Government Chapter 3

1.  The Constitution establishes___ goals for the U.S. government to meet.

• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Under the Constitution, the powers of government are limited in order to protect

• rights of the individual
• strength of the federal government 
• rights of the elected
• rights of the wealthy. 

The Constitution includes checks on and balances of government power to prevent 

• The merging of the three branches. 
• Our COngress becoming Unicameral 
• one branch from becoming to powerful
• The people having to much control in the government

Which of the following is not a branch of the US Government? 

• Executive 
• Judicial 
• Federal 
• Legislative

The Framers stated six goals in the Preamble which of the following is not one of them? 

• form a more perfect union
• popular sovereignty
• establish justice
• promote the general welfare

Which of the following is not a main part of the Constitution? 

• Preamble
• Articles
• Sovereignty
• Amendments

Government gets its authority from the _______

• Legislative Branch
• The People
• The President
• The Supreme Court

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.  Power the executive Branch holds over legislative branch 

• gridlock
• exercise clause
• veto
• concept

Which of the following is a check the judicial branch has over the executive branch? 

• vet
• impeachment
• supermajority
• compact

Each branch of government has the power to change or cancel acts of another branch

• Federalism 
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and balances
• Impeachment