GOV Ch 4 - Constitution

Which branch of U.S. government includes the Vice President?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of U.S. government is responsible for making laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of government can declare a law to be unconstitutional?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of U.S. government gets its members through appointment by the president?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of U.S. government contains a body of 535 members named "Congress"?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of U.S. government has a body of 9 members called the Supreme Court?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The Preamble to the Constitution lists

• The purposes to be served by the Constitution

• The people who get credit for writing the Constitution

• Which crimes are misdemeanors, and which are felonies

• How many representatives each state can send to Congress

What is the phrase that is used for the rights and legal steps that people who are accused of a crime have a right to?

• Miranda

• Civil rights

• Natural rights

• Due process

• Human rights

Which of the following groups have not been given the right to vote over the past 150 years of U.S. history?

• Illegal aliens living inside the U.S.

• African Americans

• Women

• 18 year-olds

• Residents of the District of Columbia (DC)

The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution indicates how to resolve conflicts between

• branches of the government

• state and federal laws

• Republicans and Democrats

• The U.S.A. and foreign enemies