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[1 Point] (Question 15): How does the legislative branch of government act in the best interests of the people? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: By appointing officials to position to help protect people's rights).
(Answer 2[B]: By Enforcing laws that do not interfere with the people's rights).
(Answer 3[C]: By Creating laws that do not interfere with the people's rights).
(Answer 4[D]: By ruling on cases fairly so that the people's rights aren't restricted).
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[1 Point] (Question 16): Which of the following accurately describes how the supremacy clause has made a positive contribution to the concept of federalism? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: The supremacy clause allows states to make policies that work best for their state, even if those policies conflict with legitimate policies of the national government).
(Answer 2[B]: The supremacy clause has allowed states to increase their powers when they conflict with the national government).
(Answer 3[C]: The Supremacy clause has allowed the supreme court to resolve conflicts when both the national and state governments are exercising legitimate, but conflicting, powers).
(Answer 4[D]: The supremacy clause allows states to ignore national government policies when they conflict with the best interests of states).
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[1 Point] (Question 17): What issue arose with the state of Rhode Island that outlined a problem within the Articles of Confederation? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: The state did not follow policy on foreign trade).
(Answer 2[B]: The state did not have a form of currency to trade).
(Answer 3[C]: The state refused to pay taxes to congress).
(Answer 4[D]: The state currency experienced extreme devaluation).
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[1 Point] (Question 18) What political influences led to a shift in the U.S. economy from subsistence farming to a market economy following the Revolutionary War? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: Implementing government programs to aid people in economic hardship).
(Answer 2[B]: Passing legislation that supported the economy of southern states based on the labor of enslaved people).
(Answer 3[C]: Creating opportunity for new textiles and factories in the northern states to produce goods).
(Answer 4[D]: Passing laws that limited production in southern states).
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[1 Point] (Question 19): Which of the following is an example of public good? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: Public safety).
(Answer 2[B]: A car).
(Answer 3[C]: A house).
(Answer 4[D]: A cell phone).
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[1 Point] (Question 20): Use the excerpt from the Sherman Antitrust Law to answer the question. "... Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trace or commerce in any Territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory or Territories and any State or States or the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia, and any State or States or foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court..." What era is this law likely to be associated with? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: Post-World War II Era).
(Answer 2[B]: Progressive Era).
(Answer 3[C]: New Deal Era).
(Answer 4[D]: Laissez-Faire Era).
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[1 Point] (Question 21): Identify the amendment violated in the following Supreme Court case. A defendant accused of armed robbery is denied a lawyer by the government because armed robbery is not a capital crime. Choose the correct answer, and please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: The Fourth Amendment).
(Answer 2[B]: The Fifth Amendment).
(Answer 3[C]: The First Amendment).
(Answer 4[D]: The Sixth Amendment).
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[1 Point] (Question 22): Which of the following statements BEST explains why the addition of a bill of rights was necessary to ensure ratification of the Constitution? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: The Anti-Federalists were distrustful of state governments).
(Answer 2[B]: The Federalists were distrustful of a national bill of rights being used by states).
(Answer 3[C]: The Anti-Federalists were fearful of a too powerful national government).
(Answer 4[D]: The Federalists were fearful of a too powerful national government).
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[1 Point] (Question 23): Which of the following is considered to be a delegated power of the national government? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: Regulating interstate commerce).
(Answer 2[B]: Exercising the Police Power).
(Answer 3[C]: Running public schools).
(Answer 4[D]: Building infrastructure).
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[1 Point] (Question 24): Which of the following statements BEST explains how the Fourteenth Amendment increases the power of the national Government? Please explain your answer.

(Answer 1[A]: It allows the national government to prohibit voting discrimination based on race in the states).
(Answer 2[B]: It allows the national government to practice fiscal federalism in relation to the states).
(Answer 3[C]: It allows the national government to prohibit discrimination based on gender in the states).
(Answer 4[D]: It allows the national government to ensure civil liberties and civil rights of the states).
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