Ch. 8 Test: The Constitution

Front

True or False: The Bill of Rights limits the power of government and protects the rights of individuals.

Back

True

Front

True or False: The federal government reassigns each state’s share of seats in the House of Representatives every two years.

Back

False

Front

True or False: The main job of the executive branch of government is to administrate the laws passed by Congress.

Back

True

Front

True or False: If a state law contradicts a federal law, the federal law prevails.

Back

True

Front

True or False: The United States government cannot limit citizens’ right to hold protests, even if public health or safety is at risk.

Back

False

Front

Who developed the Virginia Plan, which provides the basic framework and central ideas of the U.S. Constitution?

Back

James Madison

Front

The system set up to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government is called

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checks and balances.

Front

The Constitution is based on how many key principles?

Back

seven

Front

Justices of the Supreme Court listen to legal arguments about a case and then present and explain a decision called

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the Court’s opinion.

Front

The process of changing the Constitution is started by

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Congress.