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FCLE EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024. popular sovereignty - ANSWER Government only exists with the consent of the governed consent of the governed - ANSWER The authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people, as expressed by votes in elections What is federalism? - ANSWER A system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER 27 What three natural rights are included in the Declaratio...

After the Spanish-American War, the United States gained the following possessions: - Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta created the United Farm Workers Organization Committee (UFWOC) in 1966 primarily to - improve working conditions for migrant workers. During the Gilded Age, where did the wealthy business owners live in relation to the city? - on the outskirts of the city During which presidency did the Persian Gulf War take place? - George H.W. Bush Fran...

FCLE Exam Study Guide Verified Review popular sovereignty - Government only exists with the consent of the governed consent of the governed - The authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people, as expressed by votes in elections What is federalism? - A system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - 27 What three natural rights are included in the Declaration of Independenc...

NBCT EA/Social Studies-History Component 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Declaration of Independence (1776) - Answer- Adopted by Continental Congress on July 4. Articles of Confederation (1777) - Answer- Served as the first US constitution until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect; created a weak central government with no power to tax, no common currency, no executive or judicial branches, and gave each state one vote regardless of size. Treaty of Paris (1783)...

Marco Polo Merchant and Traveler Latitude the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes -lines side to side Longitude the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. -lines Up and Down Absolute Location exactly w...

CLEP : American Government - Ultimate Test Questions AND VERIFIED COMPLETE ANSWERS 2023/2024 NAFTA - correct answer North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and Mexico in 1993. Tariff rates are falling or disappearing ICC - correct answer Interstate Commerce Commission; created in 1887 to regulate railroads that moved goods and services between states Each state sends __________ Senators to the United States Senate. A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) a number in proportion ...

Which doc represents the supreme law of land? - ANSWER-us constitution What does the US const., do? - ANSWER-sets up federal govt. What is the first phrase of the US const.? - ANSWER-" we the people " Which was established by a const. amendment? - ANSWER-senate may ratify treaties What is the name of the first ten amendments? - ANSWER-bill of rights one right included in the first amendment ? - ANSWER-free speech how many amendments does const. have? - ANSWER-27 Which phra...

Honors government testElectoral College - correct answer A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president Marbury v. Madison - correct answer This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review McCulloch v. Maryland - correct answer Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law Gibbons v. Ogden - correct answer Regulating interstate commerce is a power rese...

AP Gov Constitutional Cases and Documents| UPDATED 2024/2025| Cases v. case What is the **Marbury v. Madison (1803)** case known for? It established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. What was the significance of **McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)**? It affirmed the supremacy of federal law over state law and established the concept of implied powers through the Necessary and Proper Clause. What did the Supreme Court rule in **...

Government FCLE SC Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) -Answer-the Supreme Court upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax the federal bank using the Constitution's supremacy clause. The Court's broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause paved the way for later rulings upholding expansive federal powers Marbury v. Madison (1803) -Answer-This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review...