Which of the following best describes the “Great Compromise” from the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) is a Supreme Court case that helped spark the Civil War.  It dealt with a slave named Dred Scott who sued for his freedom after he had been brought to Fort Snelling, MN by his slave owner.  Which of the following best decribes the Court’s ruling?

How did FDR try to pressure the Supreme Court to stop striking down all of his New Deal laws and instead interpret the Commerce Clause to allow more federal power? 

Today, the Supreme Court has increased the power of the federal government.  However, at the Founding, federal power was limited to explicitly enumerated (listed) powers.  Which of the following is one of the federal powers explicitely enumerated in Article I, Section 8?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Anti-Federalists?

Which of the following is a check that the Supreme Court has over the President and Congress? 

Choose the one correct option: A – a city in the near east B – a city in the Near East C – neither is correct

Which of the following beliefs are most consistent with modern conservative ideology as it is typically expressed in the Republican party today?

In McCullough v. Maryland, the Supreme Court said the federal government had the power to establish a national bank.  Which of the following best describes how this ruling expanded the federal government’s power? 

Which of the following would be an example of an unfunded mandate?