MCAP Social Studies & Government 5

Question 1

What is the highest court in Maryland called since its renaming in 2022?

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court of Maryland

Answer

After voters approved a 2022 constitutional amendment, the Court of Appeals was renamed the Supreme Court of Maryland.

Question 2

A state legislature draws district lines so that one political party wins more seats than its share of the vote. What is this practice called?

Accepted Answer

Gerrymandering

Answer

Gerrymandering is manipulating district boundaries to benefit a party or group.

Question 3

Which right did Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) guarantee?

Accepted Answer

The right to a state-appointed lawyer for defendants who cannot afford one in felony cases

Answer

Gideon held that the Sixth Amendment requires states to provide counsel to poor defendants in felony cases.

Question 4

Which power does the 10th Amendment reserve?

Accepted Answer

Powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people

Answer

The 10th Amendment reserves to the states or the people any powers that the Constitution does not delegate to the federal government.

Question 5

Harriet Tubman, born enslaved in Dorchester County, Maryland, is best known for what?

Accepted Answer

Leading enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad

Answer

Tubman escaped slavery and returned many times to guide others north to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

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