US & MO Constitution Review

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Cabinet leaders, ambassadors, and federal judges are appointed by the _____ and confirmed/approved by the _____?

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President; Senate

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What is described in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution giving Congress broad powers to write laws about new situations?

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Necessary & Proper Clause

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Which statement best illustrates the system of Checks & Balances? Options: The electoral college cast 435 votes for Woodrow Wilson in 1912. President Harry Truman decided to remove General Douglas MacArthur as military commander in Korea. The Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan’s nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. Nancy Pelosi was elected as the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007.

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The Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan’s nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.

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Which statement is an example of the system of federalism? Options: Cabinet members are appointed by the president. Revenue bills must begin in the House of Representatives. The national government coins money, but states cannot. The president can negotiate treaties but the Senate has the power to ratify them.

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The national government coins money, but states cannot.

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A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that legislation must be passed by elected representatives of the people.

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legislation must be passed by elected representatives of the people.

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Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention (1787)?

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a method of determining state representation in Congress.

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Although he didn’t pen the final version of the Constitution, _______ is remembered as the “Father of the Constitution.”

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James Madison

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In situations of conflict between state and national law, national law prevails due to

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the Supremacy Clause

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Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional power of the House of Representatives?
- choosing a President if the Electoral College is unable to do so
- bringing charges of impeachment against federal officials
- approval of Presidential appointments
- originating revenue bills

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approval of Presidential appointments

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Impeachment charges are introduced in the _______ with a trial held in the _________;

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House of Representatives; Senate