Quiz Basics of US Government govt 422.docx

Quiz: Basics of US Government  Due Nov 13 at 11:59pm  Points 125  Questions 42  Time Limit 120 Minutes Instructions The quiz:  Covers the Learn material from Module 1: Week 1 — Module 3: Week 3 .  Contains 42 multiple-choice and essay questions.  Is limited to 120 minutes.  Allows 1 attempt.  Is worth 125 points . Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 3: Week 3. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 64 minutes 95 out of 125 * * Some questions not yet graded Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 95 out of 125 *

Submitted Nov 13 at 9:11pm This attempt took 64 minutes. Question 1 2.5 / 2.5 pts Article III of the Constitution leaves the organization of the lower federal courts to the _____. Congress Supreme Court Cabinet state legislatures Question 2 2.5 / 2.5 pts In American constitutional law, _____ denotes the power of a court of law to review a policy of government (usually a legislative act) and to invalidate that policy if it is found to be contrary to constitutional principles. judicial review judicial restraint judicial activism judicial notice Question 3 2.5 / 2.5 pts

Until 1937 the Supreme Court often frustrated attempts by Congress to exercise police powers. The Court achieved this result by narrowly interpreting the Commerce Clause. following the doctrine of dual federalism. distinguishing between manufacturing and distribution of products. All of the above are true. Question 4 2.5 / 2.5 pts There have been 9 justices on the Supreme Court since _____. 1789 1869 1937 1985 Question 5 2.5 / 2.5 pts The _____, which outlawed slavery, nullified the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott. Twelfth Amendment

Thirteenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment Fifteenth Amendment Question 6 2.5 / 2.5 pts In _____, the Supreme Court upheld a provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that provided no person completing the sixth grade in an accredited non-English-language Puerto Rican school can be denied the right to vote through inability to read or write English. Katzenbach v. Morgan (1966) South Carolina v. Katzenbach (1966) Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections (1959) Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Company (1968) Question 7 2.5 / 2.5 pts The _____ grants defendants the right to confront (examine or cross-examine) witnesses for the prosecution and the right to have “compulsory process” (the power of subpoena). Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment

Sixth Amendment Eighth Amendment Question 8 2.5 / 2.5 pts The _____ states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment Tenth Amendment Question 9 2.5 / 2.5 pts The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, enacted as a response to Employment Division v. Smith (1990), was _____ by the Supreme Court in City of Boerne v. Flores (1997). upheld struck down not granted certiorari None of the above is true.

Question 10 2.5 / 2.5 pts The _____ states: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” Seventh Amendment Eighth Amendment Ninth Amendment Tenth Amendment Question 11 2.5 / 2.5 pts The_____ Plan called for a bicameral legislature of the national government where seats were apportioned among the states based on population. New York New Jersey Virginia Georgia Question 12 2.5 / 2.5 pts

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