Constitutional foundations

uThe debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily about which of the following issues?

• The right of the people to rebel

• The existence of slavery

• The scope and power of the central government

• The need to establish a standard currency

• The representation of large and small states

Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments?

B.The Bill of Rights

C.Separation of powers

D.Representation

E.Federalism

• Checks and balances

• The Bill of Rights

• Separation of powers

• Representation

• Federalism

The Supreme Courts power of judicial review permits the Court to overrule all of the following EXCEPT…

• Lower-court decisions

• State legislation

• Acts of Congress

• The Bill of Rights

• A.Executive orders

Which of the following statements about political parties and the United States Constitution is true?

A. parties may exist at any time.

B.The Constitution requires political parties to be restricted by both federal and state law.

C.The Constitution indicates that political party leaders at the national level be elected by political party leaders at the state level.

D.The Constitution specifies that political party leaders must be native-born citizens.

E.The issue of political parties is not addressed in the Constitution.

• According to the Constitution, only two major political

• The Constitution requires political parties to be restricted by both federal and state law

• The Constitution indicates that political party leaders at the national level be elected by political party leaders at the state level.

• The Constitution specifies that political party leaders must be native-born citizens.

• The issue of political parties is not addressed in the Constitution.

The free-exercise clause protects…

• The president from forcibly revealing private conversations with staff

• .Individuals who, for religious reasons, refuse to pay Social Security taxes

• Voluntary prayer by student groups before school

• A person’s right to burn the American flag

• A person’s right to practice polygamy

Which of the following is a fundamental element of the United States Constitution?

• Recognition of the centrality of political parties in government

• Direct election of members of the executive branch

• An executive branch that is more powerful than the legislature

• Emphasis on a unitary system of government

• Division of government authority across political institutions

The framers of the Constitution left decisions on voting eligibility to the…

• Civil rights agencies

• Individual states

• United States Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT:

• Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers

• Congress may override a presidential veto

• Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional

• The Senate may refuse to approve a presidential appointment

• The Senate may refuse to approve a treaty negotiated by the president

How is a president chosen when none of the candidates receives a majority of the electoral college vote?

• There is a national runoff election between the two

• The United States Supreme Court directly elects the president.

• The election is ruled null and void and Congress appoints a new president.

• The Senate chooses a new president by a majority vote of its entire membership.

• The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations.

The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in…

• A White House budget resolution

• The Congressional Budget Office

• The United States Senate

• The United States House of Representatives

• The Office of Budget and Management