Which branch of New Jersey government interprets state law?
Correct answer(s):
- Judiciary
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United States of America
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How did New Jersey’s 1776 state constitution differ from its 1787 federal ratification?
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- They were distinct legal and political events
How do counties and municipalities relate in New Jersey?
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- They are different levels of local government
What does a municipality’s population count generally cover?
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- Residents inside that municipality's boundaries
What helped New Jersey suburbs expand during the twentieth century?
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- Highway construction and metropolitan growth
Where did New Jersey delegates meet to approve the proposed U.S. Constitution in 1787?
Correct answer(s):
- Trenton
Who presented the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
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- William Paterson
What kind of legislative representation did the New Jersey Plan defend?
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- Equal representation for states
How does the U.S. Congress balance state equality and population today?
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- Equal Senate seats and population-based House seats
Which groups could sometimes vote under New Jersey’s early property-based election rules?
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- Some property-owning women and free Black residents
What change did New Jersey’s 1807 voting law make?
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- It narrowed voting to qualified free white male citizens
How did New Jersey’s 1804 law address slavery?
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- It provided for gradual abolition
Which statement describes the limits of the 1804 gradual abolition law?
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- It did not immediately free everyone already enslaved
Which early American leader supported manufacturing at Paterson’s Great Falls?
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- Alexander Hamilton
Which constitutional amendment eventually prohibited slavery throughout the United States?
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- Thirteenth Amendment
When was the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures founded?
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- 1791
How did early Paterson mills use the Passaic River’s energy?
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- By directing water through industrial raceways
After which New Jersey governor was Paterson named?
Correct answer(s):
- William Paterson
Which industry was central to Paterson’s early industrial development?
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- Textiles
Which textile gave Paterson a well-known industrial nickname?
Correct answer(s):
- Silk