerithaniisinecessaryitoiregulateitheinatur
alirightsiandico-existenceiofiitsicitizens.
WhichinaturalirightiwasiexplicitlyiprotectediinitheiDeclarationiofiIndep
endence?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--Liberty
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ThomasiJeffersoniwroteitheiDeclarationiofiIndependenceibasedionithei
ideasiofiJohniLockeiwhoiarguedithationeiofiourimostiimportantinaturali
rightsiisiliberty.
WhichiConstitutionaliprinciple,isuggestedibyiMontesquieu,ilessensithei
potentialiharmiofitheinationaligovernmentioveritheipeople?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--Separationiofipowers
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Byiseparatingitheilegislative,iexecutive,iandijudicialipoweriandiplacingi
eachibranchiintoitheicontroliofidifferentipoliticaliactorsithisiwouldiprev
entigovernmentityrannyioveritheipeopleibyilimitingitheiharmianyioneib
ranchiofigovernmentimightidoioniitsiown.
vendarsol
, WhichiConstitutionalimechanism,isuggestedibyiMontesquieu,ibalances
itheinationaligovernmentiandipreventsianyioneisectioniofigovernmentif
romihavingisole/completeipower?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
checksiandibalances
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TheiConstitutionaliprincipleiofichecksiandibalancesiisimeantitoipreventi
anyioneibranchiofigovernmentifromigainingicompleteipoweriandicontr
olioveritheigovernmentibyiallowingieachibranchitoimonitoriandiinfluen
ceiwhatihappensiiniotheribranchesiofigovernment.
WhichiofitheifollowingiprotectsiLocke'siideaiofinaturalirightsiandiprovi
desiMontesquieu'siprotectionsiknowniasidueiprocessiofilaw?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--BilliofiRights
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ThisiadditionitoitheiConstitutionifocusesioniprotectingitheilibertiesiorifr
eedomsibyiprotectingisuchirightsiasifreedomiofispeechiandiprovidingid
ueiprocessiofilawiwhenicitizensimustiinteractiwithitheigovernmentiove
rilegalimatters.
HowiisitheiunicameraliCongressidifferentifromiaibicameraliCongress?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--
AiunicameraliCongressihasioneichamberiwhileiaibicameraliCongressiha
sitwo.
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UnderitheiArticlesiofiConfederationithereiwasiaiunicameraliCongress,i
whichiconsistediofioneichamberiknowniasitheiConfederation.iToday,iC
ongressiisibicameraliandiconsistsiofitwoichambersi--
itheiHouseiofiRepresentativesianditheiSenate.
WhatiwasitheibasisiofirepresentationiiniCongressiunderitheiArticlesiofi
Confederation?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
eachistateihadioneivoteiinitheicongressi
-allitheistatesiwereiconsidereditoibeiequal
Whyiwereitheipowersiofitheinationaligovernmentiseverelyilimitediunde
ritheiArticlesiofiConfederation?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Toipreventitheinationaligovernmentifromibecomingitooipowerfulioriab
usingitheirightsiofiindividualicitizensiandistates.
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ThisiwasiaiconcerniwhenicreatingitheiArticlesiofiConfederationiasitheiU
.S.igovernmentididinotiwantitoicreateiaigovernmentisimilaritoitheioppr
essiveiBritishigovernmentitheyihadijustideclarediindependenceifrom.
vendarsol