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How many amendments have been added to the constitutionWho were the only Native Americans who successfully resisted their removal?What decisions made at the Constitutional Convention gave the national government greater decision-making powers than the Articles of Confederation?Would you have supported the Federalists of the Anti-federalists? Explain your answerIdentify the outcome of the debate between Federalists and Anti-federalists about the ConstitutionHow did the compromises reached during the Constitutional convention satisfy competing groups?What political problems resulted from a weak central government under the Articles of confederation?The process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes is called what?a. Opinion leadershipb. Political socializationc. Agenda settingd. Peer groupinge. Consensus buildingThe contemporary political "gender gap" refers to the tendency of women to do which of the following?a. Identify more with the Democratic Party than men dob. Vote less than men doc. Favor female candidates for office over male candidatesd. Pay less attention to politics than men doe. Vote more for Republican candidates than men do"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal" are the first words of which of the following documents?a. The Constitution of the United States of Americab. The Declaration of Independencec. The Magna Cartad. The United Nations Chartere. The Bill of RightsWhat did the white primary in southern states allow?a. All races to participate in elections on an equal basisb. Whites to exclude African Americans from voting in Democratic Party primariesc. Voters to select ballots for each party based on different skin colorsd. African Americans the opportunity to vote for the first timee. Whites to exclude African Americans from voting in the general electionsWhich of the following is true of the Defense of Marriage Act?a. It was passed in response to a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.b. It was passed in1996, allowing states to not recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.c. It required federal recognition of same-sex marriage.d. It required state governments to accept same-sex marriages from other states.e. It nullified any same-sex marriage performed in any state.What was the goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?a. Promote issues based on the notion that men and women are created equalb. Debate the possibility of seceding from the United States due to restrictions on the slave tradec. Create a women's manifesto discussing temperance, abolition, and suffraged. Discuss strategies for the abolition of slaverye. Plan strategies that would advance rights for homosexual individuals and same-sex couplesWhat was the purpose of the poll tax used in many southern states?a. To prevent northern immigrants from moving to the South and voting in local electionsb. To determine who was intelligent enough to votec. To limit the voting ability of African Americans and poor whitesd. To force individuals to buy property in order to be eligible to votee. To raise funds for voter registration among the minority communityWhich of the following best describes the transfer of political values?a. Is most likely to occur through the mediab. Is more likely to occur from families to childrenc. Is more likely that children will influence their parentsd. Is exceptionally rare in familiese. Only occurs in small familiesWhen 46 percent of respondents feel the government is doing a good job, and 52 percent believe it is not, this is an example of which of the following?a. Consensusb. Elite opinionc. Non-opiniond. Divisive opinione. Unified opinionThe collective attitude of the citizens on a given issue is known as what?a. Public opinionb. Gerrymanderingc. Public discordd. Incumbencye. Political reformNationwide recognition of same-sex marriage was the result of which of the following?a. A 2015 Supreme Court decisionb. A 2016 congressional lawc. A 2010 constitutional amendmentd. An international treaty on human rightse. A 2015 executive orderIn 1863, during the Civil War, what did President Abraham Lincoln do to make slavery illegal?a. Signed the Missouri Compromiseb. Issued the Emancipation Proclamationc. Vetoed the Kansas-Nebraska Actd. Passed the Eleventh Amendmente. Declared martial lawTo what does prior restraint refer?a. Closed sessions of hearings by Congressb. Methods used by the government to get terrorists to talkc. Prohibition of judges from legislating from the benchd. Restraining an activity, such as expression, before that activity has actually occurrede. Ability of police to detain people when riots appear imminent
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