Constitution Final

The main job of the legislative branch is to

• carry out laws

• make laws

• interpret laws

The main job of the executive branch is to

• carry out laws

• make laws

• interpret laws

The main job of the judicial branch is to

• carry out laws

• make laws

• interpret laws

Who wrote that if a government continues to abuse the rights of the people then the people have the right to alter or abolish it?

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

• Niccolo Machiavelli

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• The section of the Constitution that protects individual rights

• America's current form of government

• America's statement of independence from Great Britain

• America's first form of government

Which answer best defines the constitutional principal of Separation of Powers?

• The division of powers between the federal and state governments

• Having an popular vote and electoral vote in presidential elections

• The creation of an executive, a legislative, and a judicial branch

• The creation of a bicameral system in Congress (House of Representatives and Senate)

Which of the following is a power given to Congress by the U.S. Constitution?

• To provide for public safety

• To declare war

• To declare laws unconstitutional

• To run public schools

What does the Elastic Clause do?

• Allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

• Allows the Executive Departments to carry out laws

• Allows Congress to stretch its powers to carry out its constitutional responsibilities

• Allows the President to make Executive Orders

What is a bill?

• A proposed law

• An action taken by the President

• A Senator running for reelection

• A Supreme Court justice appointment

Congress sends a bill to the President. Which of the following is NOT one of his options?

• Sign it

• Veto it

• Send it to the Supreme Court to ask if it is constitutional

• Do nothing