Federalism is best defined as..

• the separation of powers between the branches of government
• the ability of each branch of the government to check the powers of another branch
• the division of power between the president and the judiciary
• the division of power between the state and national government

The ability to coin money, make treaties, and conduct wars is reserved for the...

• Executive Branch
• National Government
• Bicameral Legislature
• State Governments

The ability to issue marriage licenses, grant corporations, and determine education belong to the...

• National Government
• State Governments
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch

The division of powers between the three branches of national government is known as...

• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Articles of Confederation
• US Constitution 

The role of the president is to...

• Execute the Laws
• Write the Laws
• Judge the Laws
• Override the Laws

The role of Congress is to...

• Execute the Laws
• Write the Laws
• Judge the Laws
• Veto the Laws

The role of the Supreme Court is to...

• Execute the Laws
• Judge the Laws
• Veto the Laws
• Write the Laws

The Northwest Ordinance (1787) and the Homestead Act (1862) both reflected the national government’s policy of

• encouraging the settlement of frontier lands

• protecting the tribal lands of Native American

  Indians

• expanding slavery onto the Great Plains

• purchasing land from foreign countries

The power of judicial review was established with...

• Marbury v. Madison
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Windsor v. US

The ability of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional is known as...

• Judicial Review
• Veto
• Override
• Amendments