Chapter 3 Constitution

Question 1

The Legislative branch can check the Judicial branch by its power to

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Remove judges through impeachment

Question 2

The Judiciary Act 1789 was an example of…

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Congress informally amending the Constitution

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Which of the following statements about informal amendments is TRUE?

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Some have been proposed and ratified as official amendments

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Which of the following was formally amended to the Constitution

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prohibition of alcoholic beverages

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When there is a separation of powers

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Power is distributed among the three independent branches of government

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Each of the four methods of formal amendment

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Demonstrates the principles of federalism

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Which of the following is mentioned by the Constitution and its amendments?

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Secession of vice president to presidency

Question 8

The Bill of Rights guarantees all of the following EXCEPT

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The right of women to vote

Question 9

Which of the following accounts for the ability of the Constitution to endure for over 200 years?

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Built-in provisions for accommodating change

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of the checks and balances system?

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The president makes an executive agreement

Question 11

According to Article 5 of the Constitution, no amendment may

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Deprive the state of its equal representation in the Senate

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Which of the following is a method of formal amendment?

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Proposed by 2/3rds of Congress ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures

Question 13

The basic constitutional rights of the people were first set out in the

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Bill of Rights

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government?

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Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people

Question 15

In most cases involving judicial review, the courts have

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Have found the governmental actions in question to be constitutional

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Which statement about the Bill of Rights is NOT true?

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The amendments were ratified at the same time as the Consitution

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The informal amendment process

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Results from the daily experiences of government

Question 18

A ___ is one of the numbered sections of the Constituion

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Article

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Carries the same force of law as a treaty

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Executive Agreement

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The government and its officers must obey the ___, which is another way of describing the concept of limited government.

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Rule of law

Question 21

What is tradition, in reference to the US government?

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A precedent is set and it continues to be used. It is allowed to be changed

Question 22

Why would a president not perform senatorial courtesy?

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The senators are from an opposing party

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What is a senatorial courtesy?

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A president will consult State senators when an appointment will be made within the state.

Question 24

Is the right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment in the Constitution?

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Yes

Question 25

Was the clause where the Vice President becomes President after the initial president’s death in the Consitution?

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No

Question 26

Is the Cabinet found in the Constitution?

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No

Question 27

Why was the Electoral College initially set with more importance than the voters?

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The authors of the Constitution did not trust the people to choose a good president

Question 28

Electoral College was set to pick the president and vice president, and parties entered to choose both. What does the Electoral College do now?

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Follow the will of the voters’ decision

Question 29

Marbury vs. Madison game the Supreme Court…

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Judicial review

Question 30

A president can use their power to do what kind of acts, in relation to the Constitution?

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Those that are not specifically disapproved of by the Constitution.

Question 31

What does the First Amendment guarantee?

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Right to freedom, petitions, and assembly

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What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee?

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Right to a fair trial

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What does the Seventh Amendment guarantee?

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Rights in civil cases

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What does the Eighth Amendment guarantee?

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Bail, fines, and punishment

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What does the Tenth Amendment guarantee?

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States’ rights

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What does the Ninth Amendment guarantee?

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Rights of citizens will be protected

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What does the Fifteenth Amendment guarantee?

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The right for Black people to vote

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What does the Second Amendment guarantee?

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Right to bear arms

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What does the Third Amendment guarantee?

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Quartering of soldiers

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What does the Fourth Amendment guarantee?

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Protection from unreasonable searches

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What does the Fifth Amendment guarantee?

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Rights in criminal cases where a citizen does not have to self incriminate in testimony

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What does the Sixteenth Amendment guarantee?

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Right for Congress to collect income tax

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What does the Twenty-second Amendment guarantee?

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Term limits for the presidency

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What does the Eighteenth Amendment guarantee?

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Prohibition of liquor

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What does the Twenty-sixth Amendment guarantee?

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The right for 18-year-olds to vote.

Question 46

How many amendments are there?

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27

Question 47

What expansion of powers were later given to Congress?

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Managing interstate commerce and foreign commerce

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What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do?

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Added executive offices in the presidency and vice presidency.

