Unit 2: US Constitution & Federalism

1. The informal amendment process

• Involves changing the written words of the Constitution

• Has been used very little in the last 200 years

• Can occur only with the approval of the states

• Results from the daily experiences of government

Which of the following would be outlined in Article IV?

• Extradition

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Due Process

• Equal Rights amendment

When there is a separation of powers

• Power is divided between the National Government and the States

• Power is distributed among three independent branches of government

• The people grant the States the authority to govern

• The basic powers of government are held by a single agency

States must honor the legality of one another’s civil laws because of the

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Elastic Clause

Which of the following best describes expressed powers of the National Government?

• Powers specifically written in the Constitution

• Powers suggested by the Constitution

• Powers obvious to the Constitution

• Powers not listed in the Constitution

Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise?

• Expressed powers only

• Expressed, implied, and inherent powers

• Delegated and reserved powers

• Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution

All of the following are obligations of the National Government to the States EXCEPT

• Protection against foreign attack and domestic violence

• Recognition of State laws as the Supreme Law of the Land

• Assistance in times of need and natural disaster

• Providing aid in the form of grants

In addition to explicitly denying a power, any powers left out, or excluded from the Constitution are automatically denied to

• The States

• The National Government

• Both the States and the National Government

• Neither the States or the National Government

One of the many compromises established in the fight for ratifications, the Connecticut or “Great” Compromise centered on what issue?

• Interstate Trade

• What business matters the national government would be allowed to regulate

• Whether states’ representation would be equal or proportional (based on population)

• How slaves would be counted

Anti Federalists shared a number of characteristics and beliefs including all of the following, EXCEPT:

• Focus on States’ rights

• Tendency to originate from more rural, agricultural regions

• Support for a Bill of Rights

• Support for a stronger National Government