Federalism and Civil Rights: Mid Term Exam Insights

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 1 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 Mid Term Exam ! This is a preview of the published version of the quiz Started: Sep 23 at 1:29pm Quiz Instructions You have two hours to complete the exam. Please select the best answer. 1 pts Question 1 that different branches of the federal government must be able to check each other’s powers that governing power is divided between multiple levels of government that state governments must respect each other’s laws that power must be divided evenly across different branches of government What is the basic principle of federalism? 1 pts Question 2 Civil liberties concern protections from the government, while civil rights concern protections provided by the government. Civil rights are included in the Constitution, while civil liberties are not. How do civil liberties differ from civil rights?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 2 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 Civil liberties are included in the Constitution, while civil rights are not. Civil rights concern protections from the government, while civil liberties concern protections provided by the government. 1 pts Question 3 gender employer number of children language spoken Civil rights require equal protection for which of the following classifications? 1 pts Question 4 Power has shifted back to the states somewhat. The president has lost power, but the executive branch as a whole has gained power. The federal government has grown more powerful than ever. Federalism has not meaningfully changed since the 1980s. How has federalism changed in recent years?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 3 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 1 pts Question 5 to abolish slavery in all states to ban slavery in Northern states only to encourage the Confederacy to establish its own slave territory to extend voting rights to slaves What was Abraham Lincoln’s goal concerning slavery when he was elected president? 1 pts Question 6 Shays’ Rebellion the Boston Massacre the Rhode Island Revolution a slave revolt in South Carolina What event led the Founders to realize that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate? 1 pts Question 7 Which type of federalism is characterized by the national and state governments working independently of each other?

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9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 4 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 marble cake federalism coercive federalism dual federalism cooperative federalism 1 pts Question 8 The government action may not result in excessive government entanglement in religion. The government action must have a secular legislative purpose. The government action may not have the primary effect of inhibiting religion. The government action must further a compelling state interest. Which of the three criteria of the Lemon test was violated in the Lemon v. Kurtzman case? 1 pts Question 9 the 13th Amendment the 14th Amendment the 19th Amendment the 15th Amendment Which amendment banned all forms of “slavery” and “involuntary servitude”?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 5 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 1 pts Question 10 slavery and taxes power and representation slavery and power taxes and representation What were the two central issues discussed at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia? 1 pts Question 11 small states, such as Rhode Island the Federalists the anti-Federalists large states, such as Virginia Which group was most interested in revising the policy of a single legislature where all states had one vote? 1 pts Question 12

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 6 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 when it involves any animal sacrifice when it interferes with a legitimate state interest when it violates the Lemon test when a majority of Americans oppose it At what point will the Supreme Court usually restrict or outlaw a religious practice? 1 pts Question 13 Does the person regularly attend church services? Does the government action pose a substantial burden to a person’s ability to act on a belief? Does the person have a claim involving any religious beliefs? Does the government action further a compelling state interest? Which of the following questions falls into the second stage of the Sherbert test? 1 pts Question 14 Plessy v. Ferguson Dred Scott v. Sanford South Carolina v. Kelly Which of the following cases established the “separate but equal” doctrine?

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9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 7 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 Brown v. Board of Education 1 pts Question 15 representation women’s rights taxes interstate commerce The Three-Fifths Compromise was fundamentally about what issue? 1 pts Question 16 a layer cake a totem pole a marble cake a picket fence Which analogy best describes dual federalism? 1 pts Question 17

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 8 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 local and municipal bills seeking to extend voting rights to women public policies aimed at segregating society along racial lines ordinances that mandated separate public facilities for men and women federal laws seeking to reinstate slavery as a constitutional practice What were “Jim Crow” laws? 1 pts Question 18 1920 1916 1914 1918 In what year was the right for women to vote enshrined in the Constitution? 1 pts Question 19 state rights and federal government rights personal freedom and public welfare The debate over the limits of civil liberties relates to what two competing goals?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 9 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 capitalistic and socialistic economic systems personal freedom and government freedom 1 pts Question 20 to improve education for racial minority groups to encourage women to participate more in politics to combat violence against Blacks to get more non-white politicians elected What was the main purpose of the NAACP at its founding? 1 pts Question 21 the Constitutionalists the Confederates the anti-Federalists the Federalists Which group of individuals advocated for the adoption of the Constitution? 1 pts Question 22

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9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 10 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 libel obscenity newspaper endorsements political advertisements The Miller test is used to assess what kind of speech? 1 pts Question 23 Voters can join one of two major political parties. Legislators are appointed by governors. Voters elect individuals who make public policy decisions on their behalf. Voters directly make policy choices themselves. What is the hallmark of republican government? 1 pts Question 24 preserving states’ rights limiting the power of the central government What is the main objective the Founders sought when they specified the doctrine of “separation of powers”?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 11 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 limiting the power of the states preserving the power of the people 1 pts Question 25 Black citizens all over the city sat in the “whites only” section of buses. It began to lobby for alternative public transportation options. It began a yearlong bus boycott. It staged violent protests at bus stations. How did the Black community respond to Rosa Parks’s arrest? 1 pts Question 26 The NRA agreed to limits on the types of guns covered under the Second Amendment. The ban was renewed but only applied to individuals previously convicted of felony crimes. President Obama issued an executive order banning all sales of assault weapons in the United States. Public support for the ban increased, but Congress did not renew it. How did the mass shooting at Sandy Hook impact efforts to reinstitute the assault weapons ban?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 12 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 1 pts Question 27 the assassination of President Kennedy television coverage of police brutality in the South Martin Luther King Jr.’s arrest segregated seating on commuter trains in North Carolina According to the text, which of the following events drew national attention to the issue of racial inequality? 1 pts Question 28 the stipulation in Article IV specifying that states cannot ignore each other’s laws the Supremacy Clause declaring the state governments to be subordinate to the national government the section in Article I specifying that Congress has the authority to coin money the section of Article III that says that justices on the Supreme Court are neither bound by term limits nor subject to termination (assuming good behavior) Which of the following provisions in the Constitution describes an enumerated power? 1 pts Question 29

