CIVICS EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ AND ALREADY PASSED What was the justification for the Antifederalists' fear of the Constitution? United government's potential to become corrupt. The president would hol

CIVICS EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ AND ALREADY PASSED What was the justification for the Antifederalists' fear of the Constitution? United government's potential to become corrupt. The president would hold too much power and there wouldn't be enough for the people Why would this group fear the veto specifically? Having the power to veto would destroy the popular representation system. What were the founders of the United States concerns about majority rule? They were worried that the majority could abuse its powers to oppress a minority. In the U.S., what is meant to safeguard the rights of any minority against the tyranny of the majority? The Bill of Rights When was Miranda v. Arizona? 1966 Why did the Supreme Court overturn Miranda's conviction? Since the police did not correctly inform him of his rights protected by the 5th and 6th amendments. When was Tinker vs Des Moines? 1969 Why were John and Mary Beth Tinker suspended? Because they wore armbands that opposed of the Vietname war. They had learned about their plann and made a rule that any student that wore armbands would be suspended. Why did the Supreme Court find their suspension unconstitutional? The Court noted that the school district had not banned all political symbols, but had instead "singled out" the armbands for prohibition. In other words, the limiting of speech was not content-neutral. Not disruptive. When did Texas vs. Johnson happen? 1989 Why was Gregory Johnson arrested? Johnson was arrested because he burned a flag when protesting Reagan administration policies What did Johnson argue? Johnson argued that burning the flag is not unconstitutional as it is protected by the first amendment as a part of freedom of speech which includes expressive conduct. What did Texas argue? Texas argued that it had an interest in preserving the flag as a symbol of national unity and should be illegal to desicrate When was Roe v. Wade? 1973 What amendments were applied in the decision of the Roe v. Wade case? 1st 4th 9th and 14th Why were so many amendments needed to justify the decision? the Courts needed to define "zone of privacy" Who or what would still be able to legally limit abortions? Why? The state might regulate certain aspects of abortions related to maternal health after three months of pregnancy. The medical community and state can still legally limit abortion. What are the titles of the leadership in the House and Senate? House of R: Speaker of the House Senate: Majority Leader How many Senators are in the U.S. Congress? How many Representatives are in the U.S. Congress? 100 serve in the U.S. Senate and 435 serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. What is something only the House can do? The House can initiate tax and revenue-related legislation What is something on the Senate can do? The Senate can draft legislation related to presidential nominations and treaties How does a bill become a law? How much time does congress have to make a bill into a law? Both the House and the Senate must pass the same bill by majority vote. Congress has 2 years the President has 10 days. What is the process of moving a bill back and forth between the House and the Senate called? Amendment Exchange Who is the current President of the United States? JOE BIDEEENNN!!! Who is the current Vice-President of the United States? Kamala Harris Who is the current governor of Pennsylvania? Josh Shapiro Who are the current senators from the state of Pennsylvania? John Fetterman and Bob Casey Jr. Who is a local current representative to the House of Representatives? Scott Perry What are the main responsibilities of the three sections of the federal government (President, congress and Supreme Court)? (Congress)Makes laws President, Vice president)Carries out laws (Supreme Court)Evaluates laws How is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives determined? The number of representatives per state is proportionate to population. What is the process of amending the constitution? A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. When was the Constitution ratified? 1788 What are the rights laid out by each amendment in it? 1: Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly 4: Search and arrest 9: Rights retained by the People 10: States' rights What event helped cause the ratification of the 13th Amendment and what is the purpose of that amendment? The Civil War; Its purpose was to ban slavery. How many Amendments are there? 27 When was the 13th Amendment ratified? 1865 What was granted by the 19th and when was it ratified? Womans Sufferage/ 1920 What clause in the 14th Amendment has been widely used to protect the rights of an array of citizens? "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges orimmunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." During the 1950s and 1960s, what issues did the Republican Party utilize to cement a new base of support and voters? They embraced an anti-civil rights agenda which was in opposition to integration as well as generalized equal rights and access for all people. During the 50's and 60s the Republican Party took a very conservative anti-rights stance to the civil right movement which enabled them to cement control over the south, an are which they had been slowly gaining strength in during recent decades(the south had voted against Republicans for decades following the civil war blaming Lincoln and the Republican Party for the devastation to their economy, cities and way of life