Civics 9 Weeks Exam Review part 2

Use the information below to answer the question that follows.

Some Features of the Articles of Confederation

• Each state had one vote

• Laws required approval from 9 of the 13 states to pass

• Congress lacked power to tax citizens

• No national court system or national executive

• Amendments required approval by all 13 states

What was one argument that critics could make about the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government had little power to get states to cooperate.

• The power of the national government threatened states’ rights.

• The large states could easily change the rules of government to their advantage.

• The president had more power than the other branches of government.

Some Features of the Articles of Confederation

• No national court system or national executive

• Amendments required approval by all 13 states

• Laws required approval from 9 of the 13 states to pass

• Congress could raise money only by requesting it from the states

• No national army: States voluntarily sent troops when requested by Congress

What was MOST important to supporters of the Articles of Confederation?

• respect for states’ rights

• a strong national government

• the influence of large states

• an effective national military

In which type of government are citizens MOST able to participate?

• democracy

• absolute monarchy

• oligarchy

• totalitarian dictatorship

Which type of government BEST completes this diagram?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Theocracy

How does a person become a Supreme Court Justice?

• appointed by the president, approved by the Senate

• appointed by the Senate, approved by the House

• appointed by the Judicial Branch, approved by Congress

• appointed by Congress, approved by the president

Which of the following is a check the president has on the Supreme Court?

• the power to nominate new members to the Supreme Court

• the power to declare an action of the Supreme Court unconstitutional

• the power to approve the new appointments to the Supreme Court

• the power to veto decisions of the Supreme Court

What was the purpose of the constitutional provision for the creation of a system of “checks and balances” within the national government?

• to ensure that no governmental branch becomes too powerful

• to allow Congress to appoint officials of the Executive Branch

• to allow the president the authority to veto the Supreme Court

• to establish three branches of government

What is the purpose of the U.S. system of checks and balances?

• to limit authority of government branches

• to increase voter participation

• to improve procedures for the legislature

• to limit state powers

Which action correctly demonstrates a check on the authority of the executive branch?

• a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress that overrides a presidential veto

• a majority of state legislature votes that reverses a federal mandate

• a Supreme Court nominee being approved by a majority of state governors

• a ruling by the judicial branch that overrides an action of the president’s Cabinet

The president of the United States can appoint members to the United States Supreme Court, but the United States Senate must ratify that appointment. The Constitution identifies the Senate’s role in this case as part of its power of...

• advise and consent.

• judicial review.

• habeas corpus.

• executive privilege.