U6C3L3- Balancing The Power

Which of the following is not a branch of the federal government?

• Judicial Branch

• Law Creation Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

Delegates from smaller population states were against proportional representation because they feared larger states would dominate the national government with more votes.

• True

• False

Who is able to appoint judges of the Supreme Court?

• Congress

• The Senate

• The people

• The president

Which of the following is not a part of the Electoral College plan?

• Every four years a president would be selected

• Larger states would have more electors than smaller states

• Each state would select members of the Electoral College

• The person who received the highest elector majority vote would become president.

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"A criminal law that makes an act a crime that was not a crime when committed, that increases the penalty for a crime after it was committed, or that changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier"

• Legislative Power

• Impeach

• Treason

• Ex post facto laws

Choose the term the best matches the definition below.

"A group of persons selected by each state party to vote for that party's candidates for president and vice president if the party's candidates win the popular vote in the general election in that state"

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Electors

• The Great Compromise

• Veto

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"Article VI, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States 'shall be the supreme law of the land' binding on the states"

• Supremacy Clause

• Apportioned

• Electoral College

• Original Jurisdiction

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"The division of governmental powers in such a way that no one individual or group can dominate or control the exercise of power by others"

• Necessary and proper clause

• Bills of attainder

• Balance of power

• Fugitive slave clause

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"The power of the courts to declare laws and actions of the local, state, or national government invalid if the courts decide they are unconstitutional"

• Judicial Review

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Enumerated Powers

• Executive Departments

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"The legal authority of a court to hear appeals from a lower court"

• Veto

• Treason

• Ex Post Facto Laws

• Appellate Jurisdiction