Government Chapter 3

What term means that power is divided between different levels of government?

• individual rights

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

What term is used for a formal change to the original Constitution?

• article

• judicial review

• amendment

• executive order

What is the basic structure of the Constitution?

• preamble, articles, and amendments

• legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch

• Bill of Rights, articles, and amendments

• preamble, Bill of Rights, and amendments

What term means power is divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch?

• federalism

• separation of powers

• local ordinances

• veto power

ow many articles and amendments are in the Constitution?

• 4 articles and 10 amendments

• 4 articles and 27 amendments

• 7 articles and 10 amendments

• 7 articles and 27 amendments

Under which concept would the power of the Senate to confirm federal judicial appointments be categorized?

• individual rights

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

Which is an enumerated power of the legislative branch?

• the power to command the military

• the power to carry out education policy

• the power to collect and apportion funds

• the power to pardon people convicted of federal crimes

What is the statement "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" that applies to the legislative branch sometimes called?

• judicial review

• unlimited government

• the Elastic Clause

• federalism

What is the power to overturn laws that violate the Constitution?

• veto power

• impeachment

• judicial review

• enumerated power

What are the three branches of the national government? Choose all three.

• judicial

• legislative

• presidential

• executive