Foundations of Government

Which branch can veto legislation.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Congress

Which clause states that the Constitution, laws and treaties of the national government are the “supreme law of the land.”

• Extradition Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Full Faith & Credit Clause

• Privileges & Immunities Clause

What does the Judicial Branch do?

• Create laws

• Enforce laws

• Interpret laws

• Write laws

Which clause is the Constitution's requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State.

• Privileges and Immunities Clause

• Extradition Clause

• Full Faith & Credit Clause

• Supremacy Clause

What is Common Law?

• Idea of a utopian society
• Idea that courts should base cases on judges personal preferences
• Idea that only laws written down are considered in court
• Idea that Judges must look at previous court decisions before deciding new cases

Thomas Hobbes is known for which of the following?

• Natural Rights
• Divine Right of Kings
• Social Contract
• Common Law

Which system holds all power in one central level of government?

• Unitary System
• Federal System
• Democratic System
• The Galactic Republic System

The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to who?

• George Washington
• Adam Smith
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson

What does it mean to say we have "separation of powers?"

• We divide power between the three Branches
• The President doesn't work with the Courts
• Congress doesn't work with the President
• We divide the two Houses of Congress

The leader in a Parliamentary system is?

• President
• King
• Dictator
• Prime Minister