Contemporary Law Final Exam 1st Semester

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Contemporary Law Final Exam 1st Semester

The Mayflower Compact is considered an important step in the development of American democracy because it

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the source of government?

The Articles of Confederation are best described as a

The lack of a national executive and judiciary under the Articles of Confederation suggests that the founders of the American republic

Shays’ Rebellion of 1786 was significant because it

The basic purpose of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution is to

The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important because it

The Federalist Papers were published in 1787 and 1788 to help gain support for

To avoid having too much power concentrated in one branch of government, the framers of the Constitution established

Which concept found in the United States Constitution was a belief held by the social contract philosophers of the Enlightenment period?

The Supreme Court has the power to

French Enlightenment philosopher Baron De Montesquieu praised the British political system because it divided the power of government between the monarch and the two houses of Parliament. Which principle included in the United States Constitution shows that the framers agreed with Montesquieu?

Which of the following rationales were used by the Supreme Court to allow the federal government to outlaw racial discrimination in the restaurant seating at Ollie’s Barbeque

Hammer v. Dagenhart reached the following conclusion

Which of the following categories of activity was not mentioned as a commercial activity that Congress may regulate under the commerce clause?

The specific powers granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution are known as

The Necessary and Proper Clause was first used to expand the powers of the national government in

The Supremacy Clause was first used to expand the powers of the national government in

Which of the following is an enumerated power?

The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that

When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, he demonstrated that he had modified his belief that

Before the Civil War, the principle of popular sovereignty was proposed as a means of

Which quotation from the United States Constitution provides for a Federal system of government?

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this, you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” This passage from the Federalist Papers refers to the need for

During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over the

Which headline illustrates the use of judicial review?

Alexander Hamilton’s argument that the government has the power to create a National Bank is based on which part of the Constitution?

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. . . .” — Marbury v. Madison, 1803 This statement expresses the Supreme Court’s claim that

Congress generally has unlimited power over commerce

Expansive use of Commerce clause by Congress has allowed for all the following except.

"Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820) "California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850) "Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854) Which issue is reflected in these headlines?

In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between

NLRB v Jones was the case to overturn Hammer v Dagenhart

The constitution is the supreme law of the land

Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" aroused northern outrage over the implications of the

Contemporary Law class is