Test One- 2nd Quarter

Question 1

The notion that all individuals posses inalienable rights and willingly submit to government to protect those rights is embodied in:

Answer 1

B. Social contract theory

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT among the characteristics shared by all state constitutions?

Answer 2

A. The requirement that citizens approve any changes

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT w power of the Texas legislature?

Answer 3

D. Appoint judges

Question 4

Under the Texas Constitution, the power to tax resides with:

Answer 4

B. The legislature

Question 5

The theory of popular sovereignty holds that all power:

Answer 5

D. Rests with the people

Question 6

Article 6 of the US constitution contains the ____ clause establishing the US constitution as the law of the land that no federal or state law may violate

Answer 6

C. Supremacy

Question 7

The current Texas constitution was approved by voters in:

Answer 7

B. 1876

Question 8

In addition to a preamble and appendix, how many article are contained in the Texas constitution?

Answer 8

B. 17

Question 9

Why does the Texas Constitution create a fragmented executive branch?

Answer 9

A. To limit the power of the governor

Question 10

Ideally, a constitution should be:

Answer 10

C. Brief and explicit

Question 11

Most state constitutions

Answer 11

D. Have been amended many times

Question 12

At 376,006 words, which states constitution is the longest?

Answer 12

A. Alabama

Question 13

Except in the state of Delaware, two steps are involved in changing constitutions:

Answer 13

D. Proposal of amendments and citizen approval

Question 14

Why are the state constitutions amended more frequently than the US Constitution?

Answer 14

B. State constitutions dal with a wider range of functions

Question 15

Which of the following aspects of the process of amending the state constitution contributes to low voter turnout?

Answer 15

D. All of these answers are correct

Question 16

Many reformers believe the Texas constitution is in need of a comprehensive revision. Why is this unlikely to happen?

Answer 16

A. Strong distrust in the government

Question 17

The system that provides for a sharing of powers between the national government and the state governments is known as:

Answer 17

A. Federalism

Question 18

Which amendment to the US constitution contains this statement? “The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution…”

Answer 18

B. 10th

Question 19

By what authority did the US congress create a national bank in 1790?

Answer 19

D. Necessary and proper clause

Question 20

Which of the following is an exclusive power of the national government?

Answer 20

A. Regulate interstate commerce

Question 21

After WW1, the Supreme Court required states to adhere to the basic protections in the Bill of Rights through the use of clauses in the ____ amendment

Answer 21

C. 14th

Question 22

A ______ grant is for broad purposes and gives state and local governments a significant amount of discretion in how money is spent

Answer 22

B. Block

Question 23

Nineteen century federalism

Answer 23

D. Saw states dominant over the federal government