Government Test

Which excerpt from

the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty?

• “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections,

  Returns and Qualification of its own Members…”

• “The House of Representatives shall be composed of

  Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several states…”

• “The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and

  also a President pro tempore…”

• “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections

  for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the

  Legislature thereof…”

When citizens report for jury duty, they are helping uphold a

constitutional right guaranteed by the-

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual Rights

The primary function of the executive branch is to —

• create laws for all states

• enforce laws passed by the legislature

• determine when laws have been broken

• decide if laws are unconstitutional

This event best demonstrates which feature of the American way of life?

• The First Amendment guarantees personal freedoms.

• The Declaration of Independence asserts the principle of popular sovereignty.

• The U.S. Constitution establishes the structure of the federal government.

• The Fifth Amendment protects the rights of the accused.

Which of the following principles of government is best reflected by the excerpt above?

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

These remarks best reflect a belief in —

• states' rights

• nullification

• federalism

• separation of powers

Which amendment provides for the protections described in this list?

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 10th amendment

The primary function of the judicial branch is to —

• make the laws

• enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

• allow citizens to vote

This provision is a response to which grievance from the

Declaration of Independence?

• “For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever…”

• “For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighboring Province, establishing therein and Arbitrary government…”

• “He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records…”

• “He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners.”