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Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the
Declaration of Independence?
A) privacy
B) trial by jury
C) pursuit of happiness
D) voting -
correct answer ✅C) pursuit of happiness
Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states
count popular votes for president and vice president?
A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
C) Baker v. Carr (1962)
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D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) -
correct answer ✅A) Bush v. Gore (2000)
In what 1620 document do the writers form a "civil body politic"?
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Magna Carta
D) the Declaration of Independence -
correct answer ✅A) the Mayflower Compact
Which United States Supreme Court case held that persons accused
of crimes must be advised of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment
rights upon their arrest?
A) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
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B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) -
correct answer ✅B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
What is an example of representation?
A) The bureaucracy establishes national regulations.
B) The court system rules on a dispute between two states.
C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
D) The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court writes a majority
opinion. -
correct answer ✅C) The U.S. Congress passes a law.
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What are two natural rights identified in the Declaration of
Independence?
A) bear arms and life
B) jury trials and liberty
C) life and liberty
D) jury trials and bear arms -
correct answer ✅C) life and liberty
Which action is an example of petitioning the government?
A) lobbying officials
B) serving on a jury
C) becoming politically informed