5 Principles
The primary responsibility of Congress is to write laws. The primary responsibility of the President is to execute laws. The primary responsibility of the Supreme Court is to interpret laws.
Which Principle of the Constitution does this most clearly reflect?
A. Judicial Review
B. Federalism
C. Separation of Powers
D. Limited Government
C. Separation of Powers
Which principle is embodied in the first three words of the Constitution? - "We the People..."
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Limited Government
C. Federalism
D. Judicial Review
A. Popular Sovereignty
In the Constitution, the implied powers of Congress come from the...
A. Necessary and Proper Clause
B. Supremacy Clause
C. Relative Clause
D. Santa Clause
A. Necessary and Proper Clause
Which are civic responsibilities of U.S. citizens?
A. voting, serving on juries, obeying laws
B. attending college and getting a job
C. raising a family and going to church
D. owning a home
A. Voting, serving on juries, obeying laws
Negotiation...
A. is a process where differences are never settled
B. is a process of making concessions to settle differences.
C. is a process of working toward achieving general agreement within a group
D. is a process of settling differences through a discussion of issues.
D. is a process of settling differences through a discussion of issues.
Which of the following best describes the concept of Limited Government?
A. Power is given to one person.
B. All political power belongs to a few people.
C. The people must behave according to rules set by a King.
D. Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people.
D. Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people.
Congress votes to impeach the President.
A. Limited Government
B. Popular Sovereignty
C. Checks & Balances
D. Judicial Review
C. Checks & Balances
Which statement about the Supremacy Clause is true?
A. It establishes the Constitution as the nation’s highest law.
B. It establishes acts of Congress as the nation’s highest law.
C. It grants State constitutions priority over acts of Congress.
D. It grants State laws priority over treaties.
A. It establishes the Constitution as the nation’s highest law.
Which of the following would be a civic responsibility that comes with the right to vote?
A. voting for the correct political party
B. being informed about current issues
C. serving on a jury
D. voting for write-in candidates
B. being informed about current issues
Compromise is ...
A. is a process of working toward achieving general agreement within a group.
B. is a process of making concessions to settle differences.
C. is arguing to prove you are right
D. is making a principled stand on an issue.
B. is a process of making concessions to settle differences.
The state of Ohio has the power to create public schools, issue licenses, and build highways.
A. Judicial Review
B. Separation of Powers
C. Federalism
D. Checks & Balances
C. Federalism
The following is the text of the 5th Amendment:
“No person... shall be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
Which of the following reflects the amendment above?
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. Judicial Review
C. Limited Government
D. Checks & Balances
C. Limited Government
The Supremacy Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause...
A. give the federal government more power
B. give the federal government less power
C. give the states more power
D. restrict the powers of Supreme Court Justices
A. give the federal government more power
In the U.S., rights carry responsibilities. Which is a civic responsibility of citizens?
A. Serving on a jury
B. Attending college
C. Donating money to charity
D. Being active in a political party
D. serve on juries
Which statement describes consensus building?
A. Both parties sacrifice something they want in order to resolve a conflict.
B. Both parties agree to a series of meetings in order to discuss solutions to a conflict.
C. Both parties try to convince each other that their idea is better in order to solve a conflict.
D. Both parties search for common ground or areas of mutual agreement to solve a conflict.
D. Both parties search for common ground or areas of mutual agreement to solve a conflict.
The people vote to approve a ballot measure to end state testing in high schools.
Which of the 5 principles in the Constitution does this represent?
Popular Sovereignty
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson writes that "...to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
Which constitutional principle is identified with the concept of “consent of the governed”?
Popular Sovereignty
According to the Supremacy Clause, which of the following shows the correct order of power from strongest to weakest.
A. Local Laws, Acts of Congress, State Constitutions, U.S. Constitution.
B. State Constitutions, Acts of Congress and Treaties, the U.S. Constitution
C. The U.S. Constitution, Acts of Congress and Treaties, State Constitutions, State Statutes, local laws
D. The U.S. Constitution, State Constitutions, Acts of Congress and
C. The U.S. Constitution, Acts of Congress and Treaties, State Constitutions, State Statutes, local laws
The 2nd Amendment reads “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Which of the following would be a civic responsibility that comes with the right to bear arms?
A. practicing firearm safety
B. serving on juries
C. voting in elections
D. buying a gun
A. practicing firearm safety
A ________ is when citizens propose a new law. After sending in petitions, the new law will be voted on in the next election.
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Veto
D. Quorum
A. Initiative
In Federalist 47, James Madison writes, “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
Which principle of government do you think Madison proposed to stop this tyranny?
Separation of Powers
The First Amendment reads:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
What principle of the U.S. Constitution does this best represent?
Limited Government
What is the difference between expressed powers and implied powers?
Expressed Powers - directly worded in the Constitution
Implied Powers - not expressly stated in the Constitution but can be reasonably implied from them. Created by the Necessary and Proper Clause.
The 6th amendment reads: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed…”
What would be a civic responsibility that comes with the right to trial by jury?
Serving on a jury
Consensus building - finding mutual agreement
Compromise - sacrificing something/making concessions.