Who of the following was not an author of the Federalist Papers ?

A) James Madison
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John Jay

Which of the following statements about grand juries is MOST accurate?

A) The Fifth Amendment provision for a grand jury has never been incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment to apply to state criminal prosecutions.
B) The Fifth Amendment provision for a grand jury was incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment to apply to state criminal prosecutions in 1802.
C) The Fifth Amendment provision for a grand jury was incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment to apply to state criminal prosecutions in 1902.
D) The Fifth Amendment provision for a grand jury was incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment to apply to state criminal prosecutions in 1962.

Which of the following stories would an American news outlet that relies primarily on advertising revenue be LEAST likely to cover?

A) a celebrity wedding
B) a sex scandal involving a high-ranking government official
C) an economics professor providing testimony to a congressional committee on the effect of tariffs
D) an attack advertisement from a presidential candidate that accuses her opponent of racially insensitive remarks

Which of the following is true of the First Continental Congress?

A) It declared independence from Great Britain.
B) It encouraged the colonists to petition King George III to express their grievances.
C) It was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
D) It urged colonists to purchase British goods to win favor with the king.
E) It produced a document that the colonists found to be coercive.

Which president granted full amnesty in 1868 to all southerners who had participated in the
"Late Rebellion"?

A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Rutherford B.Hayes

Which of the following played an important role in caring for the poor during the nineteenth century?

A) the military
B) the federal government
C) churches and religious organizations
D) the United Nations