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What does the incorporation doctrine do?a. It provides for congressional oversight into multinational corporations.b. It allows companies to incorporate through government application.c. It provides for government oversight to corporations doing business with the government.d. It is the view that the provisions of the Bill of Rights are extended to individuals for protection against action by states.e. It holds the view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to foreign government activities through the Fourteenth Amendment.The assumption that people have natural rights ("unalienable Rights"), including the rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," was a revolutionary concept at that time. Its use by Jefferson reveals the influence of what English philosopher in his Two Treatises on Government, published in 1690?a. Thomas Hobbesb. Voltairec. Denis Diderotd. John Lockee. Immanuel KantThe Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in which of the following cases?a. Marbury v. Madisonb. McCullough v. Marylandc. Gideon v. Wainwrightd. Dred Scott v. Sandforde. Hamilton v. BurrWhich of the following is the power to coin money, create naturalization laws, admit new states, and declare war?a. Impliedb. Inferredc. Inherentd. Reservede. EnumeratedWhat is the system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national and state governments?a. Socialismb. Nationalismc. States' rightsd. Federalisme. Confederal systemIn a unitary system of government, the ultimate government authority is located on which of the following levels?a. The state or provincial levelb. The local or municipal levelc. The regional leveld. The national or central levele. The state or provincial level and the local or municipal levelWhat is the basic premise of federalism?a. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses.b. Two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people.c. Supreme political authority remains with the states.d. The national government has ultimate sovereignty over a country's land and people.e. State and local governments may not exercise powers of their own that are independent of the national government.The assignment in the Constitution of lawmaking, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, respectively, is known as which of the following?a. The supremacy clauseb. Inherent powersc. Direct democracyd. The implied powers clausee. Separation of powersThe Constitution would not have been ratified in several important states if the Federalists had not assured the states of which of the following?a. A ban on the importation of slaves would be a focus of the first Congress.b. Amendments to the Constitution would be passed to protect individual liberties against incursions by the national government.c. Amendments to the Constitution would be passed to protect the rights of states against incursions by the national government.d. An amendment to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and consumption of liquor would be passed.e. Slaves that had escaped to free states would not have to be returned to their owners in slave states.Which of the following types of system consists of a league of independent states, each having essentially sovereign powers, and a central government with limited powers?a. Unitaryb. Confederalc. Federald. Authoritariane. BicameralThe Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress did so, however, to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This an example of which of the following types of power?a. Impliedb. Delegatedc. Reservedd. Expressede. InherentWhich of the following is true with regard to the Great Compromise?a. It was advanced by delegates from Georgia.b. It proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate.c. It was presented too late to be considered.d. It was proposed by Delaware.e. It proposed a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote.The Articles of Confederation established a voluntary association of independent states that did which of the following?a. Relied on the national government to resolve all regional conflictsb. Paid a yearly levy to the national government to enforce state lawsc. Agreed to only limited restraint on state sovereigntyd. States were represented on the basis of population in the Confederate assemblye. Did not collect tariffs on goods coming into the stateStates were granted extra representation based on the number of slaves they held under which of the following?a. The slavery population clauseb. The equal population clausec. The three-fifths compromised. The five-eighths compromisee. The census clauseThe assertion that national law has primacy over state law is in the Constitution in which of the following clauses?a. The equal protection clauseb. The due process clausec. The establishment claused. The supremacy clausee. The free exercise clauseDuring the constitutional deliberations, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, to sway public opinion, wrote 85 essays known as which of the following?a. The Antifederalist Papersb. Common Sensec. The Federalist Papersd. The Mayflower Compacte. The Pluralist PapersOriginally, the Constitutional Convention's purpose was to do which of the following?a. Adopt a new constitutionb. File a formal tax protest with Great Britainc. Raise money for a national army to stop Shays' Rebelliond. Revise the Articles of Confederatione. Overturn articles amended by the Second Continental CongressThe Articles of Confederation did which of the following?a. Provided for a bicameral legislatureb. Established a strong executive branchc. Allowed the states to retain most of their powerd. Created a way to raise taxes to fund an armye. Ended slaveryShays' Rebellion plays an important role in American history for which of the following reasons?a. It represents the first major battle to occur in the southern colonies during the American Revolution.b. It anticipated the states' rights battle.c. It was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.d. It made obvious the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation.e. It enabled the colonists to reorganize and gain the upper hand against the British in the Revolutionary War.North Korea is known for its lack of freedom of speech, press, and assembly. The needs of the ruler and regime are paramount, and dissent often means imprisonment or death. These are the characteristics of which of the following?a. Democratic republicb. Majoritarian democracyc. Totalitarian stated. Republice. Direct democracy
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