Government Final Exam Review- Unit 3

Which part of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the government?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Bill of Rights

Marbury v Madison (1803) gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review. The court uses this power to...

• determine whether a law is Constitutional or Unconstitutional

• Bring a case up from a lower court for a second trial

• Impeach the President of the US.

• Amend the Constitution

How is a state's representation in the Senate determined?

• Each state receives two votes in the Senate

• The population of a state determines how many votes they receive in the Senate

• The President nominates senators and they are approved by a vote from the House of Representatives.

• The state legislature appoints senators.

What is the main responsibility of the House of Representatives?

• To work with the Senate to create laws

• To oversee the military

• To determine whether laws passed by the Senate are Constitutional

• To amend the Constitution when needed.

Why was the Bill of Rights included in the Constitution?

• Several states called for greater protections for individual liberties.

• The Bill of Rights was a direct result of the Articles of Confederation actively taking away freedoms from the people.

• The Bill of Rights was needed to ensure that citizens could freely vote in elections.

• The Bill of Rights allowed the Supreme Court to claim the power of judicial review.

Which is NOT a freedom of the first amendment?

• Speech

• Religion

• Press

• Suffrage

In order for police to search your property, they must first have either a warrant or probable cause. This is because your rights from unreasonable search and seizure are protected by which amendment?

• 4th amendment

• 5th amendment

• 6th amendment

• 7th amendment

The 9th and 10th amendment grant rights to the people and states respectively. These were included to ensure which Constitutional principle was upheld?

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Bill of Rights

• Bicameralism

Which Constitutional amendment is the only one to restrict the freedoms of citizens?

• 1st amendment

• 4th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 18th amendment

During the Plessy v Ferguson case, how did the Supreme Court interpret the "equal protections clause" of the 14th amendment?

• Racial segregation was inherently unequal and therefore in violation of the 14th amendment

• Racial segregation did not necessarily violate the 14th amendment as long as facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

• Racial segregation was legal due to the Louisiana Separate Car Act before the 14th amendment

• Racial segregation could not be legal because African American men are granted suffrage.