U.S. Constitution

The Congress may pass laws and they go into effect if the President signs the law. However the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional. This is an example of 

• A) Supremacy
• B) Veto power
• C) Federalism
• D) Checks and balances

Separation of powers means that 

• A) The House and Senate may never pass joint resolutions on foreign policy issues.
• B) The national government and state governments have differing amounts and types of power.
• C) Powers assigned to the national government are distinct from those assigned to the states
• D) The legislative, executive and judicial functions of government are held by separate people and groups

This branch of government is responsible for carrying out the laws. 

• A) Executive
• B) Judicial
• C) Legislative
• D) Police

 Which of these is the main function of the legislative branch?

• A) Make laws
• B) Enforce laws
• C) Define laws
• D) Interpret laws

The first U.S. plan for government was the

• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution

What is one feature of the political system created by the original Constitution of the United States?

• Guaranteeing equal legal rights to all persons
• Requiring the federal government to maintain a balanced budget
• Dividing powers between the national and state governments
• Granting more power to the executive branch than to the other branches of government

Building support for the ratification of the United States Constitution was the purpose of the

• Farewell Address of George Washington
• Albany Plan of Union
• Mayflower Compact
• Federalist Papers

A government in which powers are divided between a national government and state governments with the national government being supreme is called

• A confederate government
• A republican government.
• A unitary government.
• A federal government

What is the highest law in the United States government?

• The President
• U.S. Constitution
• The Supreme Court
• State constitutions

Federalism is best defined as a principle of government that

• Divides power between the central government and state governments
• Includes a system of checks and balances
• Allows the states to nullify national laws
• Places the most power in the hand of the legislative branch