Question 49

Congress has yet to expand any sections of the Consitution.

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False, it has in the Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 50

What are some ways informal amendment can take place?

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From Congress’s legislation, the president, Supreme Court decisions, political parties’ activities, or customs and usage.

Question 51

Informal amendment can take place in how many ways?

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5

Question 52

What does the Bill of Rights guarantee?

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Personal freedoms and some states’ rights

Question 53

Bill of Rights is the first # amendments to the ____.

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10, Constitution

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Congress cannot determine a time limit on the amendment process

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False, it can place a reasonable time limit

Question 55

Once a state passes an amendment, it cannot then reject it

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TRUE

Question 56

A state that rejects an amendment can later pass it

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TRUE

Question 57

No amendment can be made that deprives a ____ of its equal opportunity to vote in the Senate

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State

Question 58

Who debates the impeachment charges after the House Judiciary Committee?

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the House

Question 59

Who debates the impeachment charges first?

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House Judiciary Committee

Question 60

Where do approved articles of impeachment get sent after the House votes?

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Senate

Question 61

____ opens trial and ____ members prosecute in impeachment trials.

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Senate, House

Question 62

Senate hears testimony and evidence, and can vote to…

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Curb testimony

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Senate can consider lesser punishment for impeachment.

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TRUE

Question 64

The House can dismiss the impeachment case.

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False, the Senate can

Question 65

What are the two ways constitutional change can come about?

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Formal & Informal

Question 66

How many methods are there to amend the Constitution?

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4

Question 67

The fourth method to amend the Constitution is to

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Have the State Legislature apply to Congress with a ⅔ vote, and in State Conventions be ratified by ¾ of the states

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The first method to amend the Constitution is to

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Have Congress vote ⅔ in both houses and in State Legislature ratified by ¾ of the states

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The second method to amend the Constitution is to

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Have Congress vote ⅔ in both houses and in State Conventions be ratified by ¾ of the states

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The third method to amend the Constitution is to

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Have the State Legislature apply to Congress with a ⅔ vote, and in State Legislature ratified by ¾ of the states

Question 71

The powers shared by the states and the federal government are called _____ powers.

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Concurrent

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What kind of powers do the States have under the federal system?

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Reserved

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What kind of powers does the federal government have under the federal system?

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Enumerated

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The Senate impeaches the president.

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False, the House of Representatives does

Question 75

It takes a ____vote in the Senate to find a president guilty and worth of impeachment.

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2/3

Question 76

It takes a three-quarter vote in the House of Representatives to impeach a president.

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False, it takes a majority vote

Question 77

Impeachment proceedings start in the House of Representatives.

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TRUE

Question 78

A division of power between the federal government and the state government is called what?

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Federalism

Question 79

When does the system of checks and balances work best?

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When the Executive branch and Legislative branch are different parties

Question 80

Checks and balances exist to…

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Prevent too much power from existing in any one branch

Question 81

How many presidents have been found guilty and impeached?

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0

Question 82

What presidents have had impeachment brought against them?

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Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump

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What case established the principle of judicial review?

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Marbury v. Madison

Question 84

When the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional, what is this called?

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Judicial review

Question 85

The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional.

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TRUE

Question 86

The ____ has to approve people nominated for appointment (such as federal judges) by ____.

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Senate, the president

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What can a president do to reject an act of Congress?

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A veto

Question 88

Each branch is subject to constitutional restraints from other branches

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Checks & balances

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Judicial

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Interprets the laws

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Executive

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Enforces the laws

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Legislative

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Makes the laws

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Separation of powers

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Legislative, executive, judicial

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Government must be conducted in accordion with constitutional principles, with no one being above the law

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Constitutionalism

Question 94

What government holds that no government is all-powerful, and the government can only do those things that people give the power to do?

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Limited government

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State governments get their authority from the…

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People of the state

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Popular sovereignty

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People have authority

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The Constitution has # amendments

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Twenty-seven

Question 98

The Constitution contains # articles

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7

Question 99

Introduction to the Constitution is the

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Preamble

Question 100

The supreme law of the United States is the

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Constitution