C.3.3

Which list includes the roles of the President?

• Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief

• Commander-in-chief, Chief Executive

• Speaker of the House, Chief Executive

• Speaker of the House, Chief Justice

The statement below is from a congressional document, July 27, 1974

"Richard M. Nixon has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States."

How have similar statements influenced modern congressional actions?

• presidential impeachment

• presidential nomination

• presidential election

• presidential veto

Which part of the US Constitution outlines legislative power?

• First Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Article I

The passage below is from a speech by President George W. Bush, March 19, 2003:

"On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concentrated campaign."

What constitutional power justifies the actions described in the passage?

• commander-in-chief

• negotiator-in-chief

• chief legislator

• chief regulator

What three branches make up the US Federal Government?

• executive, judicial, administrative

• executive, judicial, federal

• executive, legislative, judicial

• executive, administrative, federal

The following passage is from McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

"If...such be the mandate of the Constitution, we have only to obey; but that instrument does not profess to enumerate the means by which the powers it confers may be executed..."

Which constitutional provision does this decision support?

• commerce clause

• judicial review

• habeas corpus

• elastic clause

Who makes up the Legislative Branch?

• Congress and President

• President

• Courts and Judges

• Congress

Who makes up the Judicial Branch of the US Government?

• President and Vice President

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• Mayor and Governor

In which branch of government does a bill become a law?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Federal

What is the primary job of the US Supreme Courts?

• Make Laws

• Interpert Laws

• Enforce Laws

• Put people in jail