Chapter 9 - The Constitution

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements accurately describe republicanism as outlined in the U.S. Constitution?

• Citizens can choose their representatives.

• The power to rule is inherited.

• A constitutional republic limits government power through a constitution.

• Republicanism stresses individual liberty and inalienable rights.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power shared by both the federal and state governments?

• Raising taxes

• Declaring war

• Printing money

• Regulating interstate commerce

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways an amendment to the Constitution can be proposed?

• By Congress with a two-thirds vote in each house

• By a national constitutional convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures

• By the President's executive order

• By a majority vote in the Supreme Court

Multiple Select

Which of the following are powers of Congress as described in Article I of the Constitution?

• Imposing taxes

• Declaring war

• Negotiating treaties

• Creating government programs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one of the main duties of the justices as described in the slide?

• To write new laws for the nation

• To hear and rule on cases presented to them

• To enforce laws created by Congress

• To manage the nation's finances

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are ways a person can become a U.S. citizen?

• Being born on U.S. soil

• Having one parent who is a U.S. citizen

• Completing the process of naturalization

• All of the above

Multiple Select

Select all responsibilities that come with U.S. citizenship as described in the slides.

• Obeying the law

• Paying taxes

• Sitting on a jury if called

• Owning property