American Constitutional Government

The ____ called for Congress to have a Bicameral legislature that is based on equal representation and population.

• Virginia Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

The ____ believed the Constitution should provide protection for certain basic liberties.

• Anti-Federalists

• Liberals

• Abolitionists

• Whigs

The fundamental function of the judicial branch is to ____

• make laws.

• evaluate laws.

• carry out laws.

• all of the above

The fundamental function of the executive branch is to ____

• make laws.

• evaluate laws.

• carry out laws.

• all of the above

The fundamental function of the legislative branch is to ____

• make laws.

• evaluate laws.

• carry out laws.

• all of the above

Which is NOT one of the ways the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch?

• by impeaching the president

• by overriding a presidential veto

• by declaring presidential actions unconstitutional

• by rejecting presidential appointments

The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review in the decision of what case?

• Mayberry v. Shelbyville

• Brown v. Topeka

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

The Supreme Court ruled the power of the national government would always be more powerful than the states in the decision of what case?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Brown v. Topeka

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

In which court case did the Supreme Court decide that even Presidents must obey the law, according to the Rule of Law?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Brown v. Topeka

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• U.S. v. Nixon

Which amendment protects Americans “against unreasonable searches and seizures”?

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

• 8th