HRW Chapter 8 Review

The Bill of Rights limits the power of government and protects the rights of individuals.

• True
• False

The federal government reassigns each state’s share of seats in the House of Representatives every two years.

• True
• False

The main job of the executive branch of government is to administer the laws passed by Congress.

• True
• False

If a state law contradicts a federal law, the federal law prevails.

• True
• False

The United States government cannot limit citizens’ right to hold protests, even if public health or safety are at risk.

• True
• False

Who developed the Virginia Plan, which provides the basic framework and central ideas of the U.S. Constitution?

• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• James Monroe
• Thomas Jefferson

The system set up to maintain a balance of power between the three branches of government is called

• checks and balances.
  
• equilibrium.
• separation of powers.
• veto and override system.

The Constitution is based on how many key principles?

• 3
• 5
• 7
• 9

Justices of the Supreme Court listen to legal arguments about a case and then present and explain a decision called

• the Court’s opinion.
• the Final Rule.
• the Last Decree.
• the Supreme ruling.

The process of changing the Constitution is started by

• a popular vote.
• the Congress.
• the president.
• the Supreme Court.