Unit 4 Quiz

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No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, ... shall be imposed or applied to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.

- Voting Rights Act (1965)

According to this passage, what is the main purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Lower the voting age to 18

• Block poll taxes from being charged in order to vote

• To prevent disenfranchisement of any eligible voters.

• To allow people to vote directly for Senators

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, . . . and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

— Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution

Which duty of citizenship ensures that everyone enjoys the rights outlined in this passage?

• staying informed on public issues

• voting regularly

• performing jury duty

• volunteering in your community

“He has affected to render the Military independent of 

and superior to the Civil power.”

~Declaration of Independence 1776

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States;

~Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution

Based on the passage from the Declaration of Independence, why would our founders include Article II, Section 2 into our Constitution

• To ensure the President had military training

• To make the Executive Branch the strongest branch

• To prevent conflicts between the Army and the Navy

• To ensure civilian control of the military

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?
— President Ronald Reagan, First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1981

Based on this quote, what policies did Reagan implement during his presidency?

• Reducing the size of the federal government

• Expanding federal authority over the states

• Reducing the power of the Executive Branch

• Expanding government regulations over businesses

In 1912, Frances Munds and other women’s rights activists collected over 4,000 signatures in support of putting the issue of women’s suffrage to a statewide vote. She proposed an addition to the Arizona Constitution prohibiting banning a person from voting on account of gender. When the proposal passed, women in Arizona gained the right to vote nearly a decade before the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.

In Arizona, this is a successful example of which type of process?

• The Recall Process

• The Registration Process

• The Initiative Process

• The Referendum Process

[This part of the government] shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
— Article I, Section 8, US Constitution

Which part of government does this passage concern?

• The role of the Supreme Court

• The role of the President

• The role of the military

• The role of Congress

Each of us puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the general will; and in a body we receive each member as an indivisible part of the whole.
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762

What are citizens expected to do according to this passage?

• overthrow governments that do not respect people's natural rights

• respect separation of powers and fight the concentration of authority

  
  

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  protect individual rights and limit the influence of religion in government

  
  

• set aside their individual desires in favor of the interests of society

The principles, therefore, upon which the social compact is founded, ought to have been clearly and precisely stated, and the . . . full declaration of rights to have been made. But on this subject there is almost an entire silence.
— Anti-Federalist No. 84

Based on the excerpt, why was the author concerned about the system of government in the proposed US Constitution?

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• because it created a weak national government

• because it lacked strong protections of individual liberties

• because it gave too much power to the people

  
  

• because it gave the states power over foreign policy

  
  

In 1973, the US Senate convened the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, also known as the Senate Watergate Committee, to determine whether President Richard Nixon engaged in “illegal, improper, and unethical conduct” during the 1972 presidential campaign. The committee gathered evidence that led directly to criminal charges and convictions of numerous administration officials and eventually the introduction of articles of impeachment against the president.

Which congressional power did the Senate use in the described example?

• Investigative Powers

• Legislative Powers

• Advice and Consent Powers

• Appointment Confirmation Powers

Although not specifically stated in the Constitution, George Washington utilized several advisors that became known as his Cabinet.
Why was the creation of the cabinet system an important precedent of George Washington's presidency?

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  Presidents often lack expertise in certain areas of governance and can rely on the knowledge of others when making important decisions.

• Presidents often must challenge the actions of lower levels of government in order to maintain the supremacy of federal law.

• Presidents often require assistance in convincing other members of government to support the president's agenda and policies.

• Presidents often struggle to govern within the confines of constitutional limitations on their power and need to expand their authority.