Government Semester Review

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The Bill of Rights includes an Amendment that allows free speech and assembly.

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True

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The Bill of Rights includes an amendment that establishes a national religion.

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False

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Checks and balances means:

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Each branch has ways to keep the other branches from getting too powerful

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Separation of powers means:

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Each branch has ways to keep the other branches from getting too powerful

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Which rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are considered unalienable rights? Justice, freedom, equality; Liberty, equality, fraternity; Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness; Freedoms of speech, the press, assembly, and petition

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Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

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Which amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government? Options: First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment

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Fourth Amendment

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How did the decision of Miranda v. Arizona impact due process for accused persons?

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Accused people now must be made aware of their rights.

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By adopting the Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers demonstrated a belief in the importance of -

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individual rights

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Which action correctly demonstrates a check on the authority of the executive branch? Options: a ruling by the judicial branch that overrides an action of the president's Cabinet, a Supreme Court nominee being approved by a majority of state governors, a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress that overrides a presidential veto, a majority of state legislature votes that reverses a federal mandate

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a ruling by the judicial branch that overrides an action of the president's Cabinet

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Which action by the president is NOT a check on the power of the legislative branch? Options: vetoing a bill, suggesting a bill, calling a special session of Congress, Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional

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Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional