US Government Unit 1 Assessment Spring 2019

According to National Supremacy, if a state constitutional amendment is in conflict with the US constitution, then the amendment must be

• added to the US Constitution

• ratified by a convention of state legislators

• removed from the state constitution

• rewritten to satisfy the US Constitution

Alexander Hamilton published the Federalist Papers in an effort to

• revise the Constitution to reduce executive power

• create a powerful central government and executive branch

• communicate the importance of the Constitution to the public

• prevent states from becoming more powerful than central government

Which of the following is an implied power of the national government?

• coin money

• develop nuclear weapons

• levy and collect taxes

• make war

Federalism lessens the risk of

• a system of checks and balances

• influence of special interest groups

• one party having a monopoly of political power

• rivalry among political parties

The "Necessary and Proper Clause" of the Constitution is sometimes called the

• "All-Powerful Clause"

• "Elastic Clause"

• "Federalist Clause"

• "Nationalist Clause"

A concurrent power is

• reserved for the federal government only

• reserved for state governments only

• shared by both federal and state governments

• voted on by the Congress before enactment

What was the main reason that the Framers created federalism?

• to make elections of government officers more fair

• to prevent a takeover from England or France

• to protect themselves from an all-powerful central government

• to put all power in the hands of a central government

The right to due process of law is guaranteed by the

• Fifth Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances in the United States?

• Congress passes laws by unanimous vote

• Congress vetoes a law passed by the president

• The president appoints judges to the Supreme Court

• The president passes a law in Congress

In the system of checks and balances, veto power is balanced by

• the power of Congress to override a veto

• the power of the people to vote for legislation

• the power of the president to override a veto

• the power of the president to write legislation