Gov Ch.6

Which is NOT a check and balance?

• presidential veto

• separate judicial, congressional, & executive branches

• congressional 2/3 override

• judicial review

Who favored increased powers for the national government?

• strict constructionists

• broad constructionists

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

The "necessary and proper" clause is applicable to

• the amendment process

• Biblical view of human nature

• need for constitutional interpretation

• checks and balances

A Biblical view of human nature required the constitution to do which of the following?

• ensure equality of outcome

• allow self-government

• provide for a national education system

• limit government power as much as possible

Who can propose an amendment?

• the president

• the congress

• the states

• the people

In what year was the US Constitution adopted?

• 1760

• 1776

• 1783

• 1787

In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• 1770

• 1776

• 1783

• 1789

How does federalism divide power?

• among executive, legislative, and judicial branches

• between the federalists and anti-federalists

• between the people and the elected officials

• among the national, state, and local governments

Which is NOT expressly stated in the Constitution?

• powers of the president

• freedom of speech

• federal division of power

• popular sovereignty

Which is NOT correctly associated?

• president; enforces the laws

• legislature; passes the laws

• judiciary; reviews the laws

• states; assume powers as expressly outlined in constitution