American Government Final Exam Review

How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?

• veto legislation

• create lower courts

• impeach members of Congress

• appoint more judges

How can the courts influence the meaning of the Constitution?

• through the Cabinet

• through judicial review

• through the electoral college

• through conventions

Which of the following is not mentioned in the Constitution and yet has affected the meaning of the Constitution?

• the Cabinet

• political parties

• Congress

• the Supreme Court

How is the Constitution organized?

• 27 articles, a Preamble, and the Bill of Rights

• 7 articles, 27 amendments, and the Declaration of Independence

• a Preamble, 7 articles, and 27 amendments

• a Bill of Rights, 7 articles, and 27 amendments

Which basic principle of the Constitution means that government can govern only with the consent of the governed?

• Federalism

• Judicial review

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Which of the following is part of the role of the Judicial Branch?

• to propose amendments

• to interpret and apply the Constitution

• to edit parts of the Constitution for Congress

• to make executive agreements

What is federalism?

• it means that the people should be guaranteed basic rights

• it means the people are the source of the government's power

• it means the division of power among a central government and the States

• it means that most power belongs to the central government

The birth of modern political parties can be traced back to the fight between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. What did they fight over?

• The creation of a bi-cameral legislation

• The ratification of the U.S. Constitution as the supreme law of the land

• How to count the slave population with respect to state representation in Congress

• The number of Justices on the Supreme Court

How can citizens demonstrate the use of popular sovereignty?

• They can run for and hold office

• They can vote

• They can organize petitions to create new laws

• All of the above

What is the main purpose of a political party?

• to raise campaign funds

• to control governments by winning elections

• to ask the government to make changes

• to come up with new ways of organizing government