Short Answer
What power does the president’s veto of legislation exemplify?
A check by the Executive Branch on the Legislative Branch.
Which of the following is an example of a state’s reserved power under the Tenth Amendment?
A) Declaring war
B) Issuing driver’s licenses
C) Printing money
D) Negotiating treaties
B) Issuing driver’s licenses
First U.S. constitution:
Articles of Confederation.
The U.S. federal system shares power between state and national governments.
True
A state's population determines its representatives and its number of ____ in elections.
Electoral votes.
Select two Enlightenment ideas that influenced American government.
Natural rights and the social contract.
The Supremacy Clause declares that:
A) State laws are higher than federal laws
B) Federal laws and the Constitution are the supreme law of the land
C) Local governments can override the Constitution
D) Only the president can enforce federal laws
B) Federal laws and the Constitution are the supreme law of the land
Select all actions protecting African American voting rights:
A. Fifteenth Amendment
B. Twenty-Fourth Amendment
D. Voting Rights Act of 1965
Under a confederal system, the national government is more powerful than the states.
Minimum age for a senator is __________.
30 years old.
How does checks and balances uphold limited government?
It prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful by allowing each branch to limit the others.
Which courts are the federal trial courts where cases begin?
A) Supreme Court
B) U.S. District Courts
C) U.S. Courts of Appeals
D) State supreme courts
B) U.S. District Courts
Two amendments that expanded voting rights:
15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 24th Amendment, or 26th Amendment (any two)
The step right before the Supreme Court conference is oral arguments.
True
Locke’s idea that people have the right to life, liberty, and property is reflected in the U.S. Constitution’s ________.
Bill of Rights
Example of a Tenth Amendment reserved power:
Running public schools; issuing driver’s licenses; conducting elections.
Which federal courts hear only appeals?
A) U.S. District Courts
B) U.S. Courts of Appeals
C) Supreme Court
D) State trial courts
B) U.S. Courts of Appeals
Two ways the media influences public opinion:
Setting the public agenda; shaping political narratives.
The Supreme Court only hears trial cases.
False
Powers not given to the federal government or denied to the states are reserved to the ________.
states
Main idea of the Supremacy Clause and its importance:
The Constitution and federal laws are the highest laws of the land; it prevents states from overriding federal authority.
Which of the following is a way members of Congress serve their constituents?
A) Casework
B) Writing judicial opinions
C) Declaring war
D) Issuing executive orders
A) Casework
Positive and negative effects of interest groups:
Answer: Positive: Represent public interests.
Negative: Can give more political power to wealthy groups.
A governor’s powers are completely unrelated to the president’s powers.
False
The Connecticut Compromise created a ________ legislature with the Senate and House of Representatives.
bicameral