Notes

According to the Constitution, which of the following is true about “unalienable rights”?
They can never be taken away from the people.
The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln
freed all enslaved people under Confederate control.
The dispute between Thomas Gibbons and Aaron Ogden concerned
who had government permission to run a steamboat business.
The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to
forming three branches of government in the United States.
What did the Founders mean by the term “rule of law”?
laws that apply equally to everyone
In the 1850s, the North and South strongly disagreed about
the spread of slavery.
According to the US Constitution, a state can create legislation on issues that
are neither assigned to the federal government nor denied to states.
In 1832, the Ordinance of Nullification declared that one state would
not collect tariffs imposed by the federal government.
Which of the following is the best example of popular sovereignty as referred to in the Constitution?
voting for representatives
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court established that Congress had the power to
establish a national bank.
The Constitution establishes three branches of government that
have different powers.
The Battle of Vicksburg was significant because
the South lost control of the Mississippi River.
During the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln
did not win the support of any Southern states.
Which of the following is the best example of judicial review?
The Supreme Court declares that a recent law is unconstitutional.
The Founders wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution because they wanted to
ensure that people’s rights were protected