Civics Final

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False: According to the U.S. Constitution, Congress's powers are limited just to those powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution, such as the power to coin money.
False: The Senate operates with many more rules and restrictions than the House governing floor debate and action.
True: Jim Crow laws made segregation in public places legal
All of the Choices (1965, 1964, 1968): Which of the following specifically led to widespread voter registration in the south ....
The Speaker: When comparing the leadership positions of the two houses of Congress, which office is considered to be the most powerful position overall in its day to day operations?
The Necessary and Proper Clause: Which of the following provides the best constitutional basis for the expansion of congressional powers beyond those which are specifically listed in the Constitution?
True: The goals of the Civil Rights Acts of 1865 to 1875 were to try to enforce the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
Do what they perceive is best by following their own judgement: Legislators who view their representative role as a "trustee" are most likely to ...
False: Literacy Tests helped African Amercans know how to vote
Placing Little Rock under federal control: President Eisenhower responded to the Little Rock crisis by .....
Thurgood Marshall: Who represented the Brown family in arguing Brown v. Board of Education?
The Majority Leader: In its daily operations, which is the most powerful position in the U.S. Senate?
False: Advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government is protected in all circumstances under the Free Speech provisions of the First Amendment
The Speaker: The most powerful position in the U.S. House of Representatives is ....
True: The free exercise clause of the First Amendment guarantees the separation of church and state
Plessy v. Ferguson: The principle of "seperate but equal" was established by ....
By the Senate: After the president appoints Supreme Court Justices, they must be approved in order to take office ...
Enforce integration in public facilities in the South: The main goal of the freedom riders was to ....
False: In an average legislative year, most bills that are introduced become law.
14th Amendment: The Constitution did not provide a definition for a United States citizen until the enacting of the ....
Racially segregated schools are inherently unequal and unconstitutional: In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that ....
Six Years: Members of the U.S. Senate serve a term of ....
True: Congress may override a president's veto by a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.
That segregation was teaching white children that they were superior to black children: In Brown v. Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall argued which of the following ....
All of the Choices (Secular, Advancement of Religion, avoid entanglement): According to the 1971 ruling in Lemon v. Kurtzman, direct state aid to religious schools ....
False: Currently, as the population increases nationwide, new congressional seats are added to the total in the House to reflect that change
At lunch counters: Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
Restrict the freedom of freed slaves: The Black Codes were passed in an effort to ....
The. U.S. Senate: According to the Constitution, Article I, Section 3., who has the "sole Power to try all Impeachments"
Having the authority to pardon people convicted of federal crimes: One way the Congress may NOT check the authority of the other branches of government under the Constitution is by
True: The Civil Rights Act of 1968 forbade discrimination in most housing
Free Speech: Libel and Slander most closely come into conflict with the constitutional guarantee of ....
The media was there: The marches in Birmingham received so much national attention because ....
The Rules Committee: All of the following are hurdles a bill must pass in BOTH houses before it become a law EXCEPT
slavery could only exist in the Southern and some Western states: The Dred Scott decision ruled all of the following except .....
Libel: Making false defamatory statements in writing is legally described as ....
Jim Crow Laws: Which laws authorized racial discrimination?
True: No bill can become law without the consent of both houses of Congress.
Civil Rights Act of 1964: The posting of "White Only" sign was made illegal by ....
The Congress: The constitutional power "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers" is granted to ...
Voter Literacy Test: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed ....
Rosa Parks: Refusing to give up a seat to a white person resulted in the arrest of ....
Two Years: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives serve a term of ...
Protests against segregation coming from the black community: The Montgomery Bus Boycott and lunch counter sit-ins are examples of ...
False: De Facto Segregation occurs because of laws or administrative decisions by public agencies
the 1960s: Many discriminatory laws passed immediately after the Civil War were not overturned until ....
All of the Above (Name recognition, Access to media, fund raising): Congressional incumbents usually enjoy which of the following advantages over their challengers?
Desegregate the public schools: The Little Rock crisis arose when efforts were made to ....
Burning crosses to intimidate members of a certain race: Which of the following is not a protected form of symbolic speech?
Follow their state legislature's wishes closely: Legislators who view their representative role as a "delegate" are most likely to ...
True: From 1980-1990, more than 90 percent of the incumbents who sought reelection actually won their primary and general election races
False: Obscenity is protected by the First Amendment
True: The result of the death of Emmitt Till was that more of the nation was aware of the treatment of African-Americans in the South

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