US Government Chapter 3 Quiz

Which branch of government is discussed in Article 1

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• federal

What does federalism mean?

• rule by the people

• authority of the federal government

• power divided between national and state government

• power divided between branches of government

The ________ is the final authority of the meaning of the Constitution.

• President

• House judicial committee

• Department of Justice

• Supreme Court

Which gives Congress the ability to meet unanticipated situations?

• enumerated clause

• expressed clause

• judicial review clause

• necessary and proper clause

In which of the following actions does the President need consent of the Senate?

• making treaties with foreign nations

• pardoning people convicted of federal crimes

• meeting with heads of state

• commissioning military officers

Who establishes federal "inferior" courts?

• the Supreme Court

• the Courts of Appeals

• Congress

• the President

Which is the most common way of proposing an amendment?

• a two-thirds vote in state legislatures

• a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate

• a three-fourths vote in state conventions

• a three-fourths vote in the House and Senate

Which policy was followed by the Warren Court in the 1950s and 1960s

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• liberalism

• conservatism

Which amendment prevents prior restraint of information?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

What does it mean when someone "takes the fifth?"

• requests a search warrant

• has probable cause

• censors information

• refuses to answer questions