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Missouri Government EOC Review Amendments to the Constitution # Bill of Rights 1. 1st Amendment: Freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, press, petition. 2. 2nd Amendment: Right to bear arms; a militia is necessary for a free state. 3. 3rd Amendment: Housing of soldiers. 4. 4th Amendment: No unreasonable search or arrest. 5. 5th Amendment: No person tried without grand jury indictment; no double jeopardy; due process of law. 6. 6th Amendment: Rights of accused in criminal cases...

Brutus 1 - ANSWER This argued that a large republic would be undemocratic, with an unaccountable national government that would take power away from the states. The author of this document was an anti-Federalist opposed to ratifying the Constitution in 1787-88. Articles of Confederation - ANSWER This was the loose alliance or "League of Friendship" that governed the US from 1777 to 1789. There was no president or national court system, and a unicameral legislature was the main nationa...

A - ANSWER-Which one of the following is NOT true of cultural or political beliefs in America. A. America's origins as a wilderness society led to the belief that government is responsible for providing material assistance to its citizens. B. Americans place a greater emphasis than Europeans on personal advancement through education. C. Never has an American majority expressed a willingness to entrust health insurance fully to the government. D. America has a strong individualistic culture/...

A system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people is called __________________ - correct answer government A _____________ is a government in which decisions are made through representatives ofthe people. - correct answer republic ________________ support conservative fiscal policies while also supporting liberal social policies - correct answer libertarians The te...

FCLE Practice Exam study set Florida CIVIC LITERACY 2 (American Government) questions and answers Which of the following ancient civilizations established a republican form of government? - CORRECT ANSWER-Roman During the 6th century B.C.E., the ancient Athenians divided the powers of their government between two assemblies and guaranteed certain political rights to all male citizens. How do these political reforms best illustrate how societies develop? - CORRECT ANSWER-by limiting ...

Brutus 1 - ANSWER This argued that a large republic would be undemocratic, with an unaccountable national government that would take power away from the states. The author of this document was an anti-Federalist opposed to ratifying the Constitution in 1787-88. Articles of Confederation - ANSWER This was the loose alliance or "League of Friendship" that governed the US from 1777 to 1789. There was no president or national court system, and a unicameral legislature was the main nat...

The most important concession won by the Anti-Federalists in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution - Bill of Rights In Federalist #10 James Madison thought that this would "break and control the violence of factions"? - the proposed constitution or the "extended republic"? This is why Federalists (e.g., Alexander Hamilton) believed a Bill of Rights could be dangerous - unlisted rights would be vulnerable to government abuse? "ambition must be made to counteract ambition...

The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began with migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait. Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent. The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest fished salmon as their principal occupation. Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Str...

AP US Gov Ch.1 and Ch.2 (AMSCO 2021)Adams, John - correct answers a member of the Second Continental Congress that drafted the Declaration of Independence; strong supporter of independence; becomes 2nd President and avoids war with France Declaration of Independence - correct answers 1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain--provided moral and legal justification for their rebellion Franklin, Benjamin - correct ...