Constitution Quiz 6th

Can call up an army

• federal government

• state government

Can tax

• federal government

• state governments

Handles elections and laws governing voting

• federal government

• state governments

Which branch enforces the law?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• appellate

Which branch interprets the law?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• appellate

Which is chosen based on a state's population?

• representatives

• senators

• justices

• cabinet members

Which is an accurate statement about checks and balances?

• The legislative branch can veto a law passed by Congress

• The president can pass a law

• The legislative branch can override a president's veto with a 2/3 vote

• Congress can appoint cabinet members to the executive branch

The man known as the Father of the Constitution because he wrote most of it is

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• George Washington

Which term best explains how branches prevent each other from becoming too powerful?

• popular soverignty

• republicanism

• checks and balances

• federalism

A system of government that divides power between a federal government and state governments is known as

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• Antifederalist

• a republic