Chapter 3 & 4 Review Game

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Which group can influence the meaning of the Constitution through judicial review?

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the Supreme Court

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Which amendment was created to protect the rights of freed enslaved people and their descendants?

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Which of the following best describes the formal process of amending the Constitution? Propose an amendment, then have citizens vote on it. Propose an amendment, then have state legislatures ratify it. Ratify an amendment, then propose it be voted on by Congress. Vote on an amendment, then have Congress ratify it.

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Propose an amendment, then have state legislatures ratify it.

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What is the role of the executive branch of the federal government? Select ALL that apply.

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to carry out or enforce the laws passed by the legislature

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The Supreme Court’s 1803 decision in Marbury v. Madison was important because it established the principle of _________. Select ALL that apply.

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judicial review

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The Seventeenth Amendment changed how U.S. Senate positions were filled by

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allowing U.S. citizens to directly elect senators.

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In the system of checks and balances, veto power is balanced by

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the power of Congress to override a veto.

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Which constitutional amendment states that powers not given to the federal government were retained by the states or the people?

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Tenth Amendment

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Alexander Hamilton published The Federalist Papers in an effort to

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communicate the importance of the Constitution to the public.

Front

Which of the following is an enumerated power of Congress? the power to distribute counterfeit money, the power to eliminate the militia, the power to levy taxes on citizens, the power to remove a judge from the bench

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the power to levy taxes on citizens