Unit 2 Test

The authority of the courts to decide whether what the government does is in accord with what the Constitution provides is

• limited government

• judicial review

• popular sovereignty

• representative government

The statement in the preamble of the Constitution that reads, "We the people...do ordain and establish this constitution..." is a clear example of which principle of the Constitution?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Social Contract

The land mark case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle of

• judicial review.

• federalism.

• limited government.

• separation of powers.

Federalism was the compromise between

• a strong executive and a strong legislature.

• a unitary system and a confederacy.

• an agrarian economy and an industrial economy.

• a republic and a direct democracy.

In 1791, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. They stop the government from violating individual rights. Which principle of the Constitution does this exemplify?

• Limited Government

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

Which constitutional principle is best illustrated by the Texas Legislature passing and education bill and President Trump proposing a bill to Congress to fund public education?

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

Which constitutional principle is best illustrated when Congress passes a revenue bill and the president oversees the spending of the tax revenue?

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

Which constitutional principle is best illustrated when the Senate does not confirm a presidential nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereinty

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

In 1954, the Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson stating that segregation of schools was unconstitutional. Which principle of the Constitution is involved?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

Articles 1, 2 and 3 of the U.S. Constitution describe the division of power in which of the following sequences?

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial

• Executive, Judicial, Legislative

• Legislative, Judicial, Executive