MAG 3.1 An Overview of the Constitution

Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government?

• Powers divided among the three independent branches of government

• all political powers belong to the people

• government must operate within certain boundaries set by the people

• The people behave according to the rules set forth by the government

Which of the following is not true of the Constitution?

• It sets guidelines within the government must operate

• it is open to interpretation

• it has not been changed in 100 years

• it is the highest form of law in the nation

When there is a separation of powers

• power is divided between the national government and the states

• power is distributed among the three branches of government

• the people grant the states the ability to govern

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

The president's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of

• executive agreement

• judicial review

• checks and balances

• limited government

The legislative branch can check the judicial branch with its power to

• name federal judges

• remove judges through impeachment

• declare executive actions unconstitutional

• override a presidential veto

Which of the following is not and example of the checks and balances system?

• the president makes an executive agreement

• the supreme court declares a law unconstitutional

• the president vetoes a bill

• the senate approves the president's nominee for Supreme Court

In most cases involving judicial review, the courts have

• had their decisions overturned by Congress

• found the governmental actions unconstituional

• upheld challenged governmental actions

• had their decisions vetoed by the president

What document is the supreme law of the land?

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Legal Code

• the Magna Carta

How many times has the Constitution been amended?

• 0

• 10

• 13

• 27

• 26

What do the first three articles of the Constitution deal with?

• the 3 branches of government

• the executive branch

• the legislative branch

• the federal branch