Semester Review

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Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

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Marbury v. Madison

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Which conclusion can be made about why these religious groups were created in the early 1800s in the United States?
- 1800 Major religious revivals in Kentucky are popular and spread east.
- 1816 The African Methodist Episcopal Church is established.
- 1830 Joseph Smith founds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons).
- 1832 The Disciples of Christ is established.

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Passage of the First Amendment gave people the freedom to practice their beliefs.

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Which examples list unalienable rights? Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, Public trial by a fair and impartial jury, Freedom of religion, speech, and the press, Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Which action led the United States into the War of 1812? American warships were captured at sea and forced to fight for Britain. American merchant sailors smuggling goods to Europe were imprisoned in Britain. American merchant sailors were impressed into naval service to fight for Britain. American warships sailing from European ports were boarded and impounded in Britain.

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American merchant sailors were impressed into naval service to fight for Britain.

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Which statement describes a reason for the development of the transatlantic slave trade? Options: Colonial governments wanted to use enslaved labor to build needed canals. Plantation owners in southern colonial states were increasing profits by using enslaved labor. Many colonists relied on enslaved labor to do the difficult work on their ranches. Textile production in northern colonial factories was increasingly dependent on enslaved labor.

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Plantation owners in southern colonial states were increasing profits by using enslaved labor.

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How was the grievance of imposing taxes without consent addressed in the U.S. Constitution? Options: Only states have the power to tax citizens. Only the courts can decide the legality of taxation. Only Congress can pass laws on taxation. Only the president can determine to tax citizens.

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Only Congress can pass laws on taxation.

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Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism? Options: The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people, The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions, The division of power between a federal government and state governments, The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

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The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

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Which reason best completes the diagram? Options: Requirements of an alliance with France, Interest in conquering territories in South America, British impressment of U.S. sailors, Abolition of state militias

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British impressment of U.S. sailors

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This excerpt supports the conclusion that Jefferson disagreed with —

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the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review

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What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

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to set a path to statehood and establish rights for settlers