Constitution (Part 1)

The division of power between the states and central government is called....

• Checks and Balances

• Amendment

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

Which BEST illustrates the principle of checks and balances? 

• A) The taxing power of states
• B) The military powers of the president
• C) Senate confirmation of presidential appointments
• D) Congressional hearings to consider a proposed law to favorites

Separation of Powers means that

• A) The House and Senate may never pass joint resolutions on foreign policy issues.

• B) The national government and state governments have differing amounts and types of power.

• C) Powers assigned to the national government are distinct from those assigned to the states

• D) The legislative, executive and judicial functions of government are held by separate people and groups

This branch of government is responsible for carrying out the laws. 

• A) Executive
• B) Judicial
• C) Legislative
• D) Police

The highest court in the United States is the

• A) District Court
• B) Supreme Court
• C) State Court
• D) Military Court

Which branch of the Federal government makes laws? 

• A) Executive
• B) Judicial
• C) Legislative
• D) Presidential

What is the role/job of the judicial branch?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Carry out laws
• Interpret laws

The first U.S. plan for government was the

• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?

• To pass a law, all states needed to agree.
• To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.
• The President could veto a law before it was passed.
• The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional

At the Constitutional Convention (1787), the Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation.

• True

• False