What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
A) eminent domain
B) checks and balances
C) bills of attainder
D) the Electoral College
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, B) checks and balances
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)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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
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A) the Mayflower Compact
,Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to run a
federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Free Exercise Clause?
A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
B) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
Which of the following documents provided a rationale for the Declaration of
Independence?
, A) U.S. Constitution
B) Federalist Papers
C) Bill of Rights
D) Common Sense
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D) Common Sense
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
A) the Bill of Rights
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Federalist Papers
D) the Declaration of Rights
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A) the Bill of Rights
How many U.S. Senators represent each state?
A) two
B) It varies based on the state's population
A) eminent domain
B) checks and balances
C) bills of attainder
D) the Electoral College
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, B) checks and balances
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)
B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
D) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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B) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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
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A) the Mayflower Compact
,Which of the following cases reinforced the federal government's authority to run a
federal institution without interference by a state?
A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
B) Engel v. Vitale (1962)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Free Exercise Clause?
A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
B) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
C) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
D) Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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A) West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
Which of the following documents provided a rationale for the Declaration of
Independence?
, A) U.S. Constitution
B) Federalist Papers
C) Bill of Rights
D) Common Sense
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D) Common Sense
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
A) the Bill of Rights
B) the Articles of Confederation
C) the Federalist Papers
D) the Declaration of Rights
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A) the Bill of Rights
How many U.S. Senators represent each state?
A) two
B) It varies based on the state's population
