8th SS Semester Exam

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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 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 addressed in the U.S. Constitution?

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Only Congress can pass laws on taxation.

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Which reason explains a purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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To create a process to admit new states to the country

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Which Constitutional Principle in the U.S. Constitution is represented by this diagram?

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Separation of Powers

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How did these events challenge the U.S. government?

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It was the first test of federal authority in the United States.

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Which purpose completes the table for why these colonies were established? To block Spanish settlements, To avoid debtors' prison, To extend triangular trade routes, To escape religious persecution

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To escape religious persecution

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Based on this time line and your knowledge of U.S. history, why was the House of Burgesses important in the development of the United States?

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It was the first time elected representative government flourished in an English colony.