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9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 13 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 that the government will fairly apply the law to all citizens that individuals cannot be tried for the same crime twice that citizens get preferential treatment over non-citizens that state crimes trump federal crimes The right of “due process” guarantees what? 1 pts Question 30 A minor admits to possessing alcohol illegally. An individual challenges the fairness of a jury selected for her trial. A person admits to a crime and in return cannot be jailed for more than five years. A person refuses to answer questions before a judge. What does it mean to “plead the Fifth”? 1 pts Question 31 income taxes rights for racial minority groups What policy issue is hotly debated because of the Eighth Amendment?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 14 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 the death penalty abortion 1 pts Question 32 During a time of war, “separate but equal” was still considered constitutional. Congress had passed a law granting the president power to do so. There was a “compelling state interest” in detaining citizens from enemy nations. Equal protection does not apply in a time of war. Why did the Supreme Court uphold a presidential order that led individuals with Japanese, Italian, and German heritage to be interned in camps during World War II? 1 pts Question 33 X through XIII I through V I through X VI through X Which set of amendments specified civil liberties, or protections individuals have from the government?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 15 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 1 pts Question 34 intermediate scrutiny the rational basis test the compelling interest test strict scrutiny Which level of judicial scrutiny is the highest? 1 pts Question 35 the Corporations Are Not People Amendment the Balanced Budget Amendment the Congressional Term Limit Amendment the Equal Rights Amendment Which of the following is an example of a contemporary amendment that was proposed in Congress but failed to get the necessary number of states to ratify it? 1 pts Question 36 According to the text, which of the following may be considered a strength of a federal system?

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9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 16 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 It provides fewer opportunities for political participation. It leaves open the door for secession. It prevents tyranny through the decentralization of power and public administration. It depends on state compliance. 1 pts Question 37 any time during the pregnancy at no point during the entire pregnancy unless the life of the mother is at risk any time after the first trimester any time after the second trimester According to Roe v. Wade , at what point in a pregnancy can the government regulate abortions? 1 pts Question 38 It promotes the division of labor within government. It can lead to budget inefficiencies. It leads to a wide array of interests being included in the governing process. According to the text, which of the following might be considered a weakness of a federal system?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 17 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 It can lead to policy experimentation across the states. 1 pts Question 39 States can collectively override decisions made by the federal government. The bureaucracy at the federal government is more responsive to citizens than are bureaucracies at lower levels of government. People have many opportunities to weigh in on policy through elections at multiple levels of government. The Supreme Court is directly accountable to the people through elections. How does a federal system encourage participation? 1 pts Question 40 Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Bowers v. Hardwick (2003) Which Supreme Court case legalized gay marriage nationwide? 1 pts Question 41

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 18 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 the Equal Rights Amendment the Supremacy Clause the Full Faith and Credit Clause the Commerce Clause The fact that the state of Oregon must recognize a driver’s license from the state of Wisconsin reflects what provision of the Constitution? 1 pts Question 42 by restricting political participation to college-educated citizens only by limiting the total population of Americans by limiting the sphere of the state and local governments by encouraging many groups and viewpoints to all participate in the political process According to James Madison, how can a tyranny of the majority be prevented? 1 pts Question 43 They sought compromise and common ground when it came to the issue of power. According to the text, why did the Framers use vague language in designing the federal government?

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9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 19 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 They could not agree on particular provisions in the Constitution. They were unsure if they had worked out the right system and wanted a highly flexible document in case it had to be corrected. They worried a great deal about interstate conflict. 1 pts Question 44 the First Amendment the Tenth Amendment the Seventh Amendment the Second Amendment States’ rights are protected by which amendment in the Bill of Rights? 1 pts Question 45 equality of opportunity equality of means equality of outcome equality of selection Affirmative action furthers which type of equality?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 20 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 1 pts Question 46 States would be responsible for economic concerns, while the national government would focus on foreign affairs. States would enjoy more power than they did under the Articles of Confederation. Some states would lose power, while others would gain it. States would have to give up some power to a national government. What did the adoption of the Constitution mean for states when it came to power? 1 pts Question 47 freedoms that protect citizens from the government rooted in the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment synonymous with civil rights concerned with equality of citizenship Civil liberties can be described as which of the following? 1 pts Question 48 Which governmental institution is principally credited with the most recent shift in the balance of power between the state and federal governments?

9/23/20, 1 : 30 PM Quiz: Mid Term Exam Page 21 of 22 https://virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com/courses/16069/quizzes/44439/take?preview=1 the Supreme Court the president state governors the House of Representatives 1 pts Question 49 A federal law banning the slave trade went into effect. The abolitionist movement officially started in this year. Slaves were required to be free by this point. The Southern states seceded from the Union over the slavery issue. Why is the year 1808 consequential in the history of slavery? 1 pts Question 50 It set a legal precedent that would allow slaves to sue for their freedom. It was the singular cause of the Civil War. The Supreme Court outlawed slavery once and for all. It granted freedom to any slave whose master established residence in a free state or territory. What was the main effect of the Missouri Compromise?

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