Unit 1 Review - US Government

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 the 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.