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Praxis II Government/Political Science Exam Prep - Question List

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11. The individual rights that are promised to citizens under the Bill of Rights were later extended to the states, due to the Supreme Court interpretation of which Constitutional Amendment?
  1. 10
  2. 14
  3. 12
  4. 16
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12. Fill in the blanks:

Early nationalists supported __________.
Localists supported __________.
  1. Washington; Adams
  2. Jefferson; Hamilton
  3. Trading with France; trading with England
  4. A conservative agenda; a liberal agenda
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13.

Federalism maintains the idea that our two major forms of government are both:

  1. Equal
  2. Checked and balanced
  3. Sovereign
  4. Elected
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14. What was federalism meant to do in the early days of the republic?
  1. Encourage eligible voters to vote
  2. Protect the liberties of the nation
  3. Allow local governments to flourish and become strong
  4. Strengthen the power of the national capital
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15. What caused major shifts in the scope of federalism?
  1. Conflicts rose between republics and totalitarian nations.
  2. States failed to protect civil rights.
  3. Capitalist economies failed to avoid major collapses.
  4. All of the above
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